School calendars, ski vacations and beach season all play a role in shaping plastic surgery trends and patient decisions. It's an interesting phenomenon, to be sure, and it's often a practical one, too. Certain plastic surgery procedures tend to spike at specific times of the year, as patients' goals and free time shift with the seasons.
If you are on a GLP-1 medication and are experiencing changes in the appearance of your genitalia or physical discomfort due to skin laxity, this can be a result of sudden, significant weight loss.
Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures, and with proper postoperative care, most patients enjoy excellent results with minimal visible scarring.
"You wanna take care of your overall body, and that care is so critical. We have definitely discovered over the past five, 10 years, that's very, very important to give you the best long-lasting results."
For women undergoing surgery to place tissue expanders – a common technique for staged breast reconstruction – recent antibiotic use may be a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI), reports a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
