Recovery period from liposuction here at our Union Square plastic surgery practice varies from one person to another. By and large, it mainly depends on the size of the treated area. Dr. Mosser will craft a personalized liposuction treatment plan that will help you achieve naturally beautiful and proportional results with the shortest recovery time possible. Read on below to learn more about what to expect during liposuction recovery and what you can do to make it quick and comfortable on your end at the same time.

As mentioned earlier, the length of recovery from liposuction varies but the timeline below will give you an idea what to expect following surgery.

Weeks 1-2 After Liposuction
You will most likely feel pain and sore right after the effects of anesthesia has worn off. While pain will be tolerable and manageable around this time, you may be prescribed pain relievers that you can take if the pain is quite debilitating. Your movements may be limited around this time.

Elastic bandages or compression garments may be used to cover treatment areas. They will help reduce the swelling that is typical after liposuction. Once swelling has subsided, the results you desire will gradually reveal itself.

The first two weeks after surgery will most likely be the most difficult and uncomfortable phase of recovery since the wounds will need constant monitoring for infection. Daily activities may be limited around this period, too.

Weeks 2-4 After Liposuction
Around this time, your incisions should already have healed and the swelling will be subsiding. You may gradually return to your usual activities of daily living immediately after surgery, but around the 3rd week light to moderate exercises may be done. Certainly you should reduce your level of activity if pain or discomfort is experienced.

Weeks 4 and Beyond
After a month following liposuction, bruising will not be noticeable anymore and your new shape will start becoming more obvious. You can fully return to activities of daily living provided that you are already able to do so. By the sixth week, you will start seeing results, though it will take as much as 3 months for the swelling to be nearly completely gone.

Ultimately, patience and adherence to post-surgery instructions are the key qualities a patient must have to be able to achieve the best possible aesthetic results of liposuction.

Choosing Your San Francisco Liposuction Surgeon
San Francisco plastic surgeon Dr. Mosser does more than perform the procedure of your choice; he aims to enhance his patient’s lives and help them live more optimistic lives. Call us at 415.398.7778 or by filling out this contact form to schedule an appointment. We look forward to your visit!

Have you tried taking a photo of your favorite celebrity at a salon for the hairdresser to pattern your new ‘do’? While it may have worked a couple of times, there’s also the possibility that you have been told that it won’t work for your hair type or face shape. The same thing can actually happen to you in plastic surgery.

Here at our Union Square plastic surgery practice, we encourage our patients to go beyond reviewing before-and-after photographs online. We also want them to ask for the photos during consultation and check for the following:

1. Ask for photos with previous patients that are similar in your age, height, weight, build, gender, and perhaps ethnicity.

Aside from providing you a realistic picture of what to expect, choosing photos that resemble more of your physical attributes can help you visualize yourself post-surgery. This will help you make better decisions pre-surgery.

2. Check for symmetry.

Although perfection is not the ultimate goal in plastic surgery, a good plastic surgeon will certainly be knowledgeable in the science and art of balance. Look closely for symmetry in the right and left eyes, cheeks, arms, breasts, thighs, hips, or whatever body part you think needs improvement.

3. Look for consistency in the photos.

This means the same amount and quality of lighting is used and the patients do the same pose between before and after photos. A highly experienced plastic surgeon has nothing to hide thus consistency in the formatting of photos will be apparent.

4. Check for scars in the “after” photos”.

Like all types of surgery, cosmetic surgical procedures will eventually produce scars. However, an experienced plastic surgeon knows how to make scarring as inconspicuous and tiny as possible. To further investigate about scarring, ask how long after surgery were the photos taken. By and large, an incision days after surgery may appear pink and more visible while a photo taken after 6 months will most likely reveal a minimal scar or no noticeable scars at all.

Keep in mind that the photos you’re reviewing are probably the plastic surgeon’s best work. It should not be the sole factor to consider when choosing a plastic surgeon. Instead, reviewing before-and-after photos should serve as a tool to communicating to your surgeon what it is that you want as an outcome of your own plastic surgery procedure.

Choosing Your Plastic Surgeon in Union Square, San Francisco

San Francisco plastic surgeon Dr. Mosser does more than perform the procedure of your choice, he aims to enhance his patient’s lives and help them live more optimistic lives. Call us at 415.398.7778 or by filling out this contact form to schedule an appointment. We look forward to your visit!

Skin A combination of the normal aging process in your skin, sun exposure and the effects of gravity could result to wrinkle formation. Apart from making you look old, the appearance of wrinkles also has a profound impact on one’s self-esteem. Here at our San Francisco cosmetic surgery practice, men and women share their sentiments regarding how they are perceived to be upset or sad (when they aren’t!) due to the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Because Science Says So
We shouldn’t be too surprised with those sorts of responses, as recent studies have shown that the appearance of wrinkles could actually influence how people interpret your emotions. This LiveScience article published the results of a study in which the participants were asked to rate the level of emotion from photographs of older adults’ faces. It was revealed that the participants rated the faces of older adults as more angry and sad than the faces of the younger adults. All the faces in the photographs actually had neutral expressions.

Carlos Garrido, one of the study’s researchers, speculated that such perception of older adults may have to do with the appearance of creases in the forehead and around the mouth area. The researchers further pointed out that more studies on the subject may be needed to verify their study’s results.

Undesirable Consequences
Dr. Scott Mosser and the rest of the team here at our practice understand that seeking cosmetic solutions for creases and wrinkles is more than just an issue of vanity. False perception and interpretation of your emotions could lead to undesirable consequences in real life such as being thought of by your colleagues at work as chronically depressed or your manager may not even consider you for promotion due to you looking consistently angry.

Facial Rejuvenation Options in San Francisco and neighboring areas
The good news is there are tons of facial rejuvenation options, whether surgical or non-surgical, here at our San Francisco cosmetic surgery practice — from face lift to Botox to dermal fillers.

Let us help you improve your appearance and consequently the quality of your life! Enhancing people’s lives and witnessing positive changes in self confidence are key reasons Dr. Mosser chose plastic surgery as his profession. Get in touch with us by calling 415.398.7778 or by filling out this contact form to schedule an appointment. We look forward to your visit!

According to the most recent figures by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Brazilian butt lift (buttock augmentation via fat transfer) was one of the surgical cosmetic procedures whose consumer demands increased last year. Here at our practice, another cosmetic procedure utilizing fat transfer is also starting to catch the attention of many clients — facial fat transfer.

How Facial Fat Transfer Works

As its name implies, facial fat transfer involves using a patient’s own fat to increase facial volume and consequently look fresher and younger. In most cases, fat is harvested from the stomach or thighs via liposuction. The fat is purified before it is reinjected into desired areas in the face such as the foreread, cheeks, lips, around the eyes, and around the mouth.

Advantages of Fat Transfer

Many of our patients choose to use their own fat for facial rejuvenation for the following reasons:

• Natural looking results
• Minimally invasive and doesn’t require general anesthesia
• Results are immediately noticed and can last for years
• There is no danger of the patient’s body rejecting the filler because it’s his or her own fat in the first place
• It’s like hitting two birds with one stone; liposuction in the donor part of the body could result to an enhancement as well

Planning for Your Facial Fat Transfer

If you’d like to figure out if you’re an ideal candidate for facial fat transfer, get in touch with us for a personal consultation today! We will create a personalized facial rejuvenation plan that is in parallel with your cosmetic goals, existing facial anatomy, and lifestyle habits. Call us at 415.398.7778 or fill out this contact form today to schedule an appointment. We look forward to your visit!