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Jun 09, 2006

Plastic surgery gone bad

by MariAnne

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Topical treatments can help improve fine wrinkles and skin texture, so we can find so many different products on the market. However, you will more likely achieve rapid and dramatic improvements with plastic surgery. However, you should not rush to schedule your plastic surgery just yet. Before you decide to have plastic surgery, you should know some facts how could plastic surgery gone badly.

Facts about plastic surgery

First, you should know that plastic surgery is expensive, where in the USA a facelift for example costs from $6,000 to $12,000. Any surgery is potentially dangerous, including plastic surgery, with rare complications, but they do occur, ranging from scarring to fatalities. Plastic surgery may be particularly risky if you have certain health conditions such as diabetes. The fact is that everyone is different. Some people do much better, even when treated by the same plastic surgeon. It may take several weeks or months before your body fully recover from plastic surgery. Plastic surgery might adversely affect the physiology of your skin and underlying tissues. This could speed up the aging process. That is why if you decide to undergo plastic surgery, keep in mind the following. With plastic surgery, more is not necessarily better because for instance, too tight or too frequent facelifts may create a distorted, unnatural look. The result may be worse than having no plastic surgery. You need to find a board certified surgeon with a vast experience in the plastic surgery, search thoroughly, compare different plastic surgeons, and talk to their former patients. This is the only way to choose the right one. It is somewhat more risky to have plastic surgery in a surgeon’s office than in a hospital, so if you are having an in-office plastic surgery, make sure that the facility is accredited by AAAASF. This means The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.

You should be aware that plastic surgery does not slow down the aging of the skin but may actually accelerate it. Therefore, plastic surgery is not a substitute for skin rejuvenation. Actually, after you have undergone a plastic surgery you should be even more diligent in preserving your skin’s youth. Before going for plastic surgery, give a few month try to topical skin rejuvenation treatments. The results may be dramatic enough to change your mind of having plastic surgery.

Avoid bad plastic surgery

When considering a body contouring procedure, such as lipo, tummy tuck or breast surgery, you want a plastic surgeon that is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or ABPS. If you are contemplating facial plastic surgery only, you can consider an ABPS board certified plastic surgeon or an Otolaryngologist. These are also known as ENT, Ear Nose & Throat specialist, certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. They are only qualified enough to perform cosmetic procedures of the face. Please do not allow an ENT or any non-ABPS certified doctor to perform any procedure below the neck because it might lead to bad plastic surgery. Do not let anyone tell you the doctor just moved from another state so he or she is waiting for transfer of certification. You must know certification is a federal exam and is good in any state.  As with any type of surgical procedure, there are plastic surgery risks that are associated with plastic surgery procedures, no matter how surgeon is good. However, plastic surgery risks are very small when they are performed by a Board certified plastic surgeon. Even with the highest level of expertise and care, every surgery carries risks and benefits that you should discuss thoroughly with your chosen surgeon prior to the procedure.

Risks of plastic surgery

Plastic surgery risks often have to do with the patient’s health and emotional well-being and if a person is not physically healthy or has a history of illness that might increase plastic surgery risks, they should advise against having plastic surgery at all. Certain types of drugs and supplements may also increase plastic surgery risks. Therefore, it is important to discuss these issues prior to plastic surgery. Smoking and alcohol consumption can also increase plastic surgery risks. If you smoke, try to stop it before surgery as your plastic surgeon probably recommended you. Smoking can lengthen the time it takes for a patient to recover from plastic surgery and may make scarring even worse. As with all surgical procedures, there are plastic surgery risks due to anesthesia complications, since many types of plastic surgery done under a general anesthesia. There are many plastic surgery risks involve complications with anesthesia. Those are abnormal heart rhythm, blood clots, airway obstruction, brain damage, heart attack, stroke, temporary paralysis, and even death. It is important to keep in mind that these plastic surgery risks are rare and there are a number of things, which a good anesthesiologist can do to mitigate these risks. Plastic surgery risks can increase for patients who are undergoing multiple procedures at the same time. This is because a patient is under general anesthetic for longer periods and there are more traumas associated with multiple procedures. Increased operating time can increase the plastic surgery risks of developing blood clots and other serious complications due to plastic surgery. Plastic surgery risks also involve complications in the outcome of the surgery where in some cases surgical errors can result in subsequent problems in plastic surgery results. Plastic surgery risks can include asymmetries in the surgical area, irregularities, dimples, puckers, and divots in some cases. Other more serious plastic surgery risks are long term or permanent loss of sensation, or tingling in the affected area caused by damage of the nerve during plastic surgery. Seroma development can also occur as fluid collects under the skin after some types of surgery. Skin death can also occur if infection or bleeding plastic surgery risks occur at the end of the procedure. Overall, plastic surgery risks are relatively small with the risk of serious complications less than half of one percent. Mortality plastic surgery risks affect only one of 57,000 patients, where risks are the lowest when the procedure is performed in an appropriate environment. Those are hospital or surgery medical office, with a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Side effects and complications of some specific plastic surgeries

Ear surgery side effects and risks are the unwanted but mild and temporary effects of usually successful procedure. Examples might include feeling sick after the general anesthetic or painkillers. However, medicines are available to help avoid this. In addition, there are some even more common side effects of ear surgery. The ears are likely to ache for the first few days after the procedure. They will probably be tender for several weeks. The ears may feel a little numb after the operation but this usually settles within a few weeks after plastic surgery. The procedure will leave a scar behind the ear that should fade over time. Complications are unexpected problems that can occur during and after plastic surgery although most people are not affected. The primary complications of any surgery are bleeding during or soon after the procedure. Furthermore, you might experience an abnormal reaction to the anesthetic or developing a blood clot, usually in a vein in the leg called deep vein thrombosis. Further treatment may be required, such as further surgery to stop bleeding or antibiotics to deal with the infection. Specific complications of ear surgery are uncommon but can include an infection in the wound that may make the ear swollen and weepy.

This is normally treated with antibiotics and regular dressing changes, but in rare cases, further surgery may be needed to drain the infected area. A blood clot in the skin of the ear, which may dissolve naturally or may needs to draw out with a needle. Some loss of skin from the area, which may need a later skin graft, is very rare. The development of unusually red or raised scars that some people have a genetic tendency to is common side effect. Asymmetrical ear position happens in a few cases. Then a further surgery may be necessary to readjust the ears. The chance of complications after plastic surgery depends on the exact type of procedure that you with to perform. It also depends on some other factors, such as patient’s general health. The surgeon will be able to explain how the risks apply in each individual case after the plastic surgery.

Side effects of breast augmentation as common plastic surgery that gone bad

The most common side effect of breast implant surgery is capsular contracture. This is the scar or capsule around the implant begins to tighten and squeezes down on the soft implant, causing the breast to feel hard. Your surgeon may treat capsular contracture with additional surgery to remove the scar tissue. Occasionally, patients with capsular contracture may have to have the breast implant removed and replaced with a new one in another plastic surgery. However, a recent studies show that the likelihood of capsular contracture is possible to reduce if implants are treated with antibacterial agents during surgery. Other possible side effects of breast implants include calcium deposits in the breast tissue around the implant, infection around the implant, hematoma or seroma, which means that blood or fluid trapped in the wound.

 

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