At Tijuana Plastic Surgery, the benefits of cosmetic or reconstructive surgery outweigh the risks. There’s a lot you can gain from pursuing these procedures, including:
- Better quality of life.
- Enhanced body image and self-esteem.
- Improved safety, such as seeing better after removing extra eyelid skin.
- More natural appearance.
- Pain relief and greater independence after correcting defects that make it difficult to move.
- Restored functioning, like eating solid food after recovering from jaw surgery.
Plastic surgery alters certain areas of your body to treat medical issues or enhance appearance. Dr. Rafael Camberos might perform procedures on your face, neck, breasts, stomach, arms and legs.
Reconstructive surgery repairs defects or injuries and restores function. Cosmetic surgery enhances appearance for nonmedical reasons.
The terms “reconstructive plastic surgery” and “cosmetic surgery” may seem similar, but they represent different types of procedures.
What is reconstructive surgery?
Reconstructive surgery repairs defects or injuries from trauma. It also restores function and a natural-looking appearance.
You may need this type of surgery if you have:
- Birth defects, such as webbed fingers, cleft lip and palate.
- Burns.
- Certain medical conditions, like head and neck cancer or breast cancer.
- Scars that prevent natural movement.
- Severe injuries, like cuts or tears over large areas of skin.
What is cosmetic surgery?
Cosmetic surgery enhances appearance for nonmedical reasons. This group of procedures addresses physical features that make you self-conscious.
Cosmetic surgery can bring you closer to your ideal body image. This type of surgery changes features such as:
- Shape.
- Size.
- Symmetry (creating more of a mirror image between two similar body parts, such as breasts).
Recovery from plastic surgery
After you wake up and the anesthesia wears off, you may be able to go home. If you need to stay in the hospital, it’s typically just a night or two.
Before going home, you’ll receive home-care instructions. Following them closely can lower your risk of complications.
Your home recovery may include:
- Lots of rest, not lifting anything heavy or spending limited time on your feet.
- Changing surgical dressings regularly.
- Eating a specific kind of diet, such as only soft foods.
- Elevating the area where you had surgery to reduce swelling.
- Staying home from work or school until your recovery is further along.
- Taking stool softeners to ease constipation due to the analgesic medications.
- Waiting a few days to take a shower or bath.
A note from Plastiks
Plastic surgery alters certain areas of your body to treat medical issues or enhance appearance. There are different types of plastic surgery, including reconstructive surgery, birth defect repair, cosmetic surgery and more.
For more information start an online consultation with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rafael Camberos.
