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Plastic Surgery
A prestigious group of plastic surgeons give a qualified
and experimented service in plastic, cosmetic, maxilofacial
and hand surgery.
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Blepharoplasty
Eyelid surgery is a procedure to remove fat and excess skin
and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids, with minimum,
non-visible scars. Through the same incisions, eyebrow alterations,
wrinkles, bone defects are corrected.
| Length: |
1 a 3 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
Local or General depending on the patient |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory |
| Recovery: |
Reading: 2 days; Work: 5 days; Strong exercises alter
3 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Several years, possibly permanent |
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Rhytidoplasty or Rhytidectomy (Facelift)
Excess face and neck skin are removed and the tissues under
the skin are tightened.
| Length: |
4 to 7 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
Local or General depending on the patient |
| Hospitalization: |
1 to 2 days. There are ambulatory care patients |
| Recovery: |
Work: 2 weeks. Strong exercises after one month |
| Outcomes Duration: |
10 to 12 years. Avoiding sunbathing for
4 months. |
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Rhynoplasty
Improves the aesthetic and functional part of nose. Mejora
la parte estetica y funcional de la nariz. The procedure can
reduce or increase the size of the nose, change the shape
of the tip or the bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils,
or change the angle between the lip and the nose. Incisions
are made inside the nostrils.
| Length: |
2 a 3 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
Local or General depending on the patient |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory |
| Recovery: |
Normal activities can be performed In 10 days |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Avoid sunbathing for 8 weeks. After three
to eighteen months the final result can be seen. |
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Mentoplasty
This surgical procedure is done to reshape the chin either
by enhancement with an implant or reduction surgery on the
bone. Many times a plastic surgeon may recommend chin surgery
to a patient having nose surgery in order to achieve facial
proportion, as the size of the chin may magnify or minimize
the perceived size of the nose. Chin surgery helps provide
a harmonious balance to your facial features so that you feel
better about the way you
| Length: |
1 a 2 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
Local or General depending on the patient |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory |
| Recovery: |
10 days to come back to work. Physical exercise within
12 days. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent |
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Otoplasty
Ear surgery, or otoplasty, is usually done to set prominent
ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of large
ears. It is done on children older than 5. Small incisions
in the back of the ear are done following the ear line.
| Length: |
1 a 2 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
Local or General depending on the patient |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory |
| Recovery: |
10 days to come back to work. Physical exercise within
8 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent. |
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Breast Augmentation
By inserting an implant behind each breast through an incision
on the lower part of the breast or armpit, this enhances the
size and shape of a woman's breast.
| Length: |
2 a 3 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
General |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory |
| Recovery: |
3 days to come back to work. Physical exercise within
4 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent |
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Breast Lift - Breast Reduction
Combining these two procedures, defects and assymetrical
breast are corrected. Breast reduction when reducing breast
size, and done because of aesthetics or health –backaches
or neckaches produced by big breasts. The procedure is done
after the puberty and most of techniques keep milk glands
function.
| Length: |
2 a 4 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
General |
| Hospitalization: |
Ambulatory or 1-day hospitalization |
| Recovery: |
Return to work Within 10 days. Physical exercise, within
4 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Until 12 years influences in pregnancy.
Weight changes and menopause. |
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Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
It enhances the shape of abdomen. It is a major surgical
procedure that tightens abdominal muscles and gets rid of
excess skin and fat. A transverse scar on the lower part of
the abdomen remains. It is necessary to use a girdle after
surgery.
| Length: |
2 a 5 Hours |
| Anesthesia: |
General for major procedures. Local for less invasive
procedures. |
| Hospitalization: |
Time depends on the patient and extension of the procedure. |
| Recovery: |
Return to work within 2 to 3 weeks. Physical exercise
in 6 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent. |
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Liposuction & Lipoesculpture
Liposuction is a surgical procedure intended to remove fat
deposits and shape the body. Fat is removed from under the
skin with the use of a vacuum-suction canula. It may be performed
on the abdomen, hips, thighs, calves, arms, buttocks, knees,
back, neck, or face. Liposuction & Lipoescultupture are
procedures for shaping the body and are not recommended for
weight loss. 1-to-2 centimeter scars in hidden areas. Girldle
must be used after the procedure in order to adapt the tissues
to their new position. Inflammation and bruises disappear
between second and fourth week after surgery.
| Length: |
Time depends on the patient and extension
of procedure |
| Anesthesia: |
General or Local. |
| Hospitalization: |
General or Local. |
| Recovery: |
Return to work within 3 to 10 days Physical exercise
in 4 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent if followed by a good, balanced
feeding and exercising. |
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Butt Implants
It involves the surgical insertion of artificial implants
into the buttocks in order to enhance their size and shape.
| Length: |
2 a 4 Hours. |
| Anesthesia: |
General |
| Hospitalization: |
General |
| Recovery: |
Return to work in 2 weeks. Physical exercise in 4 weeks. |
| Outcomes Duration: |
Permanent. |
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