Plastic surgery words
April 20, 2009More people know about plastic surgery Los Angeles than ever before. Many of the technical plastic surgical terms have become part of a common conversational vocabulary.
If before people referred to nose reshaping as a nose job Los Angeles, today more people name the procedure by its proper technical term, a rhinoplasty Los Angeles. The term rhinoplasty stems from greek words rhinos which means a nose and plastikos which means to shape or mold. Hence the word plastic surgery refers to shaping or molding. Los Angeles plastic surgeons will alter the cartilage and bony structures of the nose to modify the shape of the nose.
Abdominoplasty means reshaping of the abdomen, also called a tummy tuck Los Angeles. A tummy tuck involves removing excess skin and fat as well as tightening abdominal muscles.
Augmentation mammaplasty is breast augmentation Los Angeles. The word mammaplasty means breast reshaping. This procedure is also referred to as breast enlargement Los Angeles, breast enhancement, or breast implants Los Angeles. Reduction mammaplasty is breast reduction Los Angeles. Mastopexy means a breast lift Los Angeles.
Liposuction Los Angeles is a commonly used term to describe removal of fat. Other technical terms for this procedure are suction lipectomy (removal of fat) or lipoplasty (reshaping of fat).
Capsular contracture
Capsular contracture is one of the uncommon complications following Los angeles breast augmentation. The body will form a fibrous capsule (or a scar) around the implant. This is a normal healing process. In some women, however, a thicker scar can be formed. The thicker scar around the breast implant can squeez the implant causing it to feel hard and look deformed. Milder forms of capsular contracture following breast enlargement los angeles do not require treatment, whereas more severe forms require a revisional surgery. Early capsular stretching exercises may help reduce the incidence of capsular constracture. Many plastic surgeons will teach the patient how to massage the breast implants los angeles starting on day 4-6 after surgery.
Do breast implants need to be changed every ten years.
A Los Angeles plastic surgeon is frequently asked by his or her patients whether breast implants need to be changed every 10 years. A simple answer is no. Breast implants do not need to be changed if there are no problems with them. For most patients, Los Angeles breast implants will last a lifetime. However, some women will need to undergo a second surgery. There are several reasons for which this may be necessary.
- Capsular contracture occurs in about 8-9% (3 year study) of women undergoing breast augmentation using silicone or saline implants. Capsular contracture is a thicker than usual capsule that is formed around the implant causing the implant to feel harder and deforming its shape. For severe forms of capsular contracture, revision surgery may be necessary to remove or release the capsule.
- Implant infection requires implant removal but fortunately happens very rarely.
- Implant asymmetry is another reason for which women may seek revision surgery.
- Implant rupture has an incidence of about 0.5% for silicone implants and about 3 % for saline implants (3 year study). Ruptured implants need to be removed.
Today breast Los Angeles breast augmentation is performed primarily using silicone implants. The new generation silicone implants have a lower leak rate than older silicone implants. Los Angeles breast enlargement has become and more socially acceptable procedure. Breast augmentation is frequently performed with other procedures such as rhinoplasty Los Angeles, Liposuction Los Angeles, or tummy tuck Los Angeles.
Tummy tuck info
Tummy tuck Los Angeles is a procedure that removed abdominal skin and fat excess as well as tightens abdominal muscles. Most commonly this procedure is performed in mothers after childbearing. However, women who have not had children also present to Los Angeles plastic surgeons for a tummy tuck. Typically, these women have lost weight. The resulting skin excess and possibly remaining fat excess cause a lot of physical and social discomfort. In these patients a tummy tuck can also be performed. These patients are informed that during pregnancy the skin may stretch.
Plastic surgery safety- combined procedures.
With the growing popularity of plastic surgery in Los Angeles, the number of available procedures to reshape and rejuvenate the body has increased. Many people consider having several procedures performed at once. For example, a person will take 2-3 weeks of work and undergo rhinoplasty Los Angeles and a breast augmentation Los Angeles. It definitely makes sense to do so since anesthesia will be administered only once and there will one recovery period. Furthermore, the cost of having combined surgery is likely to be less than having them done separately.
However, the most important aspect of deciding whether or not to have combined procedures is safety. There are several important factors that a Los Angeles plastic surgeon will consider when combining different procedures.
The types of plastic surgical procedures are taken into consideration when combining them. Certain procedures such as nose job Los Angeles, eyelid surgery, or enhancement with breast implants Los Angeles induce less body inflammation and are tolerated better than larger procedures such as a tummy tuck Los Angeles or large volume liposuction. So, a combination of smaller procedures or a small and a large procedure is usually well tolerated. For example, small to moderate volume liposuction and a tummy tuck Beverly Hills, rhinoplasty Beverly Hills and breast augmentation Los Angeles, eyelid and face lift surgeries are commonly performed at the same time. Revisional surgery such as revision rhinoplasty Glendale may take more time than a primary rhinoplsaty, nose job Glendale, and therefore will be performed alone.
The health status of the person undergoing plastic surgery Glendale is reviewed first. Patients who do not have significant medical problems are less likely to have complications related to surgery or anesthesia. Frequently, a plastic surgeon in Glendale will request that the patient obtains a preoperative medical clearance from his or her primary care physician.
The duration of surgery is very important. Longer procedures especially over 6 hours may result in a higher incidence of complications. When combining procedures is likely to result in a lengthy surgery, many plastic surgeons Pasadena will recommend their patients to have the procedures done at different times. Frequently with longer surgeries, patients will stay in the hospital or a certified postoperative care center for 1 -2 days.
Nose jobs
Rhinoplasty (nose job) has traditionally been a surgical procedure to reshape the nose. This involves making small incisions outside and inside the nose to access the underlying bones and cartilages in order to modify their size and shape. However, as minimally invasive procedures are becoming more popular in medicine, non-surgical rhinoplasty Los Angeles has been tried for nose reshaping.
A number of injectable tissue fillers have been FDA approved in recent years such as Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane, and Radiesse. These injectables have been used for correction of facial wrinkles. Many Los Angeles plastic surgeons have started injecting these fillers in the nose in order to alter the shape of the nose. For example, injecting the filler above and below the bump on the bridge allows to hide it achieving a straight appearing nasal bridge. The fillers can also be injected in the tip to improve the definition of the tip and give an illusion of a raised tip.
So, which rhinoplasty procedure is better? Both procedures have been highly popular. The advantage of non-surgical rhinoplasty Beverly Hills is that it takes 5-10 minutes to perform and has very minimal or no swelling associated with it. It works well for patients who have a small bump on the bridge of the nose or a mildly droopy or short tip. By making the nose bigger in certain areas, a more aesthetically pleasing shape can be achieved. The length or the width of the nose, however, cannot be reduced with these injections. The results of non-surgical nose job Beverly Hills usually last 4-7 months.
Surgical nose job Los Angeles is preferred when permanent changes in the shape of the nose are desired. Unlike the non-surgical option, with surgery the length and the width of the nose can be reduced. Furthermore, any co-existing breathing problems or nasal asymmetry can be improved. In general much better results and more significant changes in shape can be achieved with surgical nose reshaping.
Vladimir Grigoryants, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon specializing in:
Rhinoplasty at a young age.
Rhinoplasty Los Angeles or (nose job Los Angeles) has been a popular procedure among teenagers. Unless a significant breathing airway obstruction is present, nose surgery should after facial growth has been finished. Typically in girls nose reshaping can be performed starting late 15 years of age and in boys starting age 17. As a rule a Los Angeles plastic surgeon will obtain a detailed growth history to ensure the patient has stopped growing.
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