The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is proud to advance the Advancing Women's Health Coverage Act (AWHCA) with our congressional champions and advocacy groups such as Susan G. Komen.
Rather than waiting for more drastic signs of aging, patients are seeking out facelifts much earlier as a preventive measure rather than a restorative procedure.
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.
"So I highly recommend thinking about leaning into zip-ups after any breast surgery. This is going to ensure that you're not having the discomfort of pulling clothes over your head and then back on."
Among patients undergoing panniculectomy to remove excess abdominal skin, those with previous COVID may be at higher risk of serious blood clot-related complications called venous thromboembolism (VTE), reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
