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Post Breast Surgery Exercises Can Improve Your Results

Whether you’re having breast augmentation, breast reduction, or a breast lift, performing routine exercises after your surgery will help you achieve the best surgery results possible. Exercise after your breast surgery will help increase blood flow, keep skin and underlying muscles elastic, and help your body adjust to the changes you’ve made. By performing the right post-breast surgery exercises, you can lessen your chances of breast surgery risks like infection or capsular contracture. After your breast surgery, you need to rest and avoid strenuous activities, but that doesn’t mean you can’t perform any exercises. Some of the best exercises you can perform […]

What to Eat After Your Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic surgery might be an elective procedure for many people, but regardless of its necessity, it is still invasive and requires serious recovery. Breast surgery, liposuction, and abdominoplasty can all have recovery periods of a couple of months, and to help you make it through this period successfully a good diet is essential. In the past, it has been shown that a nutritional diet will help you much more during the recovery process than regular hospital food. Many hospital foods are high in carbohydrates and saturated fats, but lacking in important nutrients. They are also over-processed before getting to the recovering […]

The Myths of Plastic Surgery Vacations

A search on the internet for plastic surgery will return many options for people considering traveling to a coastline resort or other country for their plastic surgery. Some of these websites claim that you can have fun and relax after your procedure or that you can enjoy a full vacation before you return home with a great new body. The truth is, you may not be able to have nearly as much “fun” as you would like to believe. One of the most important parts of plastic surgery is the recovery period. For procedures like liposuction, abdominoplasty, and breast augmentation, the […]

Should You Restore Your Breasts With Fat Transfer or Breast Implants?

There have been recent news stories on the benefits of having fat taken from a liposuction procedure and transferred to the breasts. Some women are now wondering if that procedure would be right for them. In the past, fat transfer was used during reconstructive breast surgery, but it is now being considered for cosmetic surgeries. The idea of taking the fat from problems areas and relocating it to the breasts to gain size and shape is appealing for many women. But the process is not as simple as it sounds. First, the fat taken from the liposuction procedure must be separated from […]

Cosmetic Surgery Options for Men

For many years, the only people really considering plastic surgery in the U.S. were women. Today, men are also choosing to use cosmetic surgery to achieve the appearance they have always wanted. With cosmetic surgery, men can correct facial wrinkles and lines that cause the face to appear old or tired. They can also correct the sagging, loose skin that has developed around their bodies, or isolated pockets of fat that are resistant to weight loss efforts. We provide our male cosmetic surgery patients in Dallas, Texas with a wide variety of procedures to help them turn back the clock. If you […]

Maintaining Your Breast Health After Breast Implants

Over 40,000 women die every year from breast cancer and nearly 200,000 women in addition to that are diagnosed with the disease. It is crucial that you take care of the health of your breasts in order to live a long, healthy life. Breast augmentation surgery is something thousands of women consider. Today, breast implants do not pose as much difficulty for mammograms, as most facilities have a person who is trained in the slightly different technique used for women with breast implants. Some of the ways you can continue to monitor your breast health include: Scheduling a Pre-Breast-Implant Mammogram – It’s important […]

Cosmetic Surgery after Major Weight Loss

Losing a large amount of weight is an amazing accomplishment for anyone. But after reaching that milestone, some people find themselves still unsatisfied with their body appearance. If you live in the Fort Worth or Dallas, Texas area and you’ve lost a lot of weight, Dr. Rai has a few cosmetic surgery options that can help you achieve the body appearance you want: Liposuction – No matter how much exercise you do, there may be areas of fat on your body that are resistant to your efforts. Dr. Rai can use liposuction to remove some of the fat in these areas […]

Considering Cosmetic Surgery Before Summer

The summer time is great for going to the beach, swimming at the pool, and getting outside for any number of other activities. May is a perfect month to consider cosmetic surgery because you will be able to recuperate from the procedure in time to enjoy the sun and weather during the upcoming months. Whether you want to add size and shape, gain a firmer looking body, or rid yourself of some unwanted wrinkles or lines, there is a fantastic cosmetic surgery solution for you. Some of the procedures we include: BOTOX® Cosmetic Injections – During the non-invasive procedure, we will inject […]

Busting Some Plastic Surgery Myths: Part 2

Yesterday this space featured a blog on three plastic surgery myths. Today we deal with three more. 4. Don’t ask your plastic surgeon tough questions – it is disrespectful When you are deciding which plastic surgeon to choose, you can schedule free consultations to talk to each surgeon. By all means take a list of tough questions with you and note down the answers (briefly, as all surgeons are very busy people). It is entirely appropriate to ask questions about the cosmetic surgeon’s background and qualifications – in fact it is essential for your own safety. Ask whether the surgeon has ever […]

Busting Some Plastic Surgery Myths: Part 1

Cosmetic surgery is plastic surgery done for cosmetic reasons. Since it has become so popular over recent years, many myths have emerged that need to be dealt with periodically. 1. Only a plastic surgeon can legally do plastic surgery There are no regulations that restrict what type of medical practitioner may do plastic surgery. That is why it is so important to choose your cosmetic surgeon carefully, after checking into his or her training and experience. For best results and maximum safety choose only a cosmetic surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Professional memberships are also […]

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