Monday, May 30, 2011

Disadvantages Of Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic procedures performed on the face can be facelifts, forehead lifts, and ear procedures. Facial cosmetic surgery may also involve implants to the cheekbones and chin as well as procedures to
reconstruct or reduce the nose. Cosmetic eye enhancements are performed due to sagging lids, and also for removal of "bags" from beneath the eye. It also involves breast enlargement, hair transplant and liposuction. Some people choose to get cosmetic surgery to boost their self esteem. People are extremely grateful to see the changes in them which they always wanted.

These surgeries have a number of advantages and disadvantages. In this article I will make you aware of disadvantages of them in detail. Lets start from hair transplant. In many cases you experience thinning of
your hairs, loss of hairs and sometimes you find patches in your head after which you prefer a hair transplant. It has only mild side effects like swelling of the scarps. It will last only a couple of days and will be treated by medication .Itching is very common and in some cases it is extremely severe. . Sometimes moisturizers can help as well. You can shampoo the scalp to relieve the itching or spray water on it from a bottle. Ask your doctor before you use any anti itch creams, oils, or lotions on your scalp. In case of surgery to remove wrinkles from the face, an injection of Botox is given to the patient. This injection paralyses the muscle which was producing the wrinkles. If the surgeon was good then a very
little side effects will be experienced. Risks associated with Botox use include headache, bruising and weakness. In some cases, patients may experience nausea, redness or pain at the injection site
and---rarely---drooping eyelids.

As the case with any kind of surgery, cosmetic surgery does involves risk which are a major set back to the great advancement of technology . The Mayo Clinic states that along with usual surgery risks such as heart attack, stroke, blood clots and pneumonia, there can be other surgical complications. Bleeding, seromas, hematomas and incision infections can also occur. Liposuction is performed to remove excessive fat from any area of the body. But it does not prevent weight gain, and new weight may accumulate in other areas where liposuction was not performed. Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure and generally not covered under health insurance policies, requiring the patient to pick up the full cost. After liposuction, the body may appear asymmetric or lumpy if fat cells were not removed evenly. According to the Food and Drug Administration, swelling may persist for several months after liposuction, resulting in a lack of improvement of physical appearance. Pain or numbness from anesthetics and at the incision site may linger for several months after liposuction has been performed. Incisions may become infected, and infection can spread to the internal organs, which can become a life threatening condition. Depending on what area of the body liposuction is involved, it may take patients several weeks to regain full range of motion and muscle strength.