Long Term Effects of Cosmetic Surgery

By Linda Ray, eHow Contributor

Long Term Effects of Cosmetic Surgery In addition to the normal risks associated with surgery, including roblems with anesthesia, infection and doctor error, there are some hysical and sychological long! term effects associated with cosmetic surgery" #ne of the biggest threats to maintaining the efficacy of a cosmetic rocedure is time" $ost cosmetic rocedures that in%ol%e the skin, such as face lifts, eye lifts and li osuction begin to lose their %alue after about &' years" (dditional surgeries are most often re)uired to maintain a cosmetic rocedure as the atient ages"

1. Lifestyle
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*hile time and aging affect a face lift or tummy tuck e%entually, other lifestyle factors can cause more immediate negati%e results" Smoking will offset many of the benefits of a cosmetic rocedure" +irect e, osure to nicotine can ad%ersely affect the benefits created by eriodontal cosmetic surgery by increasing the chance of gum disease and receding gums" Smoking in general im acts the body-s healing rocess and full ner%e restoration is sometimes ne%er achie%ed in cosmetic surgery atients who smoke" .oor diet and lack of slee will sha e the long!term effect of cosmetic surgery"

Psychological Effects
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*hen atients go into a cosmetic rocedure with realistic e, ectations, they ty ically ha%e fa%orable sychological after effects, say researchers at the (merican .sychological (ssociation" .atients who e, ect the surgery to bring dramatic results in their lo%e life or who e, ect an instant self! esteem boost, may undergo eriods of de ression or an,iety" Those with a history of neurosis are more rone to negati%e sychological reactions following a cosmetic rocedure" +issatisfied atients may return for more

surgery or become self!destructi%e" *hile little research has been erformed on the long!term effects of cosmetic surgery on the syche, studies are being erformed that include training for cosmetic surgery ro%iders on how to counsel atients rior to surgery"

Scars
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$ost cosmetic surgeons take great ains to hide and minimi/e the scars left from in%asi%e rocedures" The initial swelling and dark scars following cosmetic surgery ty ically fade within the first cou le months" 0ollow the doctor-s recommendations when caring for the incision to a%oid de%elo ing a big scar" (%oid hea%y lifting or other strenuous acti%ity for the first few months to allow the incision to heal ro erly and almost disa ear in the hairline or bathing suit line"

Marks
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Burst blood %essels are an uncommon but ossible side effect from lastic surgery that can become ermanent" They usually a ear around the site of the surgery, on the nose or around the site of the incision" Though small, the small red dots often are ermanent"

Breast Implants
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#ngoing research continues in an effort to find out the long!term effects of breast im lants and the %arious methods by which they are erformed" (fter years of testing and research, the 0ederal +rug (dministration 10+(2 finally a ro%ed the use of silicone gel im lants in 3''4" The long! term effects continue to be studied" Common side effects of im ro er im lantation or from continued use include continual ain and sensiti%ity, leakage and atient dissatisfaction with how their breasts looked following the rocedure" Read the 0+( ti s on long!term effects of breast im lants to become fully informed of the risks rior to surgery"

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