Plastic Surgery: The Dangers of the Procedure

The level of success of this medical field is really quite high and can be based on the fact that more and more techniques, paraphernalia and procedures are popping up to make things easier for those who wish to keep on looking young or wish to improve on their current looks.

Risks and Complications

What most people do not consider when they think of plastic surgery are the many risks and possible complications that may occur during the operation and during the recovery period. Even after several years, there is still a slight, or sometimes a bigger possibility, that a risk or a complication will develop or will manifest itself. Yes, surgeons do explain these to the patient, usually, on the initial meeting but they may sometime gloss over it because they have been so far successful with other patients. This usually happens when the doctor has a sense of security with regards his skill and the medical staff that will be attending him. There is nothing wrong with being confident in oneself but taking things for granted can be dangerous. The problem is that accidents do happen and these are usually unforeseen, hence the term accident.

Some of the dangers that can occur during the plastic surgery procedure are loss of blood, allergic reactions, elevated heart rate and shock, among many others. Only having allergic reactions is something that may be prevented or the risk of this happening can be lowered by having an allergy testing done beforehand or knowing what medications the patient is allergic to. The rest of the risks listed above are may occur to anyone at any given time. There is no one hundred percent sure way to test for these and the surgeon will have to base his assessment on the medical history of the patient as well as on the tests that he will ask the patient to undergo if he thinks there is something that he needs to clarify or make sure of.

High Risk Procedures

Liposuction is an easy to understand and do plastic surgery procedure but it has a high risk of going awry if the surgeon facilitating it is inexperienced. The reason for this is that the body may go into shock if too much fat is removed from it. Our body needs fat to function well and liposuction takes it away. This is the reason why there may be several sessions of liposuction before the desired result is achieved. Another high risk procedure is a tummy tuck, wherein a long incision may be needed to reach the goal. Blood loss may result to the longer incision. Breast augmentation is a basic procedure but the risk is long term. A ruptured or deflated implant can cause some complications. The presence of an implant can also mask possible tumors in the breasts.