Thursday, October 18, 2007

Post Surgery Care:

You have just had a neck lift surgery a few days back. You had been expecting to look younger and feel amazing. But instead what you see in the mirror is ugly swelling and bruising, and what you feel is not really close to amazing. If you have selected a good surgeon, chances are he has already informed you about such conditions, and advised you on methods and therapy to deal with it.

It takes an average of 6-12 months and sometimes longer for a scar to "mature". Unsightly scars may be improved by changing their width, length, direction or plane. More than one
surgical procedure is frequently necessary. Post surgery depression is a normal condition which patients go through. In order to achieve optimum results, it is important for patients to follow pre and post operative procedures properly.

The post operation procedures usually involve different directions for different people, as each individual tolerates pain differently. The length of recovery period too differs. A child may take less time to recover physically from a surgery than an older person; however, the latter is better equipped mentally to recover from the surgery. Different procedures again have different recovery periods. For instance,
blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery enables a person to move about independently by the second day itself; whereas patients who have had an abdominoplasty may take around two days to get around to moving about independently.

Take care to discuss with your surgeon the pre surgery requirements and follow them carefully. If these are paid proper attention to, then the post surgery risks will be minimized significantly. Good communication between surgeon and patient comes into use here.

Contact us
here for any queries you might have regarding pre and post surgery procedures. Our team of qualified doctors at The Plastic Surgery Institute of California aims to provide you with all the help to appreciate and nurture a new stage in your life.

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