Sunday, July 31, 2011

Everything To Expect Regarding Body Shaping Plastic Surgery

By Patricia Farging


People seek out body shaping plastic surgery for a variety of reasons. Some want to appear more youthful, while some want to correct what they perceive as "figure faults". Others want to correct a disfigurement, which could have been congenital, caused by an accident, or created by an unsuccessful previous surgery. Cosmetic surgeons improve the aesthetic of multiple parts of the human form, using the most up-to-date technologies and safety precautions.

Cosmetic surgeons may perform facial procedures. Facial surgeries include buccal fat pad removal, which removes fat in the cheek. Other facial surgeries include chin, cheek, and lip augmentation, which are done with implants, silicone, and injectables. Correction of the ears, nose, and eyelids also falls into this category, as do face and neck lifts.

Many cosmetic surgeons provide augmentation or reduction of the breasts. In augmentations, surgeons implant silicone behind either the breast or the chest wall to increase the size of the breast. In reductions, which are often sought by males as well as females, doctors use standard surgical procedures as well as liposuction.

Cosmetic surgeons perform a variety of other procedures on the body. Liposuction, the most commonly obtained cosmetic procedure, corrects figure faults that are untouched by healthy weight loss regimens. Liposuction is a component of a tummy tuck procedure, in which muscles are sutured together while excess skin and fat are removed. Surgeons also perform arm lifts, which include liposuction and resection of tissue to enhance the appearance of the upper arm. They also use fat injections or implants to augment the buttocks.

Procedures involving the skin are a large component of cosmetic restoration. Some doctors perform dermabrasion, which helps to smooth fine wrinkles and defects, such as acne scars. Surgeons may inject a variety of compounds to give the skin a more youthful appearance, including fat taken from the patient's own fat stores.

Surgeons perform both corrective secondary procedures and reconstructive restorations. Corrective secondary surgeries alter poor aesthetics and other damage caused by ill-executed cosmetic surgeries. For reconstructive surgeries, doctors correct either congenital or surgically-created defects, such as mastectomies. Both surgeries have the goal of improving appearance and restoring function to damaged bodies.

Body shaping plastic surgery should only be performed by plastic surgeons who are board certified. Patients should consult the state medical board to make sure that a surgeon has a clean record. In addition, patients should check to see that the surgeon has hospital privileges. Doctors who try to sell multiple surgical procedures should be regarded with suspicion. Taking the time to choose a good doctor is the key to obtaining satisfying surgical results.




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