Important Plastic Surgery Procedures and Recovery
Due to birth disorders, disease, trauma and burns, facial and body defects are reconstructed through a surgical specialty which is known as plastic surgery. When an individual has plastic surgery it usually takes six months or more to heal thus lots of patience is required to be practiced. Burn repair surgery, hand surgery, scar revision surgery, congenital defect repair, breast reconstruction and lower extremity reconstruction are the types of plastic surgery. In order to become a plastic surgeon, training is required after a postgraduate residency program. For one become a plastic surgeon they undergo various types of training which include; an integrated residency training and an independent five year residency program.
A three year course of general surgery and another three year of plastic surgery is combined in the integrated residency training program. When a five year course in general surgery that is followed by a three year course in plastic surgery residency program it is referred to as an independent training. However the two residency training programs may include cosmetic surgery as a portion of a surgeon’s training. Since the recovery process after a plastic surgery takes a lot of time, individuals need to eat the right kind of foods in order to heal completely. Individuals undergoing the recovery process after plastic surgery require foods such as vegetables and fruits, water, spinach, omega-3 fats, eggs and spices.
For the purposes of controlling inflammation, spinach is a green leafy vegetable which has nutrients such as vitamin C and E and beta carotene. As for omega-3 fats they are found in fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel, flax and flax seed oil, hemp seed and hemp oil which reduces and controls inflammation. The body is provided with essential vitamins to help heal and fight infection by eating fruits and vegetables such as; pineapples, broccoli, red onions and apples.
An examples of plastic surgery is breast enhancement through augmentation and or enlargement which involves use of saline or silicone gel prosthetics and occasional fat grafting. The reason behind bust enlargement by most women is improved feelings based on their sexuality and self-esteem boost.
Breast reduction is another procedure that is done to provide relief from physical discomfort. Therefore breast reduction is important due to the following two reasons which are providing relief against physical discomfort and reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Even though breast reduction and breast lifts are same in their line of procedure, breast lifts are more riskier and they are not insured most of the time. Body contouring is a type of procedure that involves tummy tuck which reshapes and firms the abdomen. The procedure involves removing the middle and lower abdomen with the aim of muscle tightening and fascia.