Plastic Surgery

1- RHINOPLASTY (surgery of the nose): Is one of the most common of all plastic surgery procedure. Rhinoplasty can reduce or increase the size of your nose, change the shape of the tip or the bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils, or change the angle between your nose and your upper lip. It may also correct a birth defect or injury, or help relieve some breathing problems.

Rhinoplasty may be performed in a outpatient surgery center, or a hospital. It's usually done on all outpatient basis, for cost containment and convenience.

Rhinoplasty is performed under general anesthesia. It usually takes an hour or two. Most patients are back to work within the first week.

2- MENTOPLASTY (chin augmentation):

Chin Implants are often recommended to patients undergoing nose surgery to achieve better facial balance. The Chin Implantation procedure can be performed under local anesthesia in the physician's office.

You can return to normal activities in 24 to 48 hours after the surgery.

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3- BLEPHAROPLASTY (eyelid surgery): Sometimes, even after a great night's sleep, it can be hard to feel alive and vibrant when you see those tired, drooping eyes looking back at you from the mirror. The loose skin over your eyes and the fat bags under your eyes make you look more tires and older than you feel inside.

Eyelid Surgery or Blepharoplasty can correct sagging eyelid, remove fatty pouches beneath the eyes and remove excess akin from the upper eyelids.

The procedure can be done under local anesthesia or with general anesthesia and performed in doctor's office or in a outpatient center. You can go back to your normal activities in one week. Make -up may be worn after about ten days.

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4- RHYTIDECTOMY (Face Lift): Wrinkles, sagging skin, laxity in the jowls and neck begin to appear after years of exposure to the elements, facial expressions and the natural aging process. Rhytidectomy is one of the most well-accepted and more frequently performed cosmetic procedures. Recent studies have shown that looking good has a direct connection to higher pay.

A Face Lift procedure is performed in a outpatient surgical facility, under general anesthesia, we will take off your bandages in our office in a day or two after surgery.After about two weeks you feel comfortable, with make-up. After three weeks you will look and feel confident enough.

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5- MAMMOPLASTY (Breast Augmentation) Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast for a number of reasons:

* To enhance the body contour of a woman who, for personal reasons, feels her breast size is too small.
* To correct a reduction in breast volume after pregnancy.
* To balance a difference in breast size.
* As a reconstructive technique following breast surgery.

By inserting an implant behind each breast, surgeons are able to increase a woman's bustline by one or more bra cup sizes. If you're considering breast augmentation, this will give you a basic understanding of the procedure--when it can help, how it's performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all of your questions, since a lot depends on your individual circumstances. Please ask your surgeon if there is anything you don't understand about the procedure.

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6- BREAST REDUCTION:

Very often, women usually with large, sagging or uneven breasts are dissatisfied with physical appearance. Some experience pain or discomfort from the sheer weight of their breasts and the pressure of brassiere straps on their shoulder.

A Breast reduction is usually performed in a hospital or an outpatient surgical setting under general anesthesia one of the techniques most frequently used is called a brassiere pattern skin reduction. This technique involves both vertical and horizontal incisions made around the nipple area.

Following surgery, the patient wears a bandage. These is usually replaced in a few days with a bra.

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7- MASTOPEXY (breast lift):

Is a surgical procedure to raise and recontour sagging breasts. In some cases, it can be performed in conjunction with surgery to enlarged the size of the breasts.

Mastopexy typically is performed to lift sagging, loose breasts of breasts that have lost volumen and elasticity after childbearing. It also can be reduce the size of the areola, the dark pink surrounding the nipple. You may be operated in an outpatient surgical facility or your may be admitted to a hospital. Mastopexy usually is performed under general anesthesia. After surgery, pain that is controlled easily by medication will subside in a day or two. Within the first week, the dressing will be replaced by a soft bra, which will be advised to wear for several weeks.

Although you may be up and about in a day or two following surgery. To permit proper healing, you should avoid overhead fifting for three or four weeks.

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8- ABDOMINOPLASTY (Tummy Tuck): A protuberant abdomen can be a cause of distress for men and women alike. It can be the result of excess fat, weak abdominal muscles, pregnancy, or loose skin that has been over-stretched and no longer responds to diet and exercise.

A Tummy Tuck is usually performed in an a outpatient facility or in a hospital, under general anesthesia. Bed rest is recommended for the first day. If drains are used, they may remain for 2 to 4 days until discharge fluids decrease.

Sutures will be removed in a few days. During your recovery, you must refrain from any strenuous activity or rifting. Most patients are back to work in two or three weeks.

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