Plastic Surgery
It is a specialized department of surgery mend for correction of deformity due to cancer, trauma, accidents, burns, birth defects. Cosmetic surgery is its integral part. It provides surgical correction of any kind of disproportion due to ageing effect. Plastic surgery is known as the only type of surgical speciality which spans soft tissues from toe to top. Cosmetic surgery includes:
Some plastic surgery processes in brief:
Rejuvenation of the face appearance through skin tightening as well as the of chin, neck and face muscles.
Procedure:
It is performed with incisions in front of ear and behind the hair line removing extra facial fats and tightening the muscles.
Recovery:
One usually returns back to work in three weeks. The swelling and the bruising subsides in four weeks.
Longevity:
The surgery result last for 10 years.
To give relief from the unnatural physical symptoms and features associated with large breast sizes. The breasts are reshaped into firm, small and proportional size apt with the rest of the body.
Procedure:
The extra breast tissues and skin are removed. The nipple area are repositioned and recuced too. Scarring patterns depends on the technique.
Recovery:
Women return back to work in 2 weeks. However, they must avoid stress full activities for few weeks till they regain the energy and stamina. It often takes a year to settle the new breast shape.
Longevity:
This is permanent but the breast shape can change with weight and age.
For enlargement of the shape and size of the breasts.
Procedure:
The implants are placed under the breasts. A woman can choose among the saline implant and the silicone gel implant.
Recovery:
Women can return to work in few days, but should avoid physical contact with the new breasts for a month.
Longevity:
It is permanent.
In order to create asymmetrical and equal size and shape of the breasts.
Procedure:
The method includes breast lifts, reduction processes or implants.
Recovery:
The recovery takes 2-3 weeks. Breast can take a year to achieve the perfect shape.
Longevity:
It is permanent, but implants may require change.
In order to improvise the legs, neck arms, contour of the face, body.
Procedure:
Pockets of excess fats and flab are extracted from the body through a vacuum device and a tube.
Recovery:
Many patients are able to retrieve back to their normal work within 2 weeks. However, they need to avoid stressful activities for nearly a month. The final result will be evident after several months.
Longevity:
This is permanent with exercises and sensible diet.
For reshaping the nose such that it looks appropriate with other facial structure.
Procedure:
Customization is required for the desired result. This includes resizing the nose, reshaping the bridge or tip, hump removal, modifying the angle in between upper lip and nose, narrowing of the area of the nostrils.
Recovery:
Two weeks. Final outcome of the surgery will be apparent after a year or so.
Longevity:
It is permanent.
To flatten the abdominal through removal of excess skin and fat as well as tightening abdominal wall muscle.
Procedure:
Extra fat and skin of the lower abdomen is totally removed. The muscles are tightened.
Recovery:
It takes four-six weeks to recover, but strenuous activities are avoided for three months.
Longevity
Results are permanent with exercise and sensible diet. You can reduce the risk of blood clots, bleeding, infection, side effects of anaesthesia by selecting skilled plastic surgeons and following their suggestions.
In order to create a breast with natural look by replacing the one this has been attacked by breast cancer and removed.
Procedure:
The breasts are rebuilt with fat, muscle and skin from other body part like abdomen or back. The aerola and the nipple are reshaped in a later process. Implant reconstruction is also a possibility.
Recovery:
Take 6 weeks for recovery. The scars take 2 years to disappear entirely.
Longevity
Permanent, but the breast shape can change with weight and age. Change of implants may also be required.
In order to correct the puffy bags under the eyes or the drooping eye-lids.
Procedure:
Excess skin, muscle, fats are extracted with small incision between the eye-lid folds.
Recovery:
It takes almost 10 days for the patient to recover, but it takes longer for the bruising and swelling to disappear.
Longevity:
It last for many years. It can be permanent.
In order to create the normal look for patients having dog bite scars, disfiguring marks, birth defects on the face, facial cuts and skin cancer.
Procedure:
Different kinds of methods are used based on the needs of the patient. Plastic surgeons assure that the final scars are thin, small and hidden within the natural folds and marks of the face.
Recovery:
It depends on the procedure.
Longevity:
It is permanent. The surgery can be done in different stages giving healing intervals.
The hospitals providing plastic surgery:
- face lift
- Breast lift
- Reduction of breast
- Breast augmentation
- Asymmetric correction of breast due to birth defects
- Facial implant
- Lip augmentation
- Sculpting and liposuction
- Nose reshaping
- Correction of ear lobe
- Wrinkle reduction
- Arm and thigh lift
- Tummy tuck
- Erasure of Facial line with Botox
- Removal of eye-lid bags
- Correction of prominent ear
- Forehead lift
Some plastic surgery processes in brief:
- Face lift:
Rejuvenation of the face appearance through skin tightening as well as the of chin, neck and face muscles.
