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Combined Plastic Surgery - Article
Patients often need and request cosmetic surgery of more than one body part. They want to look with minimum number of surgeries and in the shortest span of time. Improvements in surgical techniques and anesthesia safety have made these combined procedures routine. Patients enjoy the benefits of having only one recovery period and sooner gratification.
Combination surgical procedures, like all cosmetic operations are individualized for the particular patient. Commonly combined procedures are:
• Liposuction of abdomen with another body part like thighs, to give figure improvement.
• Tummy tuck with liposuction of hips or thighs.
• Tummy tuck with breast lift/ breast implants; for figure correction after pregnancies.
• Breast reduction with liposuction of abdomen/arms.
• Male breast reduction with liposuction of abdomen.
• Nose surgery with chin implants.
• Liposuction with fat injection into face.
• Facelift with eyelid surgery.
Many factors are to be considered before deciding to combine cosmetic surgeries. Person should be in perfect health to be able to safely withstand longer surgery. One should also be prepared for possibility of blood transfusion, hospitalization and longer recovery time. Only when the person is deemed fit combined surgery is undertaken.
There are several reasons why combined cosmetic surgery is popular. One can have a more balanced look in just one surgery and one recovery time. People traveling from long distance avoid multiple visits. Cost wise it is more economical. The flip side is that some patients are unrealistic and push the doctor for combined surgeries even when they are not fit for longer surgery. Operating on large areas of body like multiple part liposuction can make recovery period very painful. Safety can never be compromised for convenience, family reasons or cost.
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