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 of us are familiar with the idea of rhinoplasty and how surgeons can help craft the perfect nose to balance your appearance, but fewer are as aware of the crucial, sometimes missing, other half of the equation – the chin.
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.
"Remember, we can sort of reverse the hands of time, we can't stop them. So, we could definitely rejuvenate you. We can definitely go backwards. However, how far backwards really depends on what you want, your genetics, what's been going on recently."
For African American patients undergoing mastectomy, the risk of complications and the postoperative appearance of the breast are among the important drivers of preferences about breast reconstruction, reports a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
