Breast enhancement surgery is an important decision and should not be taken lightly. When I meet with surgical candidates, I want them to be as informed as possible about their procedure options and outcomes. This is one reason I encourage many women considering breast enhancement to talk with past patients who have undergone a similar breast enhancement surgery at my Tampa, Florida practice.

Ask about Expectations

Find out what kind of expectations the patient had about the doctor and the procedure. Finding out how those expectations were met, or why they changed over time, will give you a better idea of how to think about your own expectations for your procedure and results. Their answers should also give you a better idea of the ways the patient did (or didn’t) feel prepared for the procedure, and what they wished they had known beforehand.

Get Research Tips

Unfortunately, some breast enhancement surgery patients in Tampa, Florida go into surgery knowing very little about their surgeon or their options. Generally, this makes for less-happy patients, but surgeons and past patients can both give you practical tips for how to find out more about your procedure ahead of time. These questions also give you an idea if the past patient based their choice - and opinion about their results - on impulse, rather than accurate information about the doctor’s credentials and the facility’s quality of care.

Find Out about the Transition Process

Recovery is very important physically for my Tampa breast augmentation patients, but also is a key time for you to acclimate yourself mentally and emotionally to the new you. Patients tend to feel best about their surgical outcome when they involve their closest family and friends in the process, so this is another area where suggestions can help.

Keep in mind that every person’s experience with cosmetic surgery is unique, and that it’s not enough to choose a surgeon just because that particular surgeon met that particular person’s needs. Find a surgeon whose capabilities and approach match your goals.

Recently, a woman was arrested and charged with selling, among other things, human growth hormone and imitation BOTOX® Cosmetic over the Internet. The women and men who purchased the product were hoping to get a “do-it-yourself” version of the BOTOX that has helped Fort Myers women and men successfully smooth and tone wrinkling skin, but what they received was not even chemically similar.

Patients who receive BOTOX in Fort Myers from a qualified doctor find that the process is quick and easy, requiring only very tiny injections. However, the fact that experienced medical professionals can perform this treatment efficiently, gracefully, and with great results does not mean that just anyone could. BOTOX injections are a specialized medical procedure, and neither the patient nor the person performing the procedure should value it as less.

Repeated muscle movement and the normal process of aging cause facial wrinkling in areas of delicate skin like those around the eyes and forehead. Over time your skin also becomes thinner, creating fine lines that deepen with age. These “dynamic” wrinkles, created by repeated motion, join networks of “static” wrinkles to make you appear older and less vibrant than you really are. BOTOX Cosmetic is FDA approved to relax tightened muscles and temporarily correct dynamic wrinkles safely - when it is administered by a qualified medical professional.

Who Should You Choose for BOTOX in Fort Myers?

Technically, only a doctor, physician’s assistant, or registered nurse may administer BOTOX. In practice, though, the procedure demands a bit more - a medical professional must have the training and experience that will equip them to safely produce results you will be happy with.

Your medical professional must have the background and training to:

• Understand and recognize the difference between dynamic wrinkles, which BOTOX Cosmetic can effectively treat, and static ones
• Know how your tissue type and age affect how and where BOTOX Cosmetic should be administered
• Demonstrate through their client photos and professional resume that they are competent to evaluate your face individually to enhance your unique aesthetic appeal

Your treatment professional should take the time to meet with you to evaluate your unique facial structure before determining where and how they will apply BOTOX. Fort Myers medical professionals who believe that one size fits all when it comes to these treatments are not going to be able to give you a customized result.

Larger Implications of Your Choice of Medical Professional

If you choose to maintain your smoother appearance with touch-up treatments, a qualified Fort Myers cosmetic surgery professional who understands facial tissues will be able to help you continue looking great. Medical professionals who are not deeply familiar with how and why BOTOX works are ill equipped to prevent or resolve any unexpected problems.

The bottom line is that you need to choose your doctor carefully, even for a procedure like BOTOX Cosmetic that seems to be fairly straightforward with minimal risk.

1. Liposuction is a “lazy mom’s” weight loss method

Despite frequent misrepresentation in the media, Los Angeles liposuction is simply not a weight loss method. It is most effective for specific lumpy or flabby “problem areas,” for women who are at a healthy weight, close to their goal size. Getting back into your pre-pregnancy exercise habits can be difficult after childbirth, but liposuction is most effective for women who are already working to maintain their health and get back into that rhythm.

2. The procedure is the same whether or not you have had a child

Some surgeons would say so, but unfortunately their results tell a different story. When you have a child, the hormone fluctuations and physical strain that cause those stubborn fatty patches also stretch out your abdominal muscles and change skin elasticity. “Discount” surgeons will give you the same treatment as everyone else, when you really need an approach that will address your unique post-pregnancy body.

3. Liposuction fixes cellulite, loose skin, and stretched muscles, too

Liposuction for Los Angeles mothers is best focused to address fat alone. Cellulite appears because of fibrous structures beneath the skin that liposuction cannot dissolve, and are best corrected through noninvasive cellulite treatments like VelaShape™ or SmoothShapes®.

The loose skin issue is part of the reason liposuction is not a weight loss method and not appropriate for patients who are severely obese. A loose, “flabby” appearance can be due to fat, or it can result from a combination of loose skin and stretched-out muscles.

The problem is that for many women, pregnancy affects all three areas. Hormones can leave skin too thin to regain its old shape after being stretched out, and your abdominal muscles may stay loose no matter how much you exercise because they were overstretched as the baby grew. Mommy Makeover body contouring procedures often combine Los Angeles tummy tuck and liposuction to address skin and muscle laxity along with excess fat deposits.

4. It involves severe pain, extensive scarring, and high surgical risks

From a qualified surgeon, none of these things should be true. While liposuction for moms may involve added considerations, and combination procedures like tummy tuck naturally involve more scarring, new techniques in liposuction such as power-assisted liposuction (PAL) allow surgeons to use smaller incisions and avoid the kind of rigorous movements that used to cause heavy bruising.

5. Liposuction will immediately correct all of your body issues

Even small changes can prompt a big difference in how attractive and self-confident you feel, and liposuction has definitely helped many women maintain their healthy self-image. However, body contouring is most appropriate for women with a stable, largely positive self-image.

Women who are experiencing an unhealthy level of sadness or frustration over the effects of pregnancy on their body will need to address these emotional issues before they undergo any kind of cosmetic procedure. Los Angeles cosmetic surgeries like tummy tuck and liposuction can help improve body image, certainly, but they will not transform you into an entirely new person.