Cosmetic or Aesthetic surgery is a highly sophisticated specialty that is dedicated not only to the return of the face and body to normal but to improvements that actually surpass the normal. There is an increasing number of individuals who undergo aesthetic surgery each year. Several factors converging at the same time in history are responsible for this boom in aesthetic surgery. The public has been continuously bombarded by the communications media. The general medical profession has become better educated about aesthetic surgery and has accepted the fact that it is safe. There is a growing awareness that the role of modern medicine should not be limited only to the treatment of diseases but that it should alleviate human suffering in all its forms. Survival is no longer the only principal effort; improvement of the quality of life is also important. It is impossible to measure human suffering. A flat nose may be unimportant to one individual; however, in another it can produce em.
Minor surgeries like face surgeries usually do not require any lab work, unless you have existing illnesses that will require us to sedate you for the procedures. Major surgeries (liposuction, tummy tuck, lipectomy, breast) will require lab exams: Blood tests- Complete Blood Count, Bleeding Parameters (CT, BT, PT), Liver Function Tests (SGPT), Kidney tests (Creatinine), Fasting Blood Sugar, 12 Lead ECG, Chest XRay Urine exam. For Breast Surgeries, we also advise a baseline Mammogram if you are 40 years old and above or a Breast Ultrasound if you are below 40..
For FACIAL PROCEDURES: 1st two weeks – no physical activity that might increase your heart rate 4th week- ok for 30 min walks and golf 6th-8th week- may return to gym, yoga, dance 3rd month- ok for contact sports and swimming For BODY PROCEDURES: First 4 weeks- no physical activity that might increase your heart rate 2nd month- ok for 30 min walks and golf 3rd month- may return to gym, yoga, dance 5th month- ok for contact sports and swimming.
Any licensed physician can legally perform cosmetic surgery, even if his or her training is in a non-surgical specialty. Often portrayed as a “turf battle”, the issue of training and credentials in plastic surgery is actually an issue of public safety about which responsible doctors are necessarily concerned. Would you want your plastic surgery performed by someone who has never had any formal surgical training? It can easily happen. That is why it is important for prospective cosmetic surgery patients to check on the credentials of any physician with whom they plan a consultation. Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon Qualifications Woman standing back. There are many physicians today practicing plastic surgery who have received their formal training in another surgical specialty (ENT, OB-GYNE, Opthatmology, General Surgery) or a nonsurgical specialty like dermatology. These doctors may call themselves plastic surgeons or cosmetic surgeons but they may not be trained in plastic surgery. Many phys.
For Eye surgeries: we advise that you bring your favorite sunglasses. For Lipo of the Chin and Jowls, we recommend that you bring a scarf or a bandana to conceal the elastic bandage that will be around your head immediately post-op For Breast Augmentation- your sports bra. For a Tummy Tuck and abdominal liposuction- bring an abdominal binder or an abdominal girdle. The girdle should cover from above the navel all the way down to the mid thighs. Ideally with a button-latch opening at the crotch. *The clinic can provide all of these if you cannot bring them yourselves..
For FACIAL PROCEDURES: First 5 days – Obvious swelling 2 weeks- ok to have coffee with friends and look “normal”. 1 month- good results 2 months- great results 6 months- best results For BODY PROCEDURES: Results immediately discernable even with swelling 4 weeks- nice results 3 months- great results 8 months – best results.