Understanding Different Types of Cosmetic Surgery

Plastic surgery alters the shape of structures within the body or face for appearance’s sake, and is seldom covered by a person’s medical insurance.

There will be specific preparation instructions given by your care team before any surgical cosmetic procedure you pursue, and it’s imperative that you follow these instructions as closely as possible so as not to induce complications.

Breast Augmentation

One such optional cosmetic procedure is breast augmentation or ‘boob job’, in which the breasts are increased in size and made more symmetrical by the introduction of fat through fat transfer or synthetic implants inserted into the breast tissue. When undertaken with a skilled plastic surgeon, the patient is in for the chance of a life changing experience.

He will have to cut open the skin to create a pocket, into which to slot the implant. The pocket can be either directly under or behind the pectoral muscle, depending on the surgeon’s technique.

And your decision about the type of implants can even be critical, round implants for more symmetry or anatomical-shaped ones for a more natural look.

After making the decision to have surgery, taking proactive steps to give yourself the best opportunity for success can be helpful. This includes a course of mind–body skills and readying your body for surgery by following your surgeon’s prescribed pre-op instructions, such as dieting, exercising and avoiding certain types of medication.

Tummy Tuck

Tummy tuck (abbdominoplasty) is a surgical procedure for contouring the body that removes excess fat and skin and tightens the abdomen to create a narrower waistline. This procedure has become increasingly sought after by both men and women who have lost a lot of weight or experienced changes to their midsection resulting from pregnancy.

There is no alternative that can eliminate stretch marks caused by pregnancy or past surgery permanently with one surgical procedure. If the idea of a tummy tuck appeals to you and you are unhappy with the appearance of your stomach, a tummy tuck will be the perfect fix for you. Another relevant point is that liposuction may be used as a combination with the tummy tuck, especially if some fat reduction next to your belly button is required as well as tightening of a loose or stretched abdominal area.

Because of its invasive nature, tummy tucks require longer recovery times than other cosmetic procedures, and patients typically need to stay overnight in hospital when there are complications, or following a more extensive tummy tuck. If you are thinking about this procedure, it’s important to discuss your goals and medical history with your plastic surgeon first.

Eyelid Lift

A procedure called eyelid lift, or blepharoplasty, can significantly open up your eyes by removing excess skin and bags that interfere with the fullness of your field of vision. The procedure may also remove heavy, unsupported upper eyelids that would otherwise obstruct clear seeing.

As aforementioned in an upper blepharoplasty, your surgeon will make an incision in the natural crease of your eyelid and gain access to any deposits of excess muscle, fat or skin around your upper eyelids. With a narrow and well-placed incision, your surgeon will then use the eyelid crease as access into which, they perform fine-tuning of the eyelid muscles (through stripping or tightening) to purportedly produce the best possible results.

Lower eyelids can develop dark circles or bulge because it is only a matter of time before the fat pads that cushion your eyeball from the base of your skull slip forward; during an undereye blepharoplasty, the surgeon can remove or reposition the fat and reset the muscles below your eye.

This means that a good cosmetic surgeon must be able to adapt surgical techniques to the individual facial anatomy and patient goals. These might include laser skin resurfacing or even non-surgical treatments for the eyelids for other ageing issues such as fine lines and wrinkles or under-eye pigmentation.

Liposuction

Liposuction is a surgical technique performed to remove fat from certain areas of the body that don’t respond to diet or exercise. It is also known as lipoplasty, liposculpture suction, and lipectomy. The technique involves the injection of an anesthesia in the area where fat is going to be removed by suctioning out. Fatty deposits in specific areas of the body are broken down by means of a thin tube known as a cannula. The procedure can take a couple of hours, is usually performed in a clinic or a medical office, and following surgery patients are expected to wear pressure garments, which aid swelling control and also allows skin adjusting after the healing has happened.

The surgery is ideal for re-proportioning the body by bringing it into shape, helping patients appear slimmer through the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks, neck and arms. Now respected and overcoming its mystical beginnings, liposuction, or liposculpture, should not be seen as a remedy for all obesities. It is only of use if you are within a normal weight range and if you have adipose localised in specific areas; for men, this is often the lateral zone under the armpits, abdominal region and buckle area on the lower abdomen while for women it’s the hips, underneath the buttocks and the lateral zones of the thighs. Webb suggests that, beyond the desired aesthetic appearance, liposuction may have long-term benefits associated with a decline in tumour necrosis factor—a protein linked to being overweight which induces inflammation and diabetes. The obvious danger is infection, bruising, swelling and transitory sensations changes; other reported complications include cyst formation, skin irregularities, and rarely but seriously, cannula that penetrate an organ requiring emergency surgery procedures to repair.

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