Top 5 Tricks to Maximize Cosmetic Surgery Results
Posted January 29, 2025 in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
Because cosmetic surgery requires your time, money, and commitment, it’s important to make sure your results are as aesthetically pleasing and long-lasting as possible. This blog will discuss the top 5 ways to make the most of your cosmetic procedure.
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Make the Most of Your Cosmetic Procedure
Undergoing cosmetic surgery is an investment—in time, money, and effort. The results can be life-changing, however, with countless patients loving their new selves and wishing they had done it sooner. But we always want to make the most of our investments, including our cosmetic surgery results. Below, we’ve compiled a list of ways you can make your cosmetic procedure have a bigger impact.
Combining Facial Procedures
In most cases, different facial features age at relatively the same rate, so when facial sagging and wrinkles begin to appear around the mouth, chin, and jawline, you may also see aging in other areas. This is why combining your facelift with another procedure may be beneficial to a more comprehensive result: your enhanced features will blend together and look more natural, rather than displaying an enhanced area right next to an aged one. Most plastic surgeons will combine a facelift and neck lift, treating both the mid-face and neck for a more comprehensive rejuvenation. Treatment of the upper face can be done with a brow lift, which may be paired with an eyelid lift, for a more useful overall appearance. These procedures can also be done separately. At your consultation the surgeon will discuss your areas of concern and make suggestions as to the surgical procedure or procedures that will best address those concerns.
Combining Body Contouring Procedures
Similarly, it may be beneficial to combine body contouring procedures. Certain procedures, such as a Mommy Makeover, involve combining several surgeries into one operation. These procedures are all related to improving a woman’s figure after pregnancy or aging, so they treat specific areas of the body. Popular combinations include liposuction, tummy tucks, and some form of breast enhancement, such as a breast lift or breast augmentation. The benefit of combining these procedures is similar to that of facial procedures, as it results in a more cohesive end result and limits the recovery period than if you had separate operations. Many patients who seek body contouring procedures as anti-aging treatments find value in combining procedures for a more comprehensive result; combining breast lifts and breast augmentation is a great example of this, as patients can see improvement in both the shape, volume, and position of the breasts.
Recovery Tips
Your plastic surgeon certainly plays a huge role in the end result of your procedures, but you do as well. Your job is recovery—a successful recovery period can be the difference between a beautiful surgical result and a lackluster one. The following tips can help you protect your healing body and see the best possible results:
- Follow all aftercare instructions and ask before incorporating new activities.
- Don’t rush the process—this means no fudging timelines for working out, etc., as this can adversely affect your results.
- Incorporate light walking as soon as possible. This increases blood circulation, which promotes healing and reduces the risk of blood clots.
- Protect all incision sites and sutures from the sun. Sun exposure can cause darker scars, which can detract from the final results.
Follow-up Treatments and Skin Care
You’ll need to schedule follow-up appointments with your plastic surgeon during and after your recovery period, sometimes to remove sutures and drains or to check your healing process. These are just as important as any other part of your plastic surgery process, so do your best to keep on track. Early check-ins can also be helpful in catching any side effects early in the event they occur.
Supplementing your facial rejuvenation surgery results with non-surgical aesthetic treatments is another way to maintain and improve upon your results. After a facelift, brow lift, or eyelid surgery, patients can undergo laser resurfacing, microdermabrasion, microneedling, or any other skin resurfacing medspa treatment to improve the look and health of the skin. Not only does this make your surgical results shine, but it can also help maintain the longevity of certain procedures or prevent the need for others. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation treatments like dermal filler injections or BOTOX® Cosmetic can also help create a more seamless result.
Weight Management
Lastly, maintaining a healthy weight is crucial in making the most of your body contouring results, especially certain procedures like tummy tucks. Weight fluctuations are some of the main contributors to needing body contouring procedures in the first place, as bouncing from a large size to a smaller one can result in loose skin, necessitating surgery. For best results, maintain a healthy, stable weight after your procedure to keep your results for as long as possible.
Learn More About Popular Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in Houston, TX
Dr. Mennen Gallas is a board-certified plastic surgeon serving the Katy, TX, and Houston area for over twenty years. Dr. Gallas specializes in breast, body, and facial surgeries, in addition to non-surgical cosmetic services. If you want to learn more about how Dr. Gallas can help you combine procedures for an ideal cosmetic result, call Gallas Plastic Surgery & Vein Center today at (281) 646-1114 or fill out the contact form to get started.
