You are thinking about getting plastic surgery and have many questions about it.
There are certain procedures and warnings that you must be aware of before you undergo any plastic surgery.
There are many different types of plastic surgery.
There are different doctors for any particular type of plastic surgery.
If you have a little excess weight, you may consider liposuction.
Liposuction is the procedure in which there is fatty material removed from your body.
The most popular area that undergoes surgery is the belly, thighs and hip area.
There is a vacuum like tool that literally sucks the fat out.
There are incisions made with this cannula tool and with a back and forth motion, the fat is removed out from underneath the skin.
Many overweight people have liposuction done.
Mostly, those who need body contouring are the best candidate.
Either way, your health is the most important factor when deciding to proceed with liposuction.
There are more then one type of liposuction procedures.
You can have a smaller type liposuction procedure done with a smaller tool and this is called liposculpture.
With this particular procedure, you can also re-inject the fat back into the body.
A doctor will tell you that liposuction is not a weight loss procedure but rather a way of contouring the body and shaping it.
Think of it as sculpting it.
It is wise to continue to diet and exercise after liposuction.
You may also consider a breast enhancement, too.
There are certain criteria for that as well.
There are two different kinds of breast implants to chose from.
There are saline and silicon gel implants.
Then there are various shapes and textures that you can chose from.
There are various places that you can have the incision made.
Whether it be in the armpit, in the belly button and even the areola.
That is determined by you and your doctor.
There are various shapes and sizes that you will have to decide on as well.
You can determine the size that suits you through images and by trying on a bra and stuffing it to see what size suits you the most.
There are several risks that your doctor will go over with you such as infection and bleeding.
These will be discussed between you and your doctor.
A face lift is where there is fatty tissue removed from the face and neck area and the skin is tightened and 'lifted'.
There will be scarring but that can be discreet and unnoticeable.
Recovering from a face lift may take about 10 days.
Then you should be able to go on with your normal routine.
There are other facial surgeries that you can undergo as well such as eye brow lifts and eyelid surgery.
There is swelling that accompanies a face lift.
Not to mention some bruising as well.
Another popular plastic surgery procedure is a nose job or in medical terms rhinoplasty.
This is where bone and cartilage is removed.
It enables your nose to be straighter and smaller or how ever you would like your new nose to appear.
Sometimes the doctor may add tissue to shape and form the nose to your liking.
Incisions are usually made inside of the nose.
You may notice some bruising following rhinoplasty.
A tummy tuck is different then liposuction.
An abdominoplasty is the procedure in which the abdominal wall and the skin that has been stretched by pregnancy, is tightened back up.
Most of the skin under the belly button is removed first and then the muscles are tightened up.
Then the belly button is put in another position.
There are different types of abdominoplasties, it all depends on how much excess skin and even stretch marks that you have.
There are many plastic surgery procedures that you can undergo.
The main thing is making sure that you know all of the risks involved before undergoing the surgery.
Make sure that you are quite aware and ask all necessary questions.
Also, to be in good health is important before undergoing any type of plastic surgery.