5 Ways to Decrease the Healing Time of Your Plastic Surgery

1. Take it Easy

Avoid straining yourself in any way for the first few weeks of your recovery. Though you should get up and move about every hour to keep your blood flowing well and decrease blood clots, refrain from any activity that may increase your heart rate or blood pressure. Exercises, stretching, or lifting heavy items could increase pressure on your incision, making it slower to heal. For the first few weeks, just kick back and relax.

2. Hydrate

A hydrated body is a healthy body. Did you know that water is the main way that oxygen and nutrients make their way to your healing wound? Improper hydration can delay healing, so be sure to drink plenty of fluids as you recover. Water is usually best, but if you are dehydrated, you may be advised to go with something that also replenishes electrolytes, like a mild sports drink.

3. Avoid Sun

Exposing your new incision to sunlight can make your new scar more visible and even prolong the amount of time it takes to heal. For best results and faster healing times, avoid being in the sun for longer than 30 minutes at a time and always use SPF 30 or higher on new incisions or scars, even when covered by clothing.

4. Eat well

For the first couple of days following your surgery you may want to eat mainly soft, bland foods such as you might eat after having the flu. Certain pain medications may upset your stomach, and these types of foods usually are easier to digest with the medication. However, after the first couple of days you should switch to a more balanced diet. Without proper nutrition your body will not be able to heal as efficiently as it otherwise would. We recommend you eat a healthy mix of protein, as well as plenty of fruits and vegetables.

5. Don’t Rush It

It may seem counterintuitive, but the fastest way to heal is to not try to make it go faster. When you push your body to perform certain tasks before it is ready, you actually slow down the healing process, making it even longer before you’re back to normal. Listen to Dr. Brown and to your body, and give yourself enough time to recover.

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What is Power-V Face Contouring?

Power-V Face Contouring that makes V-line without cutting the bone” The Line lifting & Anti-aging Center produces the best results with the most ideal way considering individual thickness and elasticity of skin layer, jaw bones and development degree of masticatory muscle. The Line’s only power-v contouring eliminates the unnecessary fat of chin line and simultaneously lifts the soft tissues(dermic layer, adipose layer, SMAS layer) determining the form of chin line.

Features of Power-V Face Contouring

• More than 12,000 Times of Experiences and Know-How in Non-Surgical V-line Treatment
• Semi-Permanent Effect with 30 min of Treatment Only
• Quick Recovery,Activities Available on the Very Day
• Effect of Collagen Remodeling – Strengthening Skin Elasticity, Younger Face
• Treatment through Micro Laser Accredited by FDA

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What is Ten Lifting?

Ten Lifting is THE LINE’s specialized lifting treatment that provides 10 years younger look returning your skin age without incision. It is a new-concept of personalized lifting that improves droopy skin and wrinkles which are produced with ageing. This treatment provides the most suitable solution according to personal physical trait and region within 30 min of simple process.

• 10 years younger lifting that removes facial wrinkles in combination!
• The world’s first special lectures and papers on ten-lifting.

Features of Ten Lifting

• Solving problems for Nasolabial folds, Indian wrinkles, smile lines, drooping cheeks
• Soft and supple facial line by non-surgical lifting
• A firm and elastic lifting effect by stimulating the dermis extensively and widely
• Improvement of skin tone by collagen remodeling
• A simple and safe procedure with little or no swelling and bleeding

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What is Heart Line Fat Graft?

The Line Heart-line Fat Graft makes an elastic and voluminous facial lines, and have a baby face. Three-dimensional and soft face is completed by fat grafting to nasolabial folds, temple, glabella lines and sunken cheek, and also making forehead and front cheek plump.

Features of Heart-Line Fat Graft

• More than 7,000 times experience and know-how in fat graft
• A high survival rate by 5-step fine split fat graft
• Use the world’s most advanced cannula; MIRRORⅡ
• Lipokit fat graft that is no exposure in the air
• One-to-one personalized surgery that fits in the individual face outline

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Quick Cheekbone Surgery

It’s a simple and effective zygomaplasty compared to existing complexed arch reduction. More remarkable effect can be seen in case that lateral cheekbones are more protuberant than front cheekbones.

Suitable cases for Quick Cheekbone Reduction

• A wide and flat face
• Bumpy face outline due to high cheekbones
• Prominent cheekbones
• Face looks bigger than the actual in photographs
• Strong-looking
• Dark shadows under the cheekbones

The Line Quick-arch reduction know-how

• Maximizing reduction of facebone size by cheek reduction
• Maximizing the effect of full face
• Easy and quick facial contouring
• No worries about swelling and drooping cheek
• Rapid recovery with a little pain
• One-day surgery by conscious sedation

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18 Questions You Should Ask to Your Surgeon Before Rhinoplasty

If you are going for rhinoplasty then the first step is choosing your doctor. Trust me this is the most important and the most hard part of total rhinoplasty process. If you can choose a good and experienced doctor for your rhinoplasty then the other things will be go very easily. But here comes a new problem. How do you choose a good doctor? I hope the following 18 questions will help you to find a good doctor for your rhinoplasty. So, when you going to a doctor for consultancy then try to ask the questions. I hope your problem of choosing a good doctor will be solved.

