Plastic Surgery: Where Do I Start?
By Jeffrey Hall | Published on September 6, 2011 | 0 Comments
In recent years, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes has become increasingly more popular among people from many different walks of life. With new technologies emerging, many invasive elective medical procedures that may have been extremely costly and time consuming in the past, now have alternative procedures that more people can afford, take up less time, and require less downtime. Dr. Jeffery Hall, board certified plastic surgeon at Hall Plastic Surgery & and Rejuvenation Center, a comprehensive Austin plastic surgery office, says if you’re thinking about getting plastic surgery, there are some important things to remember.
Getting an opinion on the Austin plastic surgery you are considering from a board certified plastic surgeon is very important, says Dr. Hall. You want to make sure the doctor consulting you on your Austin plastic surgery procedure has gone through the proper and most rigorous education available.
Dr. Hall also says it is important to schedule an initial appointment. You want to be educated through the entire surgical process at every step. Doing research on the Austin plastic surgery procedure prior to your consultation and having reasonable expectations is beneficial to you, says Dr. Hall. Your plastic surgeon should always make sure you understand the ins and outs before moving forward with the actual procedure.
During the initial consultation, your doctor will go over what the procedure will entail and he or she will look at the identified problem area. The doctor will also let you know if you are a good candidate for the procedure that you’re seeking. If for some reason you are not a good candidate, your doctor will discuss other options with you, Dr. Hall says.
After the initial consultation with your doctor, if you want to move forward with the procedure, a patient care coordinator will go over the consent process with you, as well as your payment options and any other questions you have about the coordination of the procedure, says Dr. Hall.
The risks associated with different plastic surgery procedures varies from patient to patient, says Dr. Hall. One individual Dr. Hall says he is always candid with on potential risks is a smoker. This is due to the need for minimizing the risk of infection and ensuring the healing process that is critical to the health of the patient. Smoking increases these risks. Being a smoker doesn’t automatically disqualify you from surgery, says Dr. Hall, but it may in some cases impede a doctor’s ability to perform certain surgeries.
Brand new plastic surgery procedures using cutting edge technologies are offering non-invasive options for patients, says Dr. Hall. CoolSculpting™ by ZELTIQ™ is a new procedure that is a non-surgical alternative to liposuction. It helps reduce fat tissue volume by using cooling to reduce and eliminate fat cells, he says. Suction is used to pull the fatty tissue up between two cooling plates. The cooling plates help to crystallize your fat cells. The fat cells break apart and are slowly dissolved and eliminated through your lymphatic system. With CoolSculpting™, you can tackle more targeted areas with no pain, Dr. Hall says. In fact, during the procedure patients can take a nap, talk on the phone or even work on a laptop. After the procedure, patients can return to normal activities immediately.
Another new advanced technology that has recently been introduced is Ultherapy®. This non-surgical device offers an alternative to a traditional face lift. It provides skin tightening and lifting through the use of ultrasound technology. This procedure also has no downtime, and results can be seen right away and improve over 3 months. These are just a few non-surgical alternatives available to patients looking for non-invasive procedures. Please visit Dr. Hall’s website at www.hallplasticsurgery.com or contact Hall Plastic Surgery & Rejuvenation Center today for more information on our surgical and non-surgical services.
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