In the Indianapolis, Indiana area, Dr. Richard Linderman, is a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience performing plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentations, tummy tucks, face lifts, and other surgeries. If you'd like to find out more about pursuing plastic surgery, and combining more than one procedure for optimal results, please contact Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Indiana at 317-848-5400.
If you're considering plastic surgery, you might be wondering if you can take care of several issues at the same time, rather than having all your work done piecemeal. Some procedures seem to go together, after all, and it seems like it might be more efficient to have them done at the same time.
In fact, this is often true. Many plastic surgeons will combine plastic surgery procedures, depending on the results you wish to achieve and the procedures you have chosen to undergo. Your chosen doctor can tell you what his or her policy is on combining procedures, and if your case will benefit from this approach.
Why Combine Surgeries?
In many cases, cosmetic surgeries provide better, more dramatic and satisfactory results if a few procedures are combined. For example, if you're seeking corrective surgery after pregnancy or a significant weight loss, you might want to combine a tummy tuck with a breast lift or thigh lift, all of which can effectively deal with the excess skin and fatty tissue that can make you look heavier than you really are. A face lift procedure could be combined with an eye lift to provide a more youthful appearance to the whole face.
Some advantages to combining cosmetic procedures include:
• Lower facility costs, since you'll only have to go to the hospital once
• Lower fees for anesthesia
• Faster recovery time, instead of having to recover from each procedure individually
There is a slightly increased risk of complications with multiple procedures, and if the surgery takes longer than about six hours, there's also a slightly increased risk of complications with your anesthesia. While these risks are small, you should discuss them with your plastic surgeon before making a decision about undergoing a combination of procedures. An experienced, board certified plastic surgeon will be able to determine the best course of action for your particular needs.
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