Procedure:
It is performed with incisions in front of ear and behind the hair line removing extra facial fats and tightening the muscles.
Recovery:
One usually returns back to work in three weeks. The swelling and the bruising subsides in four weeks.
Longevity:
The surgery result last for 10 years.
- Reduction of Breast:
To give relief from the unnatural physical symptoms and features associated with large breast sizes. The breasts are reshaped into firm, small and proportional size apt with the rest of the body.
Procedure:
The extra breast tissues and skin are removed. The nipple area are repositioned and recuced too. Scarring patterns depends on the technique.
Recovery:
Women return back to work in 2 weeks. However, they must avoid stress full activities for few weeks till they regain the energy and stamina. It often takes a year to settle the new breast shape.
Longevity:
This is permanent but the breast shape can change with weight and age.
- Breast augmentation:
For enlargement of the shape and size of the breasts.
Procedure:
The implants are placed under the breasts. A woman can choose among the saline implant and the silicone gel implant.
Recovery:
Women can return to work in few days, but should avoid physical contact with the new breasts for a month.
Longevity:
It is permanent.
- Asymmetric correction of breast due to birth defects (for unequal breast sizes):
In order to create asymmetrical and equal size and shape of the breasts.
Procedure:
The method includes breast lifts, reduction processes or implants.
Recovery:
The recovery takes 2-3 weeks. Breast can take a year to achieve the perfect shape.
Longevity:
It is permanent, but implants may require change.
- Liposuction:
In order to improvise the legs, neck arms, contour of the face, body.
Procedure:
Pockets of excess fats and flab are extracted from the body through a vacuum device and a tube.
Recovery:
Many patients are able to retrieve back to their normal work within 2 weeks. However, they need to avoid stressful activities for nearly a month. The final result will be evident after several months.
Longevity:
This is permanent with exercises and sensible diet.
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty):
For reshaping the nose such that it looks appropriate with other facial structure.
Procedure:
Customization is required for the desired result. This includes resizing the nose, reshaping the bridge or tip, hump removal, modifying the angle in between upper lip and nose, narrowing of the area of the nostrils.
Recovery:
Two weeks. Final outcome of the surgery will be apparent after a year or so.
Longevity:
It is permanent.
- Abdomino plasty:
To flatten the abdominal through removal of excess skin and fat as well as tightening abdominal wall muscle.
Procedure:
Extra fat and skin of the lower abdomen is totally removed. The muscles are tightened.
Recovery:
It takes four-six weeks to recover, but strenuous activities are avoided for three months.
Longevity
Results are permanent with exercise and sensible diet. You can reduce the risk of blood clots, bleeding, infection, side effects of anaesthesia by selecting skilled plastic surgeons and following their suggestions.
- Breast reconstruction (after breast removal):
In order to create a breast with natural look by replacing the one this has been attacked by breast cancer and removed.
Procedure:
The breasts are rebuilt with fat, muscle and skin from other body part like abdomen or back. The aerola and the nipple are reshaped in a later process. Implant reconstruction is also a possibility.
Recovery:
Take 6 weeks for recovery. The scars take 2 years to disappear entirely.
Longevity
Permanent, but the breast shape can change with weight and age. Change of implants may also be required.
- Removal of eye-lid bags (blepharoplasty):
In order to correct the puffy bags under the eyes or the drooping eye-lids.
Procedure:
Excess skin, muscle, fats are extracted with small incision between the eye-lid folds.
Recovery:
It takes almost 10 days for the patient to recover, but it takes longer for the bruising and swelling to disappear.
Longevity:
It last for many years. It can be permanent.
- Reconstructive facial implant:
In order to create the normal look for patients having dog bite scars, disfiguring marks, birth defects on the face, facial cuts and skin cancer.
Procedure:
Different kinds of methods are used based on the needs of the patient. Plastic surgeons assure that the final scars are thin, small and hidden within the natural folds and marks of the face.
Recovery:
It depends on the procedure.
Longevity:
It is permanent. The surgery can be done in different stages giving healing intervals.
The hospitals providing plastic surgery:
- Fortis group
- Apollo hospital
- Dr. Bela Jain’s Dental clinic, Delhi
- Batra Hospitalm Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore
- Apollo Vicotr, Goa
- Shroff Eye care
- Narayana Hospital, Bangalore
- Wockhardt hospital
- Artemis health Institute (AHI)
- Saraswati hospital
