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Complications In Hair Transplant - How To Avoid Them

Complications In Hair Transplant - How To Avoid Them

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Introduction

Hair transplant surgery is one of the commonest procedures in Male Cosmetic Surgery and is also becoming common in Females. A number of patients are worried about the complications of hair transplant and particularly the scar in the strip procedure. There are simple procedures to avoid the complications in such cases

Possible situations

1. Prolonged pain in the back of the head and headaches

This situation is easily avoidable. It occurs commonly in procedures that are done by untrained surgeons and other surgeons who perform hair transplant, assuming that it is a simple procedure. The reason for this is that these surgeons raise the hair bearing strip in the sub galeal plane, since it is faster and blood less. What they forget is that this plane also damages the nerves and the vessels permanently. A nerve that is avulsed, never recovers, and develops a swollen end known as neuroma that is responsible for the jarring pain and irritable sensation that occurs chronically. It is advised that the strip be raised in the plane above galea, just 1 mm deep to the follicle roots. This clearly prevents damage to the nerves, and if done patiently, does not cause any bleeding and is reasonably fast. The surgeon only needs to be patient and know tissue handling.

2. Scar on the back of the head

Usually the scar on the back of the head should be a pencil line thickness and well settled, and not red in colour. In some individuals there is a naturally tight scalp. Slight scar spreading does occur in them. But this should not be common. In most of the clients, the scar should be imperceptible. The trick is simply to do a 2 layered closure and the 2 edges should not be in tension. It is advisable to dissect the layers a bit so that they come closer to each other Monocryl may be preferred to Vicryl for better tension control and less reaction

3. Bleeding

This should never be a problem. It is essential to use a tumescent anesthesia for infiltation. Inject Adrenaline in a concentration of 1:200,000, and wait for at least 7 minutes. Apply pressure on both sides of the strip and raise the strip in the proper plane. It hardly bleeds at all.

4. Infection

This should be the rarest of clinical situations. If it does occur, it is prudent to question the sterilisation techniques used.

5. No hair growth or poor density

This situation is something that needs better surgical technique. The viability of hair follicles has to be maintained, cold saline should be used to maintain the hair follicles. The assistants should be carefully taught the procedures so that inadvertent hair root damage does not occur. It is important to not keep the hair roots exposed for too long outside the body. Use of fine instruments to make slits allows better density.

Dr Amit Gupta is a Plastic Surgeon from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, who has specialized in the fields of Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Surgery, Microfollicular Hair Transplant, and Lasers. He was awarded with Gold Medal during his training for his academic excellence. He was awarded with the Lt. Governor’s Trophy for the Best All Round Medical Graduate in the year 1999, and Dr KB Sharma Shield for Best Contributor to Corporate Life of College. He participated in various co-curricular activities in his college days, and was instrumental in furthering stage activities in MAMC. He was awarded Silver Medal in Gynecology and Obstetrics also. He joined General Surgery in the same Institute and completed the Course in his first attempt in 2003.
Dr Amit Gupta joined the superspeciality Course of Plastic Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College which he cleared in 2007 in his attempt. During his training he underwent training in Burns Trauma Management Cancer and Microvascular Surgery Reconstructive and Congenital Defect Correction Surgery. He then pursued specialized fellowships in Cosmetic Surgery in Belgium (Europe) and Brazil. He has trained with Dr Patrick Tonnard in Belgium where he was trained in MACS Lift Surgery which is the most current development in the field of Facial Rejuvenative Surgery in Europe. He then pursued fellowships in Cosmetic Surgery in Brazil where he trained with the likes of Dr Ruth Graf and Dr Ana Zulmira who are regarded as icons in Cosmetic Surgery

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What Is Collagen?

Collagen accounts for 25% of the total amount of proteins in the body, the most plentiful of all bodily proteins. It is fibrous and holds together and supports other body tissues. Collagen is present in skin, tendons, cartilage, bone, and teeth. It is sold as a dietary supplement to help with joint mobility. Along with elastin, collagen gives body tissues their form and strength and flexibility. These two substances work together in lungs, tendons, bones, and blood vessels.

