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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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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Top 3 Benefits of Rhinoplasty - The Line Clinic Plastic Surgery

Rhinoplasty is a type of plastic surgery that can be cosmetic surgery or corrective surgery. Revision rhinoplasty is a very common procedure carried out in many reputable plastic surgeons offices in Florida and elsewhere more and more each day.  

For some patients, rhinoplasty is purely a cosmetic surgery procedure. For others it is a corrective procedure. Then again some patients get benefits from both revision and cosmetic for an overall improved quality of life. If you are considering getting a nose job or corrective rhinoplasty you may be wondering what some of the benefits are.

# 1 – Breathe Easy There’s a reason there is such a high market demand for products that help people breathe better. Breathing problems are a common complaint among a high percentage of people these days.

#2 – Sleep Better   Many people suffer with sleep issues related to breathing problems. Some of these issues can be as severe as sleep apnea.

# 3 – Feel Great   Even if you are getting your rhinoplasty procedure to help correct a problem, you will more than likely feel better about your physical appearance.

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