Despite economic headwinds in 2024, overall patient demand for plastic surgery procedures remained steady, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) revealed in its latest annual report.
Many patients are concerned about the appearance of their nose, but some are hesitant to undergo traditional surgical rhinoplasty to correct imperfections and irregularities.
Most plastic surgery procedures cause some scarring. Patients often determine the success of their surgery by how visible the scars are. Scarring is inevitable with surgery, but there are many different ways to make them less noticeable.
"Avoid direct sunlight exposure to your incisions for the first year after surgery. And the reason for that is because the UV light in sun can actually cause your incisions and scars to appear darker or more red."
For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits – and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key outcomes, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