Another protein in the skin, keratin, works with collagen and elastin to give skin resilience. As we get older, collagen degrades and leads to wrinkles. Therefore, to fight visible effects of aging, collagen is very helpful. Unfortunately, collagen is too large a molecule to be absorbed through the skin. Some anti-aging science is aimed at stimulating production of collagen in skin cells.

Collagen degradation is worse in sun damaged skin. Loss of collagen makes people look older and tired. There are several injectible collagen products that can replace some of the collagen lost through aging and sun exposure.

Zyderm and Zyplast are injectible collagen products made from highly purified cow collagen. They are used to produce better lip definition, and to fill out fine lines and acne scars. The effects last three to six months. Before using either of these, clients have to have a skin test to determine if there is an allergic response to Zyderm or Zyplast.

Cosmoderm and Cosmoplast are made from purified human collagen. They do not require an allergy skin test before treatment. Results last two or three months.

Evolence is one of the newer dermal fillers. It is derived from pig collagen and is injected into the underlying skin layers to correct medium to deep facial wrinkles. There is some evidence that Evolence causes less temporary bruising and swelling than other dermal fillers. It also appears to last longer than other fillers – up to 12 months in some cases.

Leonard Dawson is a freelance article writer who writes for Cosmetic Surgery Guru about current issues, technology and news within the cosmetic surgery market.

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Plastic Surgery in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and Beyond..

If it’s good enough for Joan Rivers, it’s good enough for you. In her latest book, Men Are Stupid …And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery, the mega-star has admitted the she has had loads of operations, on her eyes, arms, lips, breasts, tummy and nose. Plus, she regularly gets Botox injections as well as a host of other anti-aging treatments to keep the Grim Reaper at bay - or at least allowing him to see her looking damn good before she passes on.

As Rivers - who’s amazingly now 75 years old - knows, the more we age, the more we tend to droop and sag. It’s sad fact of life, as the effects of gravity begin to take their toll on those with even the most elastic of skin. Clever plastic surgeons, however, have ways to revere the effects of aging, and make us look younger than we really are. But which procedures are really right for us?

While every individual is different, most of us follow a similar pattern when it comes to aging - and most of us can benefit from procedures designed for people at a certain age in their lives. Here are the most commonly performed operations for people in a specific age group. Read about them and see if they appeal to you - or if they make you want to run the other way!

The 20s

Most of us still look youthful at this age, and aging doesn’t play an enormous role when it comes to the type of cosmetic procedures offered to people in this age group. Skin care treatments are usually popular, both to get rid of leftover acne and/or scars, and to ward off wrinkles in future. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

THE PROBLEM: Specific problems that plague an individual, regardless of age. While most people in this age group respond well to exercise, genetic problems might still remain, such as a saggy butt, flat cheeks (on the face, that is), flat chest or skinny legs.

THE RECOMMENDATION: The most common procedures performed in the US among people in their 20s were liposuction, boob jobs and rhinoplasty ops (that’s a nose job, dummy). Less invasive procedures such as Botox (yes, even in your 20s!) and dermal fillers to augment the lips are also popular among the twenty-something set. A butt, cheek of calf implant may be desired as well, for those who are active at the gym but still can’t achieve the perfect body - or face - they so desire.

The 30s

Youth is beginning to wane, and wrinkles are accumulating on the face, as well as fat deposits collecting in the chin and other areas. The body is also showing signs of wear and tear, and doing it on your own just doesn’t cut it.

THE PROBLEM: Good skin elasticity means a variety of facial treatments are available that can work to good effect. However, diet and exercise don’t have quite the same effect they did in the past - plus the result of pregnancy may have taken a toll - so body contouring treatments might be warranted. Your metabolism has slowed down, and everything is harder work. Surgery can help.

