Plastic surgery is a technique used to improve physical appearance, such as facial harmonization, scar masking, thinning of the face or hips, thickening of the legs or remodeling of the nose, for example, so plastic surgery is not mandatory surgery and always depends on the patient’s wishes.
Some surgeries can be performed under general or local anesthesia and the length of stay in the hospital varies according to the area to be treated, but on average 3 days are enough for people to return home; however, recovery must continue at home, which can take anywhere from a few days to a few months, until this is the final result.
- Plastic surgery can be done to boost self-esteem when you’re not satisfied with a part of your body.
- And in some cases.
- Plastic surgery is done after an accident.
- Burn.
- Or deformity of your body to improve the appearance of the area.
Some types of plastic surgery include
This type of surgery should not be trivialized, as it also carries risks, such as infections, pulmonary embolism, seroma formation and impaired sensitivity in the surgical bed.
The doctor responsible for plastic surgery is the plastic surgeon and to practice the profession, in Brazil he must be registered with the SBCP – Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery.
Plastic surgery should be performed in a specialized clinic and this type of treatment is usually expensive, some types of plastic surgery can be performed in a hospital and are free whenever recommended by another doctor.
Recovery time varies depending on the type of surgery and the simpler it is, the faster the recovery.
Generally, after plastic surgery, the area should remain bandaged for a few days and it is normal to feel pain and discomfort, the area may have purple and swollen spots in the first few days and results take an average of 30 to 90 days to be fully noticed.
Like any surgery, complications such as infection, thrombosis or point opening can also occur in plastic surgery, however, these complications are more common in people who have chronic diseases, anemia or who take blood thinners, for example.
In addition, the risk of complications is higher when surgery lasts longer than 2 hours, in the case of general anesthesia, or during major surgery. Learn more about the risks of plastic surgery.