Recovery After a Tummy Tuck
December 10, 2012 - Rhys Branman, MD
As you probably know, an abdominoplasty or a tummy tuck is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fatty tissue from the abdomen and tightens the abdominal muscles. If you have a tummy tuck at Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center, you will have post operative instructions to follow after your surgery. For your health and safety, my nurse will go over these carefully with you, and give you a printed copy of specific instructions for your care after surgery. I would just like to give you a general idea here now. You will need someone to stay with you the first... 
Curious about the origins of breast augmentation? Well, I can tell you we have come a long way! It was not until the 19th century's invention of anesthesia that cosmetic surgery could even be considered for obvious reasons. By the way, the word cosmetic is from Greek kosmetikós, meaning “adornment.” Needless to say, people were hesitant enough to have surgery that was medically required without anesthesia, let alone cosmetic procedures. Back in the day anesthesia was still in its infancy and the rate of death from infection ranged from 13% to 85% and those percentages are based on surgeries that... 
You may have never heard of Guangzhou, the third largest city in China, also known as Canton, on the Pearl River, and about an hour by train from Hong Kong, but you may have heard the scuttlebutt about a Chinese man who divorced his wife and sued her for having an ugly baby. The man who sued was Jian Feng from northern China. Taken out of context, this report is shocking to Americans. Cosmetic surgery in China has become practically a necessity to many people, including graduating students looking for jobs according to The Huffington Post's video. Guangzhou may become... 
Cosmetic surgery should always be for your own self enhancement, after all, this is elective surgery. While it is true that studies have shown that cosmetic surgery can improve self esteem, you must have a realistic self image to begin with. For instance, some patients have wanted that nose job since they were teens, a flaw has always bothered them, and now they want to correct it. A patient may want to reduce wrinkles with laser resurfacing later in life. These are examples of healthy motivations for surgery. Particularly if the patient has a strong sense of self to begin... 
There is much confusion about the difference between a cosmetic surgeon and a plastic surgeon. Both specialties require over a decade of training. Very basically, a cosmetic surgeon is trained to improve or enhance the aesthetics of appearance. A plastic surgeon is specifically trained in reconstruction, trauma, and correcting deformities. A plastic surgeon may or may not have concentrated training in aesthetics. A cosmetic surgeon may be a plastic surgeon, or may have previously specialized in another surgical area. This is because there is no cosmetic surgery residency program in the United States. As stated on the American Board of... 
A recent study in Norway concluded that 49% of Norwegian women would consider cosmetic surgery. PhD. Iiná Márjá Jávo was surprised to find that half of the young women in her study were so amenable to cosmetic surgery. Most women wanted breast augmentation, liposuction or tummy tucks. Some of the women who participated in the study had been bullied about their looks. Others had eating disorders. In fact, apparently in Norway, there is a strong link between eating disorders and the desire for liposuction. Dr. Jávo has been the first to document this. In fact, she reported that "20% of women... 
Cosmetic surgery is about symmetry, proportion, and aesthetics. As humans, we naturally recognize another human face, we even recognize the distinction between a beautiful face and a not so attractive face. Somehow we do this without doing mathematical calculations in our heads too! But it turns out there is a mathematical aspect to beauty. It is a mathematic concept that you may have heard of , even if you are not sure what it means, called Phi. Phi is a ratio, a relationship of parts, and I am going to leave that as the definition because frankly, I don't want... 