THE RECOMMENDATION: Loads of skin care treatments can turn back the clock, such as microdermabrasion, Thermage and laser skin tightening. To make it look like you’ve never had a baby - and certainly never breastfed one - why not try a breast uplift and augmentation, as well as a tummy tuck, stretch mark removal surgery and a course of lipo?

The 40s

Things are starting to slide south faster and faster, the skin is losing its elasticity and it takes about five hours to work off one Krispy Kreme donut. Why? Welcome to the 40s!

THE PROBLEM: Loose skin makes the face - and other areas of the body - look saggy and droopy. Excess fat is accumulating faster than you can say “Malibu Beach Diet”, and for those who postponed having kids until now, the post-baby jelly belly is here to stay. Nobody wants to watch every mouthful they eat, so there has to be another way…

THE RECOMMENDATION: Get rid of fine lines and wrinkles, or at least the appearance of them, with non-invasive treatments such as Botox and Thermage. More invasive measures would include a brow lift and eyelid surgery. Some people even have complete face lifts at this age, or at least a thread or mini lift (studies have shown that people in their late 40s who get face lifts are the most happy with the results). Old faves include tummy tucks, boob jobs and lipo, and if your neck is showing signs of looking like a turkey, you might want to have a neck lift - or at least some lipo - in the neck area before it gets a lot worse.

The 50s

Facial surgery is a big thing for women and men of this age, as the first real signs of aging appear on the face. Lack of volume in the face plus gravity can make you droop and look haggard and/or constantly tired. Perk yourself up with a spot o’ surgery!

THE PROBLEM: Saggy face and neck, hollow cheeks, lack of vitality in the face, a youthful visage that has disappeared with age. Even if you splashed out $3,500 on a fab designer outfit, spend a grand on a haircut and eat nothing but lettuce leaves for a month, your face will still give you away.

THE RECOMMENDATION: Anything that can plump up the face and make it look younger is popular among people this age. This can include obvious techniques such as a face lift and fillers, but also can include the less obvious: cheek implants, neck lift, browlift. Non-invasive treatments to look better are also popular, such as laser and pulsed-light therapy. Women who have had surgery for breast cancer etc might also be investigating reconstructive surgery at this age. Saying that, most people who want boob jobs etc will have already had one - or two, or three - by the time they hit the big 5-0.

Beyond…

As Joan Rivers has proven, anyone can look younger - or drastically altered, as if they’d had a myriad number of procedures performed on their body and face - through plastic surgery. Whether you’re 21, 51 or 81, there is a surgery out there to suit you - and a surgeon willing to do it.

If you are considering surgery, however, do your homework first and think long and hard about whether the outcome is really what you want. If you don’t have realistic expectations of what surgery can do for you - give you better breasts, for example, not give you a better life - then the whole plan could hideously backfire.

“I believe in plastic surgery,” Rivers said in an interview not long ago. “Eventually, you will look in the mirror and you will know. You will hit 40 and say, ‘that isn’t quite right’. Anyone out there who thinks they don’t like their nose? Do something about it! You go through life once. Fix your teeth.

“My motto is, ‘Better a new face coming out of an old car than an old face coming out of a new car’. Spend your money on you.”

The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care an appropriate health care provider.

Sarah Matthews is a writer for Yodle, a business directory and online advertising company. Find a plastic surgeon or more plastic surgery articles at Yodle Consumer Guide.

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Plastic Surgery: Should You Get It? A Consumer Checklist

Everyone wants to be beautiful, and many of us are not content with the maxim that beauty is only skin-deep. If you think that having a smaller nose or a more shapely bosom will make you look better, you might be right. But will going under the knife solve all your problems and give you new-found confidence, incredible self-esteem and an entirely different outlook on life? Probably not.

Surgery can only change the way you look, it can’t change who you are underneath your new appearance. So if you are miserable, unmotivated and a complete malcontent with a small chest, after breast augmentation surgery you will no doubt become miserable, unmotivated and a complete malcontent with a bigger bra!

If you are not sure about whether surgery is right for you, have a look at our checklists. Check most of the reasons to have surgery and you’re on the right track. If you tick too many of the reasons not to have surgery, you may want to reconsider.

