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Tips for a Smooth Breast Lift Recovery

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For patients who wish to achieve and maintain a perkier, more youthful breast contour with breast lift surgery, the post-surgery recovery period is an incredibly important time. Your journey to excellent, long-lasting aesthetic results from your breast lift does not end when your surgery does. Every patient is different, and no two surgeries and recoveries are the same. Still, in my experience, patients who are aware of the more universal truths about breast lift recovery will have an easier time physically and emotionally recovering from their procedure. I have provided a few tips that can help any patient have a smooth and simple recovery from their breast lift.

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After all, these instructions exist for a reason. As a double board-certified plastic surgeon, I have been helping guide breast lift patients through their recoveries for over 25 years. I base my post-care instructions for each patient I see on their personal needs as well as the specific details of their procedure.

Don’t Push Yourself Too Hard

While it’s important for you to move around during your recovery to help get your blood flowing and lower your risk for blood clots, make sure not to push yourself too hard too fast. During your first week of recovery, it is important to avoid bending over, heavy lifting, or performing any strenuous activities that can put unnecessary pressure on your chest area. This can affect the healing process and cause unwanted complications.

Take Your Pain Medication

While the amount of pain medication needed can vary depending on the specifics of your surgery as well as your personal pain threshold, it’s important to be honest with yourself and take advantage of the resources available to you. Allowing yourself to be in more pain than you need to be can actually raise your blood pressure and increase your risk for certain complications. So if you need meds to help manage your post-surgery pain, don’t hesitate to take them.

Don’t Forget Your Follow-Up Appointments

Whether any problems arise or not, it is important to keep your follow-up appointments while recovering from your breast lift. Follow-up appointments with your plastic surgeon can be a great way to monitor your results and make sure your recovery is going well. Don’t hesitate to bring up any concerns or ask any questions you may have during your recovery period.

While I want my patients to be positive and optimistic about their procedures, it’s also important to keep reasonable expectations and understand that it will take time for the final results of your breast lift to show. In the meantime, take your recovery seriously and be patient. The initial days and weeks following your surgery are critical to the long-term results you hope to achieve. If you would like to learn more about cosmetic surgery or schedule your plastic surgery consultation, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott, today. And don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for more plastic surgery tips, news, pictures, and more.

Sharing my Experience as a Plastic Surgeon

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The duties of a double board-certified plastic surgeon go far beyond simply performing surgical procedures on patients. After over 35 years of performing cosmetic surgery, I have gathered a wealth of information and knowledge on various surgical techniques and methods. I believe it is part of my professional responsibility to share the things I have learned  through the years. That’s why I take my role as both a teacher and a mentor to the next generation of up-and-coming cosmetic medical professionals so seriously.

I take great pride in helping young surgeons understand the problem-solving methods needed to succeed in the world of cosmetic surgery. But there is more to teaching cosmetic surgery than just advising young doctors. My teaching has taken me across the world to give presentations, perform surgical procedures, and demonstrate specific surgical techniques that I have developed like my signature short scar facelift on a more intimate, peer-to-peer basis.

My love of teaching and passing on knowledge is a major reason why I have served as one of the directors of the Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium for almost 20 years. Check out the video below where I discuss this more in-depth.

It is my belief that the more my generation passes on to the next, the better the entire plastic surgery field can be. I take great pride in doing my part to help provide less experienced cosmetic plastic surgeons with as much knowledge and skill as possible. For more information or to schedule a plastic surgery consultation today, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott. You can also stay up-to-date on the latest cosmetic surgery news, photos, and more by following me on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

The Advantages of Combining Cosmetic Surgery Procedures

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Cosmetic surgery can be perfect for patients who want to tweak their appearance and correct aesthetic imperfections that keep them from looking and feeling their best. Although cosmetic surgery is often extremely effective for treating specific issues like removing excess fat or altering a patient’s breast size, it’s common for patients to have aesthetic goals that require multiple procedures. As such, many patients ask if it is possible to combine multiple surgeries into one. Thankfully, as long as the patient is healthy enough, combining cosmetic procedures is indeed possible and an excellent way to get the most out of your surgery experience. By combining, patients can not only address multiple problem areas at once, but they can also reduce the downtime needed for recovery, and potentially limit the costs as well. To help give you a better idea of how combined cosmetic procedures can complement each other, here are a few of the most popular combinations that I perform.

The Advantages of Combining Cosmetic Surgery Procedures
Combining Liposuction with Fat Transfer Injections

Liposuction is the most commonly-performed cosmetic surgery in the US, and with good reason. This tried and true body contouring procedure is a great way for patients to shed unwanted, excess fat that can’t be lost through diet and exercise alone. However, what many patients don’t realize is that the fat removed during liposuction can provide its own unique aesthetic benefits too. Fat transfer injections purify the fat removed during lipo and re-inject it back into the patient’s body to add natural-looking volume to areas that may be lacking. Fat transfer is a versatile procedure than can be used to rejuvenate a patient’s breasts, buttocks, or face.

Combining a Facelift with a Neck Lift

Some patients prefer to combine their facelift with an additional procedure like a neck lift to achieve even more comprehensive results. While a short scar facelift can help patients with moderate laxity in the neck and jowls, more severe sagging may require a neck lift to remove excess skin and fat from the neck area as well as possibly restructuring the neck muscles to help eliminate a double chin or “turkey neck”.

Mommy Makeover

Perhaps the most well-known combination surgery, a mommy makeover combines three body contouring procedures to help women rejuvenate their appearance and reclaim their pre-baby body after pregnancy. A mommy makeover includes liposuction, a tummy tuck to create a firmer abdomen and repair muscles that may have been separated, and a cosmetic breast surgery (either a breast augmentation, a breast reduction, or a breast lift depending on the patient’s specific needs).

Choosing which cosmetic surgery procedure (or procedures) is a personal decision that requires much thought, research, and consultation. That’s why I try to make my patients aware of all their potential treatment options to help ensure that they find the right procedures for their unique aesthetic goals. For more info or to schedule a plastic surgery consultation, please contact me, Dr. Franklyn Elliott, today. And make sure to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for more plastic surgery tips, photos, and updates.

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