Showing posts with label lifting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifting. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Medial Thigh Lift- Get a smoother, leaner and sexy results.

If you have excessive skin and fat deposits on the medial thighs, which you can't get rid of either with exercise or with diet, the best solution is a Medial Thigh Lift procedure that will give your thighs a beautiful appearance. This is currently one of the most popular cosmetic procedures, because it can significantly minimize and reshape this part of your body. Although it doesn't help with weight loss on its own, it is still very effective when it comes to the surgical removal of fat layer deposits and cellulite removal on areas where any other procedure isn't this successful—and this procedure surely provides excellent results: change in body shape.

How is a Medial Thigh Lift Performed?
This procedure essentially removes excessive fat tissue from medial thigh area together with the cells on which fat deposits. So, if you exercise regularly and maintain balanced weight, you don't have to worry that fat will return on the medial thighs—this will never happen after a professional medial thigh lift. Because the goal of the medial thigh lift is not weight loss, but essentially reshaping the medial thighs, the results are immediately visible, and this is the reason why it’s a popular plastic surgery procedure, both among women and men.

Good Candidates for a Medial Thigh Lift
Good candidates for this procedure are men and women about 18 years of age, of normal body weight, elastic skin, with deposits of fat on the medial thighs. It is very important that the patient doesn't have unrealistic expectations about the procedure results. When one wants to decide about this procedure, it is important to understand all the facts, have realistic expectations about results, and be in good physical and psychological health. Thus, it is important to consult a certified plastic surgeon about all the details of the procedure itself and the results, before making a final decision.

Preparation for a Medial Thigh Lift
There are several phases of preparation. If you are a smoker, it is recommended that you stop smoking 4-6 weeks before surgery. Two weeks prior surgery you should stop taking aspirin, herbal medicines, or other supplements and certain medications (which prevent inflammation), because their active substances could cause significant hemorrhage.
When you come to consultations with your surgeon, you should discuss your expectations; you should tell in detail about your illnesses and any medical therapy you use; and inform the surgeon if you have any allergies (medicines or food). The plastic surgeon will probably take a few photos of your medial thighs, and instruct you that you shouldn't eat or drink 8 hours prior to the surgery.

Medial Thigh Lift Procedure
During the procedure, you will be under total anesthesia. This is a very safe procedure with a very low percentage of possible complications. The plastic surgeon will first make a small incision to place a small tube inside that will serve for removal of excess fat tissue.

Recovery Process
After this plastic surgery you will leave home as soon as your health condition is stable, and you will be instructed to wear tight clothes that adhere to your thighs for 6 weeks after the surgery. You will feel some intense pain and discomfort for about 48 hours after surgery—postoperative recovery is generally fast, but scarring and swelling will last longer—scarring is evident from 6 to 12 months. Although it is recommended to start with short walks as soon as the next day after the surgery, it is still recommended to keep your physical activities moderate for at least a month to a month and half after surgery.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Basic Facts about Arm Lifts- What patients need to know.


An arm lift is a plastic surgery procedure that is also known as brachioplasty. Essentially, this is a procedure in plastic surgery that removes extra, saggy skin that remains after significant weight loss. After an individual loses lots of body weight, this is especially evident on the arms, legs and stomach area where skin has stretched the most and is now left sagging and loose—no exercise can tone this excessive skin, only a surgical procedure can remove it and give this underarm region a toned and slimmer appearance.

Who Chooses an Arm Lift?
If an individual has sagging skin on their arms, either due to significant weight loss, or due to older age, this can be a reason to avoid wearing shirts with short sleeves. Thanks to arm lift surgery, the arms will develop a toned look once again and help the individual restore self-confidence once again.

Who is a Good Candidate for an Arm Lift?
If you are considering this type of procedure, it is worthy to know some basic facts about it, and to have pragmatic expectations about the results. It is important to choose plastic surgery because you want it yourself, and not because you want to satisfy someone else's expectations. It is also equally important that you are in a excellent physical and psychological condition. Besides being in good health, it is also better if you don't smoke, because the healing process will go smoother and faster.
Since an arm lift is often performed on individuals who have lost significant weight, it is also important that this weight loss is finished (i.e. that person has generally lost the majority of excessive previous weight), and also the achieved weight is stable for some time (i.e. that the person isn't on a weight gain again, as this could pose an obstacle in the skin healing process). Excessive skin with low elasticity is a good predisposition for this arm lift procedure.