Top 6 (Possible) Reasons to Have Plastic Surgery

If you are experiencing pain due to a physical irregularity that plastic surgery can fix or you’ve spent three years eating healthily and dieting but still can’t shift that stubborn tummy fat, plastic surgery may be what you need…

1. You have a physical problem - irregularity - that needs to be fixed. Maybe you have been left with an uncomfortable Cesarean scar, or your teeth were stained as a child. Or perhaps you suffer from excruciating back pain as the result of very large breasts, and believe that a breast reduction will alleviate the problem.

2. You have realistic expectations. You know that surgery will not change your life, and that self-confidence comes from within. You don’t expect to be a different person after surgery, you just expect to look a bit better.

3. You have investigated many options of getting the work done, have spoken in person to at least three different surgeons and have a good idea of what you want - and the ways that are open to you to attain it.

4. You have exhausted all other means of changing your looks. That means you have dieted, exercised and done everything you can to look better on your own, all to no avail.

5. You have put aside the required amount of money necessary to have the surgery done, and you will not go into great debt as a result of it. You may also have worked out a payment agreement with your surgeon, discussed possible insurance details etc.

6. You know that the result of having the surgery far outweighs all possible complications. If the risks are greater than the rewards, it might be worth considering. But is it really worth dying under the knife - in a botched attempt to have a cuter chin? Other risks included scarring, irregularities, an asymmetrical or simply bad outcome, anesthesia risks, allergic reactions etc. Cosmetic revision makes up about one-tenth of all cosmetic operations, so tread carefully…

Top 6 Reasons to Avoid Having Plastic Surgery

From a desire to please your partner at the expense of yourself to intense jealousy of someone else’s perceived physical perfection, here are some reasons to abstain from that nip and tuck…

1. You are trying to fix an emotional or psychological problem with a physical solution. If you are depressed, unhappy and miserable, now is not the time to have surgery. Instead, take a good look around you and see how to improve your life, and perhaps seek professional help. Once you are happy with other parts of your life, it may be time to re-visit the idea of surgery once more.

2. Your spouse keeps cajoling you to get a procedure done. Maybe your husband wants you to have bigger boobs, or a tighter vagina. Or he keeps telling you that you’re fat and ugly, and you believe that having surgery will make him love you more. Our advice? Ditch him!

3. You believe that surgery will make up for other things you lack, such as a good education, money, children, a spouse - even a sense of humor! Looking better will do one thing for you and one thing only - it will make you look better. That’s all, folks.

4. You believe that plastic surgery will make you happy with everything in your life. Some people think to themselves, “I have a great husband, fantastic kids, a beautiful house and a solid job. If only I have a flat tummy/bigger boobs/less bumpy nose/insert here.” Well, if you had the surgery you’d probably find something else that’s lacking. It’s a slippery slope - one that not everyone can slide down!

5. You are obsessed with what other people think of you - perhaps you were teased at school or ostracized at the office, and you believe that having surgery is your personal revenge. It’s not. Learn to be happy with yourself first - and it doesn’t matter if you have big boobs or not!

6. You are jealous of your daughter/best friend/neighbor/colleague. Janet Cunliffe recently spent $15,000 to look like her 29-year-old daughter, Jane. They now have identical hair and identical figures, and close to identical features. “It doesn’t bother me at all. She’s my mom at the end of the day,” Jane said in a recent interview. “She’s my best friend. I think it’s good she wants to look younger and be younger - because who wants to be old? I wouldn’t.” Well, honey, the only real alternative - at the end of the day - is death.

If you are considering plastic surgery, talk to your doctor first about all the possible implications, and think long and hard about what it will actually do for you. Don’t do it just to please your partner, to make you a happier person, or to fix something else that is missing in your life.

If you do eventually decide that plastic surgery is the right option for you, take your time in finding the right Board-certified surgeon and do your research carefully. Remember, you can always change your mind before you have any procedure done, but once you do there is no going back!

The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care an appropriate health care provider.

