Individuals who undergo cosmetic surgery often enjoy a boost in confidence. This can positively impact their social and work lives. Various plastic surgery procedures also have health benefits. For example, liposuction helps lower your chances of cardiovascular diseases by reducing fats in the body. A tummy tuck can help improve loose abdominal skin due to weight loss or pregnancy. A facelift, or rhytidectomy, improves wrinkled facial skin and sagging neck tissue.
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty, commonly called a “nose job,” is one of the most popular Bellevue plastic surgery options in the United States. It can reshape, resize, and reposition your nose to balance facial proportions, correct breathing difficulties, or both. Open Rhinoplasty: To narrow a broad nose, the surgeon cut, contours, and repositions the nasal bone-and-cartilage framework of your nose. They cut away the central mass of the nasal hump (black delineation) with an osteotome, then sculpts and smoothes the remaining humps with bone-scraping rasps. Rhinoplasty can remove a bump, narrow nostril width, change the angle between the nose and mouth, or address congenital disabilities, injuries such as blunt, penetrating, or blast trauma, or breathing problems that result from previous surgeries. When done for aesthetic and functional reasons, it’s known as a “cosmetic rhinoplasty.” When performed only for cosmetic purposes, it’s called a “rhinoplasty.” Both procedures require the same amount of skill and expertise.
Liposuction
Liposuction — sometimes called liposculpture, lipectomy, or lipoclastic — reshapes specific areas of the body by reducing or eliminating unwanted fat deposits. Your surgeon will use a thin tube, called a cannula, connected to a vacuum to suction excess fat out of the area. There are many different liposuction techniques, but most involve a small cut in your skin and either general or local anesthesia. Then your surgeon inserts a cannula into your fatty tissue and moves it back and forth to break up or liquefy the fat before sucking it out of the area with a vacuum. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure; it’s designed to reshape your body’s contours in problem areas that don’t respond well to diet and exercise. It can also be combined with a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and breast reduction surgery.
Abdominoplasty
Abdominoplasty, a “tummy tuck,” is a surgical procedure that effectively eliminates excess fat and skin from the abdominal region, resulting in a significantly enhanced appearance. This procedure is conducted under general anesthesia and lasts 2 to 5 hours. While it’s often categorized as cosmetic, an abdominoplasty can also help to improve back pain, posture, and urinary incontinence caused by weak or separated abdominal muscles. It can also make it easier to lose or maintain weight. When choosing a plastic surgeon for abdominoplasty, look for one with specialized training and experience performing this procedure. Then ask the surgeon to show you photos of their work in patients with similar concerns and goals. This will give you a good idea of the surgeon’s aesthetic sensibility and ability to achieve natural-looking results.
Breast Augmentation
The breasts are a symbol of femininity, and for some women who feel theirs are too small, the cosmetic benefits of this surgery can be significant. Women who cannot find clothes that fit them due to the size of their breasts often opt for augmentation, as well as those who want to correct asymmetry or restore volume after breastfeeding or weight loss. Girls who are considering breast augmentation should be at least 16 or 17. This is because surgeons do not perform this procedure on teens until they are mature enough to handle the stress of anesthesia and recovery. Breast implants are filled with saline or silicone gel and are available in many sizes. Some implants have a texture that causes scar tissue to stick, helping them stay in place and reduce the risk of rupture.
Facelift
When performed by an experienced plastic surgeon, facelift surgery can take years off your appearance by tightening facial muscles, re-draping the skin, and eliminating wrinkles and creases. It is particularly effective in addressing sagging skin in the lower two-thirds of the face and jawline. A mini facelift offers less invasive results for younger patients with only early signs of aging. Through smaller incisions around the ear, your cosmetic surgeon can tighten deep facial tissues to minimize howling and redefine your jawline.
