Q: I’ve been refused a tummy tuck as currently I am 25 kilogram overweight. What’s the point of offering surgery to help get rid of the fat, when the surgeon won’t do it because you’re too fat?
A: Dr Peter Dixon says: Read more
Recovering from Plastic Surgery:
When you are considering cosmetic surgery a vital but often neglected part of the plan is your recovery.
I recently a informative article @ infoplasticsurgery.com on preparing for surgery. Some interesting extracts:
How to Plan Your Recovery Read more
To address health concerns about breast implants and breast augmentation surgery, a committee at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reviewed the issues and concluded:
- Breast implants don’t increase breast cancer risk. The IOM found evidence that breast implants don’t cause breast cancer or the recurrence of breast cancer. However, it’s still essential that you undergo routine screening for breast cancer — breast self-exams, mammograms and clinical breast exams — just as you would if you didn’t have breast implants.
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I am interested in compiling a list. A list of Your questions and concerns regarding Plastic Surgery and most particularly Cosmetic Surgery.
An example: One of the most frequent inquires is:
What is the costs of a procedures?
Other Questions: may refer to one or more of the “common myths” that abound about cosmetic medicine and surgery.
I am interested in what really concerns the community!
As a theme appears I will post these and my response in the blog Q and A.
Please contribute your question by pressing the comment link.