Sarah Matthews is a writer for Yodle, a business directory and online advertising company. Find a plastic surgeon or more plastic surgery articles at Yodle Consumer Guide.

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Laser Assisted Liposuction Offers Quicker, Less Painful Liposuction

While clinics specialising in Laser Assisted Liposuction (LAL) opened several years ago in the U.K., Laser Lipo, the newest of the LAL procedures, doesn’t even call for a general or local anesthetic. For this treatment, doctors place two laser paddles on the designated area, while smaller probe lasers are placed over lymph glands. The broken-down fat cells are then removed through the lymphatic system.

The hour-long procedure is done without any incisions and leaves no bruises or stitches. Patients are allowed to return to work or their daily routine immediately after the non-evasive surgery.

Cosmetic surgeons think that this trend will only increase in the next few years with patients looking for short, easy methods to attack cosmetic problems as they arise.

While LALs are commonly used for tightening up more delicate areas, like the chin, neck, arms, love handles and men’s chests, it can also be done to the legs and hips, removing about half an inch to three inches over a course of eight sessions for about £1,000. A chin tuck costs about £600.

Other popular procedures, such as SmartLipo, take place under a local anesthetic. After the lasers break up the membrane of the fat cell, collagen is naturally produced, tightening the area with little bruising.

While patients have been generally pleased with the results of Laser Assisted Liposuction, doctors don’t recommend the procedure for those looking to remove large amounts of fat. For that, they suggest conventional liposuction, which uses a hollow needle to suction fat out of the body and usually involves an anesthetic and an overnight stay.

To find out more about liposuction, search BuyAssociation’s vast archive of articles, podcasts and fact sheets about this and other cosmetic surgery procedures at http://www.buyassociation.co.uk/lookinggood/

Pauline Felward is an expert in the field of Cosmetic Surgery, with expertise specialising in upcoming and established real estate markets. Find out more about liposuction and get impartial advice from Pauline and other experts at http://www.buyassociation.co.uk

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Your Aesthetic Practice is Dependent on Excellent Staff

Help Your Staff Help You Promote Your Aesthetic Services

Building a good relationship with your cosmetic patients is a must. That patient-doctor bond should be one of your main priorities. But did you know that your staff is also responsible for your good rapport with your aesthetic patients? If you think they don’t have time to relate to patients and enhance communication, that’s not going to lead to existing patient satisfaction or bring in new ones. If you say to yourself, “My staff is going to have a good relationship with my patients, no matter what,” it will happen. You just need to believe it. Because patients need to be treated first as human beings and second as patients, your staff needs to get to know them better. They should make them feel comfortable each time they get in touch — be it by phone, email or in person. Communicating on a personal level is the key to promoting your aesthetic services.

Now, more than ever during these shaky times, an aesthetic practice needs to deliver the best patient services.  No patient should walk away feeling that their needs or inquiries were not fully addressed. And no prospective patient should come to the receptionist desk only to be met by an unfriendly face or a hand gesturing them to sit still in the waiting room. And no long term patient who comes for another procedure should be made to wait too long or to be treated the same as a first-time visitor.

What I’ve Learned from Interviews with Aesthetic Patients

But why is it so important that your staff have a good relationship with your patients? Here are a few reasons that I discovered during my many interviews with cosmetic surgery patients and aesthetic practice staff:

- patients are more likely to submit to cosmetic surgery procedures if they get educational advice from practice staff
- staff will promote your aesthetic services better to those patients with whom they’ve established a certain bond  
- staff can bring you new patients if they’re encouraged or asked to refer
- staff will appreciate if you engage them in the success of your practice
- cosmetic patients will benefit both from your attention and from your staff’s care and understanding
- by enhancing patient-staff communication, patients have a sense of relating to staff on a personal level

Methods to Engage Your Staff to Promote Cosmetic Procedures

Enhancing communication with your cosmetic patients is vital. It can turn your existing patients into long term clients and bring in new patients as well. In today’s tighter economic climate, time is at a premium, as is money, and that means you need to be selling yourself and your services. If you and your employees dislike the word “sell,” replace it with “educate.”  Remember, you’re not selling aesthetic services, you’re educating your cosmetic patients and  building a better rapport with them. Here are a few methods to engage your staff in promoting your aesthetic services:

Offer Staff Incentives

Give your staff complimentary aesthetic procedures and offer incentives for each new patient/procedure they bring in. That way, they’ll feel they’re part of your success.