1. Are you board certified and if so, by what board? (ASPS and ASAPS are both great answers).
2. How experienced are you in performing rhinoplasties? (ie, how many have you done and for how many years have you done them?).
3. What percentage of your practice is devoted to rhinoplasty?
4. When did you perform your last rhinoplasty?
5. What is your percentage of happy patients?
6. What is your policy on revisions?
7. What is your revision rate on your own patients? 

8. How long do you spend performing a rhinoplasty like mine? 

9. What are potential complications and risks in a nose like mine?
10. What type of rhinoplasty technique will you use for me?
11. What type of anesthesia do you use and why?
12. What sort of facility do you operate in and, if not in a hospital OR, what is your protocol in the case of unexpected surgical complications?
13. What percentage of your practice is open versus closed rhinoplasty? Can you use both techniques?
14. Can I see before and after cases of noses similar to mine?
15. Do you feel that you can create the type of nose that I have talked with you about?
16. Do you reconstruct the nose with autologous cartilage and tissue?
17. When should I expect to see the final result of the procedure?
18. When can I resume exercise and physical activity? 

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Will I Experience Back Pain After I Get Large Breast Implants?

When one of the best plastic surgeon for breast surgery Dr Yong Hym Cho from The Line Clinic Plastic Surgery consults with patients who are considering having a breast augmentation surgery, he often hears concerns that large breast implants will cause back pain.

Luckily, large breasts are usually not the sole cause of back pain, though they may contribute to pain caused by injury, pregnancy or a weakened spine. Often the back pain mistakenly associated with large breasts is actually due to a hunching of the shoulders, which strains the vertebrae and muscles in a woman’s upper back and between her shoulders.

Sometimes patients who opt for implants on the larger side may experience back pain for the first few weeks following surgery. This is the result of the spine and muscles adjusting to the added weight on the front of the body. In almost every case, this pain disappears within a few weeks following surgery and does not continue to cause problems down the road.

If you suffer from back pain and worry that a breast augmentation surgery could increase your pain in that area, a breast lift may be a better option for you. Though a breast lift will not increase your cup size, it will move the breast higher up on the chest wall and counteract the droopy appearance that sometimes comes with breastfeeding or aging. Be sure to discuss your concerns with Dr. Cho at your initial consultation.

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How to Keep the Weight Off After Liposuction

Liposuction is a fantastic procedure that can help target and eliminate small, stubborn pockets of fat from different places of your body. While it is not a weight loss solution, it can definitely play an important role in helping to shape your body. In some cases, liposuction is a small part of an overall weight loss strategy that focuses on getting rid of fat that exercise and diet just can’t seem to handle.

Dr. Jae Ho Cho from The Line Clinic Plastic Surgery Hospital often asked by patients, what patients can do to ensure the weight and fat they lose during the liposuction process actually stays off for good. Here are a few ideas and tips on what you can do to help keep the weight off after liposuction.

Remember that everyone is different, which means that some of these will work better for some and not so well for others.

Start With Good Habits

To make sure you are doing your best to keep the weight off after liposuction, start developing good eating and exercise habits before your surgery ever happens. Habits that are established before your surgery will carry over after and make a big difference in keeping the weight off. These habits might include drinking more water or eating smaller portions.

Drink Plenty of Water

There is no way of overstating how important water is to our health. Not only does it help with the recovery process, but it also plays a crucial role in flushing out toxins that can accumulate in our bodies. Water is also known to reduce hunger and help us maintain energy we need to be active.

Watch Your Diet

Anytime weight loss is discussed, there should always be a focus on healthy eating. You can help to keep the weight off after liposuction by eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid refined carbs such as sugar and stick to whole grains. Make sure you are getting a healthy breakfast everyday to get a good strong start and then be sure to eat foods high in fiber, minerals and antioxidants.

Exercise to Boost Your Metabolism

One proven method for keeping weight off is to keep your metabolism going strong. You can do this by making sure you do some sort of exercise for at least 20 to 30 minutes a day. You may find that you are a little sore for the first few days after liposuction, so be sure to follow your doctor’s directions as to when you can start exercising.

Many of these tips are common sense ideas that anyone would use to lose weight. We point them out here as a reminder that, just because you’ve had liposuction, there is no reason to stop doing what you know works. Remember that liposuction is not a replacement for good healthy habits.

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How Much Botox Can I Get?

BOTOX treatments can be a wonderful way soften your facial features and restore a more youthful appearance. This is an increasingly popular treatment that leaves patients thrilled with their results.
Patients who are considering having a BOTOX treatment often ask Dr. Lee from The Line Clinic Plastic Surgery hospital, “How much Botox can I get?” The short answer is, it depends.

What is BOTOX?
BOTOX is a naturally occurring neurotoxin that is injected into the muscles of the area being treated. This toxin temporarily blocks the nerve signals to your muscles, causing them to relax, which creates the appearance of fewer wrinkles.

How much is a dose of BOTOX?
BOTOX is measured in units, which corresponds to the number of molecules being injected. Because every patient’s face is different the dosage required depends on the person. Dr. Lee suggests that his patients start with the lowest recommended dosage for their first treatment so that the results can be observed and monitored. The dosage may be increased as needed for subsequent treatments.

How often can I have a treatment?
Dr. Lee recommends that his patients have a treatment every three to four months. Patients who have treatments regularly every 3-4 months eventually will have longer lasting results for up to 6 months.

For more information about BOTOX treatments or to schedule an initial consultation, give you can contact with online consultants from The Line Clinic Plastic Surgery hospital.

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