There are 10 necessary steps that you must take to achieve successful plastic surgery.
1º) ORGANIZATION IS EVERYTHING
Planning begins with some basic questions that you should ask yourself and answer honestly. “Is this a good time in life to have Plastic Surgery?” If you have just ended a serious relationship or your career is not going as you would like it to, maybe it is not a good time to change your physical appearance. The results can be deceiving not for the quality of the Plastic Surgery, but more for emotional problems. “Am I healthy?” Plastic Surgery is not to be taken lightly, to undergo the surgery you must be as healthy as possible.
2º) EMOTIONAL PREPARATION FOR PLASTIC SURGERY
There are some patients who find it difficult waiting for their new image, despite a well performed surgery. It is very important to talk with your plastic surgeon about all the changes that will take place in order to not be disappointed with the results.
3º) MAKE ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS CLEAR
Take advantage of all of your consultations and tell your Plastic Surgeon everything that you would like to achieve. The Plastic Surgeon will tell you all the details that you can and can not achieve. What you see as beautiful in a person does not mean that everyone sees the same beauty. The same happens with breast implants and facelifts. In many cases the result is favorable and in others, no. All Plastic Surgery is individualized to suit the patient.
4º) DO NOT EXPECT PLASTIC SURGERY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Plastic Surgery can not recuperate love, broken marriages or lost jobs. Logically feeling beautiful you will have higher self-esteem. But this does not mean that all of your problems will go away. You have to be realistic.
5º) CHOOSE YOUR SURGEON WISELY
There are many professionals who can perform a successful operation. But it is very important to be able to trust your Plastic Surgeon. Therefore the Uruguayan Plastic Surgery Society (www.scpu.org) has all the information necessary.
Also being a member of ISAPS, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, I invite you to visit their web site (www.isaps.org)
It is necessary to develop confidence between the Plastic Surgeon and patient.
6º) CLEAR UP ALL YOUR DOUBTS
Be sure to receive all of the detailed information available, about before and after the operation, such as: If there is going to be swelling and ecchimosis, time of recuperation, time needed before returning to daily activities and work.
7º) TAKE CARE OF YOUSELF
If you smoke, you must stop smoking at least one month before and after the operation. Nicotine reduces the size of the blood vessels and therefore less oxygen reaches the tissues. A good diet is fundamental, vegetables and fruits are necessary for their vitamins, especially vitamin C, which is essential for improving the scaring process. Compliment your diet with Protein, which you can find in meat, dairy products and eggs. All this food is fundamental to produce collagen.
8º) FOLLOW STRICTLY THE POST OPERATION INDICATIONS
If you do not follow everything your Plastic Surgeon recommends, the final results may be different. Rest and take all the recommended medication. Do not take back physical activity or get behind the wheel until your Plastic Surgeon advises. Keeping out of the sun is a crucial point as it pigments the scar.
9º) DO ALL THE NECESSARY EXAMINATIONS
You should always prepare yourself calmly to avoid unnecessary risks. Remember that Plastic Surgery is a selective procedure that requires coordination, it is not an emergency.
10º) BE PATIENT
It does not matter how quick and effective the operation was, you must be prepared to deal with swelling, echymosis that occurs after the operation and any physical discomfort