Consultations about an Arm Lift
When you have set your mind that you want to get an arm lift, it is important to choose a good plastic surgeon. Go have consultations about an arm lift with a plastic surgeon who is Board Certified, i.e. who has been professionally acknowledged for his/her work. A practiced surgeon will check out the condition of the skin on your arms, evaluate your overall health condition, discuss your expectations with you and tell you the expected outcome. A professional plastic surgeon will warn you about the potential health risks associated with this surgery in your particular case and tell you what to expect post-surgical recovery. It is important to know that the post-operative period can be painful and will carry certain restrictions for some period of (recovery) time.

Arm Lift Surgery
After you arrive to the surgeon's center, you will be prepared for surgery and will receive an anesthetic. An arm lift procedure takes anywhere from 60 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the amount of excessive skin that has to be removed.
The incision are located on the inner side or the back of your upper arm, and how long it takes depends on the amount of excessive skin that has to be removed.

Recovery from an Arm Lift
The pain and discomfort after surgery will last approximately 48-72 hours, while a restrictive amount of activities should be followed for up to month—month and half. Your surgeon will tell you exactly for how long you should avoid certain activities.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Facial Surgery makes you feel Young

A face lift is plastic surgery that essentially tightens the skin on the face in muscle directions that gives a natural, youthful look, and enables a person to appear younger than their actual age. A complete face lift involves stretching and tightening of the forehead, temporal and medium part of face as well as the neck. This surgery enables a "loss" of 10 years in age. Muscles are lifted and tightened, as well as the skin on the face and neck. The scar is hidden behind the ear and under the hair. It is possible to combine a face lift with other facial cosmetic interventions, such as dermabrasions, Botox injections, fillers, and fat implants in cheeks and chin.

When to Choose a Face Lift
Every individual faces the aging process, sooner or later. This unflattering process is particularly evident on our face, no matter how much we invest in cosmetic to preserve a youthful and fresh appearance. Aging manifests itself through sagging facial skin, lasing fat tissue in the cheeks and the formation of lines from the nose to the mouth (nasal-labial wrinkle) as well as formation of wrinkles around lips and in the region of the lower jaw. Face aging is followed by aging of the neck skin and muscles; this is a combined process that happens on all structures. Time leaves evidence, unavoidable marks, when nothing can help: fillers, Botox injections or surgery on the eyelids if you are over 45 years of age—this is when only a face lift will yield successful results in erasing signs of aging.

Around the age of 45, is the general age when a face lift is recommended but that isn't written in stone—for some individuals, aging starts sooner, facilitated by certain factors, such as natural skin characteristics, lifestyle (diet, alcohol, smoking), and of course, genetics.

Types of Face Lifts

A face lift can be done on one area of your face or on the entire face.

A midface lift involves “lifting” (tightening) the medium area of face. This plastic surgery is a good choice for younger patients as well as those who want faster recovery. This surgery helps with aging on the medium region of the face, particularly the sagging of cheeks, under the lower eyelid and above upper lip.

A face lift (Rhytidectomia) involves the lifting and tightening of 2/3 of the lower face area and neck, diminishing the deep face lines that stretch from nose to the corners of the mouth, and removal of fat tissue on the edge of the lower jaw. This is done through the removal of excessive skin and the tightening of muscles. Recovery is longer after this surgery, but the result is a refreshed, younger and more attractive face.

How is a Face Lift Performed?
This plastic surgery is performed under total anesthesia, and the patient goes home the next day. Generally, the incision starts deep in the temporal area, moving toward ear, going behind it and along hair on the neck. After the incision, the skin is lifted in the area of the cheeks, lower jaw, and neck, and the muscles of face are tightened and lifted to oppose the direction of gravity. Excessive skin is then removed, and surgical threads are placed. After surgery has been finished, bandages are placed around face and they are removed after 24 hours.

After face lift surgery, the patient will feel pain and discomfort in the area of the face and neck for 48-72 hours, and swelling will be present for 7-10 days.
A face lift can also be performed with ultrasound, with the effect as good as in traditional surgery.
After this type of face lift, the recovery lasts from 7 to 15 days, which gives the patient more satisfaction because with fast results also comes a shorter recovery period.