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Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery)

Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery)
Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery)

Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery) Information

Cosmetic Procedures: Non-Surgical

Botox Injection: Botox is injected into a facial muscle to paralyze it, so lines don't form when a person frowns or squints. Risks:

  • face pain
  • muscle weakness
  • flu-like symptoms
  • headaches
  • loss of facial expression
  • droopy eyelids
  • asymmetric smile
  • drooling
Collagen/fat Injection: Collagen from a cow or fat from your thigh or abdomen is injected into facial wrinkles, pits, or scars. Risks:
  • trigger an autoimmune disease
  • contour problems
  • hives
  • rash
  • swelling
  • flu-like symptoms
Dermabrasion: A small, spinning wheel or brush with a roughened surface removes the upper layers of facial skin. A new layer of skin appears during healing, giving the face a smoother appearance. Used to treat facial scars, heavy wrinkles, and problems like rosacea. Risks:
  • abnormal color changes
  • whiteheads
  • infection
  • allergic reaction
  • fever blisters
  • cold sores
  • thickened skin
Hyaluronic acid injection: This gel is injected into your face to smooth lines, wrinkles, and scars on the skin. Risks:
  • swelling
  • infection
  • redness
  • tenderness
  • acne
  • lumps
  • tissue hardening
  • risks unknown if used in combination with collagen
Laser hair removal: Laser light is passed over the skin to remove hair. Risks:
  • hair regrowth
  • scarring
  • change in skin color
Laser skin resurfacing: Laser light is used to remove wrinkles, lines, age spots, scars, moles, tattoos, and warts from the surface of the skin. Risks:
  • burns
  • scarring
  • change in skin color
  • infection
  • herpes flare-up (fever, facial pain, and flu-like symptoms)
Sclerotherapy: A solution is injected into spider and varicose leg veins (small purple and red blood vessels) to remove the veins. Risks:
  • blood clots
  • color changes in the skin
  • vein removal may not be permanent
  • scarring
Chemical Peel: A solution is put onto the face (or parts of the face) that causes the skin to blister and peel off. It is replaced with new skin. Risks:
  • whiteheads
  • Infection
  • raised scarring
  • allergic reaction
  • cold sores
  • color changes or blotchiness
  • heart problems
Tooth Whiteners (peroxide agents):Depending on the product, either you or the dentist applies peroxide using strips; a mouth guard with gel; or a tray inside your mouth around your teeth Risks:
  • If not customized for you by a dentist or dental hygienist, there may be unknown ingredients and unknown results

Cosmetic Procedures: Surgical

Breast Augmentation: Breasts are enlarged by placing an implant behind each breast. Risks:

  • implants can rupture, leak, and deflate
  • infection
  • hardening of scar tissue around implant, causing breast firmness, pain, distorted shape, or implant movement
  • bleeding
  • pain
  • nipples may get more or less sensitive
  • numbness near incision blood collection around implant/incision
  • calcium deposits around implant
  • harder to find breast lumps and to see breast changes on a mammogram
  • in rare instances, implants can cause anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) - a rare cancer of the immune system
Breast Lift - Extra skin is removed from the breast to raise and reshape breast. Risks:
  • scarring
  • skin loss
  • infection loss of feeling in nipples or breast
  • nipples put in the wrong place
  • breasts not symmetrical
Breast Reduction - Fat, tissue, and skin is removed from breast. Risks:
  • if nipples and areola are detached, may lose sensation and decreased ability to breastfeed
  • bleeding
  • infection
  • scarring
  • harder to find breast lumps
  • poor shape, size, or position of nipples or breasts
Eyelid Surgery: Extra fat, skin, and muscle in the upper and/or lower eyelid is removed to correct "droopy" eyelids. Risks:
  • blurred or double vision
  • infection
  • bleeding under the skin
  • swelling
  • dry eyes
  • whiteheads
  • can't close eye completely
  • pulling of lower lids
  • blindness
Facelift: Extra fat is removed, muscles are tightened, and skin is rewrapped around the face and neck to improve sagging facial skin, jowls, and loose neck skin. Risks:
  • infection
  • bleeding under skin
  • scarring
  • irregular earlobes
  • nerve damage causing numbness or inability to move your face
  • hair loss
  • skin damage
Facial Implant: infection feeling of tightness or scarring around implant shifting of implant Risks:
  • infection
  • feeling of tightness or scarring around implant
  • shifting of implant
Forehead Lift: Extra skin and muscles that cause wrinkles are removed, eyebrows are lifted, and forehead skin is tightened. Risks:
  • infection
  • scarring
  • bleeding under skin
  • eye dryness or irritation
  • impaired eyelid function
  • loss of feeling in eyelid skin
  • injury to facial nerve causing loss of motion or muscle weakness
Lip Augmentation: Material is injected or implanted into the lips to create fuller lips and reduce wrinkles around the mouth. Risks:
  • infection
  • bleeding
  • lip asymmetry
  • lumping
  • scarring
Liposuction: Excess fat from a targeted area is removed with a vacuum to shape the body. Risks:
  • baggy skin
  • skin may change color and fall off
  • fluid retention
  • toxic shock
  • infection that requires antibiotics or additional surgery
  • burning
  • fat clots in the lungs
  • pain
  • damage to organs if punctured
  • numbness at the surgery site
  • heart problems
  • kidney problems
  • disability
  • death
Nose Surgery: Nose is reshaped by resculpting the bone and cartilage in the nose. Risks:
  • infection
  • bursting blood vessels
  • red spots
  • bleeding under the skin
  • scarring
Tummy Tuck: Extra fat and skin in the abdomen is removed, and muscles are tightened to flatten tummy. Risks:
  • blood clots
  • infection
  • bleeding
  • scarring
  • fluid accumulation under the skin

Introduction

Fighting the effects of aging on the outside; your guide to the risks of cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures Trying to fight the effects of aging? Below is a basic guide to the risks involved in both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures. For more information on each procedure, click on the highlighted links of the procedure.

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