Two issues many patients want to discuss with their plastic surgeon both concern the post-surgery period. They are bruising and the healing of the incisions where the surgery took place. When the patient returns for a check-up many ask what they can do to reduce the scar tissue thickness. Truthfully, the best way of dealing with such problems is to prepare yourself before surgery-and then again after it. One … [Read more...]
Labiaplasty: For Adults Only
Labiaplasty is a procedure for an adult female who is able to make adult decisions about her own body. Most people care about the way they look. This is especially true of teen-agers, and many of them look for plastic surgery to make themselves look better. Thus, plastic surgery is becoming more and more common among teens. This is OK-as long as by "teen" we're referring to adult teens. For instance, sometimes … [Read more...]
Protecting & Healing the Skin
Whether you're getting a labiaplasty, vaginoplasty or some other cosmetic or reconstructive procedure, most surgeons agree that the healthier your skin, the better recovery you'll have from the plastic-surgery procedure. Therefore, it's a good idea to take care of your skin in the weeks just before your procedure. … [Read more...]
How NOT to Pay for Your Plastic Surgery
Here's a funny story about paying for plastic surgery. This is not how YOU want to pay for your labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, or any other form of plastic surgery. You cannot borrow or steal the funds from God. A man of the cloth decided he needed cosmetic surgery (Admittedly, not vaginoplasty). Here is what happened. … [Read more...]
So You Want to Be a Plastic Surgeon
Most of the time, I write for those interested in possibly getting a labiaplasty, vaginoplasty or other cosmetic / reconstructive surgery. But let me talk now to those who are considering pursuing plastic surgery as a career. … [Read more...]
Recession-Time Plastic Surgeries Bouncing Back
Without question, the terrible economy has taken a bite out of the plastic-surgery profession. A study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons showed that in 2008, cosmetic surgeries in the United States were down 9 percent from 2007-at $11.8 billion, to be exact. … [Read more...]
Loans for Your Labiaplasty or Vaginoplasty
With each passing month, it seems that labiaplasty and vaginoplasty get more and more popular. Unfortunately, because these are considered elective surgeries, it's difficult to get an insurance company to cover them. That means women opting for one of the procedures often must look elsewhere for the money to have the procedure done. So about this idea: a cosmetic-surgery loan. Believe it or not, this is a … [Read more...]
Vaginoplasty: NOT Genital Mutilation
It's venting time: One of the things that perturbs me is the repeated attempt by critics of vaginoplasty to lump it in with genital mutilation that goes on in a lot of a third-world countries. It's nothing new that there are critics to this reconstructive procedure. After all, many people are squeamish about talking about female genitalia-much less, discussing the idea of modifying them for the woman's comfort. … [Read more...]
Is It Plastic, Is It Cosmetic, or Is It Reconstructive?
For many people, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery are all the same creature. But believe it or not, there's a difference. Each is related, but there is a slight difference that you should know with each of them. Let's take a look at each of them. … [Read more...]
Media Does Not Prevent People From Having Plastic Surgery
Whether it's labiaplasty or breast reduction or a face lift, sometimes it seems like the media are working overtime to try to scare people away from plastic surgery. Horror stories are exploited everywhere: on daytime talk shows, in tabloids, and on late-night news programs. In fact, if you do a Yahoo search on “botched plastic surgery,” you'll gets lists of the worst plastic surgery operations and links to news … [Read more...]
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