Who benefits from Cosmetic(Aesthetic) Surgery?
Individuals who seek to alter specific body features to address their own dissatisfaction with such issues are very likely to be highly satisfied with cosmetic surgery. Typically these patients present for surgical assessment with clearly identified issues.

No person should ever undergo aesthetic surgery to satisfy another individual nor with the hope that it will save a deteriorating relationship.

Pre-operative Consultations
The purpose of these visits is to ensure that anbreast_reconstruction.shtmlate candidate for the envisaged surgery and properly understands what can (and sometimes cannot) be achieved. It is also essential that patients fully comprehend what the post-operative period might involve. I generally recommend that patients contemplating cosmetic surgery attend for at least two consultations so that there is ample opportunity for the surgery to be fully discussed and all the relevant issues considered without haste.

Post Operative Care
The well informed cosmetic surgery patient has a proper understanding of what to expect during the post-operative period. Every patient varies somewhat and regular review is the best way to ensure that your recovery is progressing well.

How reproducable is cosmetic surgery?
It is an inescapable fact that every individual responds differently to what may be essentially identical surgical procedures. Technically similar operations on diferent patients will result in differing degrees of swelling and bruising. Likewise when the skin of the eyelids or the face for example is adjusted in lid reductions or facelifts, the intrinsic elasticity of the skin(often influenced by the amount of sun damage) may produce some variation in results.

Likewise, similarly placed breast prostheses of identical size and shape will produce different results for each individual. The size and shape of the thorax, elasticity of the skin, and of course the amount of breast tissue are all factors which influence the final outcome. Results following liposuction are greatly affected by the elasticity of the overlying skin.