Some patients experience a loss of sensation at the incision site after plastic surgery. For most patients, loss of sensation lasts for a few days or weeks during the healing process. In rare cases, loss of sensation is permanent. Minor procedures that require only superficial incisions are less likely to result in prolonged numbness, while […]
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Many patients want to change the way something about the way that the body looks, whether it bothers them for medical or cosmetic reasons. Plastic surgery is one way that patients can accomplish this goal. Although plastic surgery requires some planning and recovery time, these procedures are generally safe and associated with minimal side effects. […]
Exposure to heat and the sun after plastic surgery can worsen certain side effects after plastic surgery. For this reason, Dallas plastic surgeon Mark Deuber recommends that patients avoid excessive exposure to the sun or any other type of heat source after plastic surgery. Limiting sun exposure can reduce the severity of swelling and scarring […]
