What are the risks of cosmetic surgery?

Cosmetic surgery ris: Failures to get results, infection, scarring, bleeding, pain, numbness, swelling, bruising, hematoma, seroma, and more.

Many: It is important to plan before a surgical procedure. First get bloodwork, then get your doctor or cardiologist to clear you for the procedure.Sometimes this includes a stress test. Review the risks involved with your surgeon. Attempt to minimize problems by choosing a local anesthetic over general anesthesia if offerred the choice. Pick a doctor you trust that has a low complication rate.

Trust your Surgeon: Find a well qualified plastic surgeon who will look out for you. It is not only his or her expertise as a surgeon that you desire but a caring and thoughtful physician who will intervene on your behalf. Any surgery has potential risks; however, you can enhance your cosmetic results and minimize risk if you are in optimal health, a non-smoker and you choose your surgeon wisely.

Multiple: The main disadvantage is you are talking about surgery with the risks of anesthesia, scarring and the costs associated with surgery. The biggest advantage is when done in the right patient for the right reasons, you can correct whatever the problem is that is bothering you. There are many different ways to answer your question but you should talk to a plastic surgeon about what you want done.

General and specific: Cosmetic surgery risk can be divided into 2 categories : general to surgery and specific to procedure. The general risk include : bleeding, infection, nerve injury, blood clots, etc the specific risk can be : capsule contracture in breast augmentation, asymmetry in breast reduction, muscle and skin redundency in tummy tuck etc. Discuss it with your board certified plastic surgeon.

You need clearance: Patients with blood disorder need to be seen and cleared for surgery by a board certified hematologist. Some of the blood disorder are temporary and some are permanent. I had one ptient who lacked a clotting factor. Her hematologist transfused her with blood product before and after the surgery and she did very well.

Yes but: International travel surgery exist for a long time. In my practice I have re-operated on a large number of patients who did their original surgery abroad. The patients did it to save money. The problem is, that by the time you calculate the cost of travel, hotel , food etc the saving are not big. Most importantly though, when you return to the us and you have a complication or you are unhappy with the result who is going to take care of you ? Additional surgery cost money too.

Yes and no: Mrsa is a staph bacteria that is resistant to commonly used antibiotic. It is mosty present in hospital envirement and much less in the outside communities. Some hospital do routinely swab the nose when patients are admitted. In private practice and free standing surgery center it very uncommon. If you are concerned about it , just ask your doctor to take a swab from your nose , for your own peace of mind.

It depends: It depends on the area of surgery and on your breast feeding status. For tummy tuck i recommend to wait 3 months after labor, for breast surgery - 6 month after you stop breast feeding, for other parts of the body 4 -6 weeks after labor. If you are actively breast feeding and you want to have surery, you have to stop breast feeding for 1-2 weeks after surgery in order to avoid giving the drugs to the baby.

It depends: There are different techniques for chin augmentation - fillers, jaw surgery and implants. In my practice i perform only silicone implant augmentation. For a simple augmentation without previous surgery, the cost is $3, 250. Any additional procedures like liposuction etc. Will obviously increase the cost.

In the righ hands: Canthopexy is a procedure that can be done alone or with blepharoplasty . This procedure is done when the lower eyelids are loose or when ectropion exists or when the corner of the lateral eye ( canthus ) is lowr than the medial corner. It is safe in the hand of an experienced board certified plastic surgeon or ophthalmologist.

Yes: There are 2 techniques to tighten the lower eyelids : 1. Canthopexy, where a permanent or temporary suture is placed between the lateral tarsus ( lower lid plate ) and the inner layer ( periostium ) of the lateral bone of the orbit. 2. Canthoplasty, where holes are drilled in the bone of the lateral orbit. A suture is passed through the hole to the lateral tarsus , tightening the lid. See an experience board certified plastic surgeon or ophthalmologist.

Depends: There are diffrent reasons for your condition : rib cage shape, small breasts, droopy breasts, capsular contracture after breast augmentation. The rib cage shape can not be changed , but the rest of the condion can be definitely improved. You should consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon , and review his before and after results.

Maybe: If you have strech marks on a non droopy breasts, unfortunately, at this stage you are out of luck. There are laser companies that claim to improve strech marks, but i was not impress with the results. If your breasts are droopy, than a breast lift or breast reduction will remove much of the skin with strech marks and the left over skin will look better because of the skin tightening. Consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon.

It is rare: There are milions of cosmetic surgeries done in the us every year. Death is very rare due to the dramatic improvent in anesthesia and surgery. Still, unfortunately it does happen. Even 1 death is too much. In order to reduce the likelyhood of it occurring consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon who operates in an accredited facility by , like the aaaasf

It varies: There are different stages in the healing. Swelling and bruising can take 1-2 weeks if all goes well. The strength of the wound repair takes 3-4 weeks for soft tissue and 5-6 weeks for bone. The final softening of soft tissue can take 2-3 months on face, neck and eyelids . It can take up to a year on the nose. You have to be realistic and patient with cosmetic surgery and you will be well rewarded as long as you consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon.

No: Double eyelid surgery is very common in the asian population. This procedure creates a crease in the upper eyelid of asian people who lack it, at times, due to the eyelid fat spreading down to the eyelid edge. The procedure involves removing some fat and attaching the skin to the tarsal plate. Consult with an experieced board certified plastic surgeon or ophthalmologist to get optimal results and reduce complication.

Commitment: When you decide to have cosmetic surgery you have to make a commitment to yourself and surgery. In order to obtain optimal results and reduce complication , you have to take time off from your work and your social and physical activity. Most people have vacation time or they do it towards the weekend or around holidays. Time off, varies from surgery to surgery and from surgeon to surgeon. Consult with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon.

Varies.: The risk of a specific cosmetic operation will depend on the specific patient's condition and the specific procedure performed. In other words, every procedure has its own set of potential risk/complications. Careful selection of surgeon and education about the potential risk/complications are important, prior to proceeding with any type of cosmetic procedure.

Risks< if qualified : When we talk of any surgical procedure or even a medical procedure or treatment, there are always risks, benefits and limitations.As cosmetic procedures are purely elective procedures, you would want to minimize the risks by having a qualified physician like a plastic/cosmetic surgeon see you in consultation to review everything and then perform your cosmetic procedure.Risks decrease with qualified.

Common risks: Each kind of surgery has risks. Common ones are: scarring, bleeding, infection, cosmetic dissatisfaction, need for secondary procedures, bruising, swelling, numbness. Seek out a board-certified plastic surgeon who does a lot of the procedure you are interested in.

Risks: As with any procedure, there are risks. Bleeding, infection, and anesthesia complications are the most "common" risks that we talk about. There may be risk particular to that operation. Your board certified plastic surgeon will ask you about your health. He/she may have you see another doctor, (cardiologist, internist, hematologist) to make sure that you are healthy for your particular surgery.

Risks of any surgery: Plastic surgery carries the risk of any surgery and much more due to the fact that the vast majority is elective and not medically necessary but potentially beneficial psychologically and for other indications. Therefore in addition to infection, bleeding, scarring, etc risks such as over or under correction, inability to assure a specific cosmetic outcome or satisfy patient expectations occur.

Depends on the: surgery you choose.