Train Your Aesthetic Staff to be Rock Stars

Whether they’re new or old to your team, your employees need a training program related to customer service. The most important exercise that your personnel can do is to put themselves in a patient’s shoes and experience your service from the other side. That way, any success is defined by what’s important to patient, not what’s important to you and your staff. Engage your staff in role playing, asking them to step outside of their professional role and act as if they were patients themselves. You can do this process yourself, or delegate it to a senior employee or professional trainer.

Provide Staff Scripting Tools

Your staff may be resistant to the idea of selling, so set up tools to make it happen naturally. Most of them will say, “I’m more than happy talking about aesthetics, I just don’t want to feel like I’m pushing it.” To solve this issue gracefully, you can offer them scripting support tools. Usually these tools include practical and easy-to-use guidebooks and audio/video CDs that improve your staff’s ability to conduct successful patient consultations, close procedures, build rapport with prospective patients and more. I recommend you to use Exceptional Receptionist and Staff Scripting for Success from www.cosmeticimagemarketing.com

Build Aesthetic Staff Awareness and Confidence

Bottom line, if you want your patients to be happy, you need your staff to be confident in your cosmetic surgery services. If they believe that you’re one of the best plastic surgeons, they’ll certainly convey this message to your patients. And they’ll more readily refer your services and educate your patients about aesthetic procedures. Therefore, a solid relationship with your staff will trigger a long lasting relationship with your patients. Probably you’ll need to invest a bit of time and effort to get there, but it will be well worth it.

Catherine Maley, MBA is Author of Your Aesthetic Practice and President of Cosmetic Image Marketing. Her firm specializes in growing aesthetic profits. View Free patient-attraction videos at www.CosmeticImageMarketing.com or Call Catherine at (877) 339-8833.

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BodyTite™ Liposuction - Improves Patient Safety and Comfort

Those who are looking for safe and effective ways of fat reduction and body sculpting can now benefit from BodyTite™ liposuction. The BodyTite™ is a new device, the latest in liposuction, which uses RFAL (Radio Frequency Assisted Liposuction) technology. While dissolving the excess fat from the body, it simultaneously firms and tightens the skin, thus restoring your youthful appearance. BodyTite™ liposuction procedure not only guarantees successful fat removal with less downtime, but also improves patient safety and comfort.

Get Superior Body Contouring Results with BodyTite™

BodyTite™ liposuction is a minimally invasive procedure that offers more advantages compared to other liposuction options. For undergoing BodyTite™ liposuction treatment, the person must be healthy and have stubborn body fat that is resistant to diet and exercise. The areas that can be treated using BodyTite™ liposuction are the upper arms, back, hips, male breasts, knees, abdomen, and inner and outer thighs.

Incomparable Safety Features

This powerful energy-assisted liposuction system from Invasix™ is provided with incomparable safety features including anti-carbonization cannula protection, closed loop skin temperature and impedance monitoring, external electrode contact control, internal power calibration and monitoring.

Normally, the procedure itself takes only 30 - 45 minutes, depending on the nature of the job and area of complexity. A local anesthetic is all that is needed for this procedure; thus patients undergoing this treatment procedure are likely to achieve the best body contouring results without experiencing severe risks and complications.

Choosing the right plastic surgeon is also extremely important, to achieve the desired results. It is also necessary to obtain answers to questions that you have regarding the BodyTite™ liposuction and recovery progress, duration of the process, recovery time, after care, and more.

Manhattan Liposuction - BodyTite™ liposuction is a body contouring procedure made available at bodySCULPT™, New York City.

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