FAQ

Will I feel pain after the surgery?

Each patient has a type of tolerance to pain after surgery. Some feel real pain, others just discomfort. However, your doctor will prescribe medication, particularly to relieve pain, which is usually sufficient to provide meaningful relief. In general, plastic surgery does not cause pain, and if it does, it is of a light, bearable intensity. It is necessary to take care to avoid pain.

In Blepharoplasty and Facial Lifting: When leaving the Hospital you will feel sensitivity to light, tearing or dry eye sensation, itchiness and burning. All of this is natural, which is why the protection of sunglasses is essential. Avoid watching television and reading, for these activities push the sight a lot. To improve these sensations, have cold compress with physiologic serum in the first 48 hours.

In Abdominoplasty, abdominal Lipoaspiration: More special care is necessary, mainly, resting the muscles of the abdominal region, avoiding exercise, lifting weights and sudden movements. It is important to remember that, to avoid pain, one must not sleep on the stomach.

In augmentation mammoplasty, mastopexy, gynecomasty and mamma reduction: it is necessary to take care getting up, trying not to use the arms as support, but stand up forcing the abdomen. Other important recommendations are: do not sleep on your stomach, lift the arms or lift weights or do physical exercise and do not drive.

How long will I have to stay away from work?

The recovery time depends on the surgery which was carried out. In general, the minimum time is 2 days.

For blepharoplasty and facial lifting: rest with the head lifted for about 24 hours in the horizontal position, to lessen eyelid swelling. In the first week the swelling reaches its maximum stage, and then starts to diminish. The bandages are removed and you will be able to have a shower. Wash your hair with Johnson's neutral shampoo. You will be able to resume light activities but you must continue sleeping with your head lifted. It is possible to walk in out of doors after 5-8 days wearing sunglasses. Use make-up to disguise hematomas if they appear.

Rhinoplasty: After surgery it is necessary to use an internal plug for 24 hours in addition to the cast or plastic material which stays in the nose for 7 days. Hematomas disappear completely 15 days after surgery.

Otoplasty: In the first day after the surgery the patient's whole head is bandaged, only with the face free. The following day, all bandages can be removed and it is possible to have a shower and wash the hair with Johnson's shampoo. The only special care is to wear a hair band, like the one the tennis players or ballerinas wear, in bed for 30 days. The hair band avoids that the ear folding when in contact with the pillow. Best of all is that, besides the surgery being simple, the scar is hidden behind the ear. Recovery takes between 10-15 days.

Mammoplasty, mastopexy, mamma reduction and gynecomasty: The patient becomes independent on the 3rd day after surgery. 5 days later it is possible to type on the computer and after 10 days you will be allowed to leave home and drive a car. Moderate physical exercise can be performed after 30 days and, after three months, weight lifting and aerobic exercises are allowed.

Abdominoplasty: This surgery brings the greatest discomfort. Care after the operation consists of walking bent over in the first days, because the skin will be well stretched. Activities demanding more physical effort, like driving and doing gymnastics, will only be allowed to be resumed after 30-40 days. At first, recovery seems to be difficult, but the result is certainly worth while.

After all, there are few women who can parade in a bikini on the beach and show a perfect belly. Lipoaspiration and liposculpture: the recovery of the lipoaspiration is quite fast and the usage of an elastic belt is recommended during two - three months. The post-operatory demands relative rest during 5 days.

In other words, the patient can work from the third day of recovery depending on the size of the lipo. After 30 days, it is already possible to resume physical exercises and in three months you will be free to sunbathe.

A complementary treatment with lymphatic drainage allows the recovery to be accelerated and the improvement and the circulatory state diminishing the edemas.

In liposculpture it is necessary to have a special care with the areas which where the grafting was made to avoid pressure and minimize the reabsorbing effects.

After 30 days, it is already possible to resume physical exercises and in three months you will be free to sunbathe.

Intimate surgery: after the surgery it is necessary to rest for two days. The normal activities can be resumed after one week. In 15 days the physical exercises can already be resumed. Sexual abstinence in this case is necessary for 45 days.