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WHAT are the best cosmetic procedures to consider doing right now? Which treatments should be avoided?
Avoid resurfacing procedures, laser treatments, body surgery and neck treatments (if you care about looking a little swollen in public).
Summer is the time for non-invasive face and body treatments since you can’t cover up!
Breast augmentations can be done year round, and laser treatments should be planned for October or November.
Whatever procedure you’re considering, due diligence is still the best defence against potential post-op problems.
My best advice to people is to go back to the mindset before the Zoom boom.
Virtual consults have streamlined the process and tightened the timeline between concept and completion. Don’t rush into something just because it’s easy or convenient.
Popular procedures include breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery and facelifts. Less invasive procedures like Botox injections are skyrocketing.
If you’re considering any cosmetic procedure, the following safety tips can improve your chances of a better outcome:
1. Make sure any doctor you schedule through a virtual visit allows you to cancel after an in-person meeting for surgery. There is no substitute for face to face.
2. Your health doesn’t belong in the bargain bin.
3. Medical tourism can be dangerous. Laws may differ; regulations may differ; problems with after care may arise.
4. Understand informed consent. Ask for examples of not only the good outcomes but also the potential bad ones. Ask for data specific to the procedure and the doctor performing it (complication rates, death rates).
5. Surgery belongs in accredited operating rooms. Ask to see accreditation certificate (AAA, AAAA, JCAHO).
6. Make sure the board certification of a doctor makes sense for the procedure they are performing.
7. If significant issues arise after a procedure (surgery or office injection), seek a second opinion on management.
4. Understand informed consent. Ask for examples of not only the good outcomes but also the potential bad ones. Ask for data specific to the procedure and the doctor performing it (complication rates, death rates).
5. Surgery belongs in accredited operating rooms. Ask to see accreditation certificate (AAA, AAAA, JCAHO).
6. Make sure the board certification of a doctor makes sense for the procedure they are performing.
7. If significant issues arise after a procedure (surgery or office injection), seek a second opinion on management.
Dr Richard Westreich
Plastic surgery expert,
Mount Sinai Hospital,
New York, the US.
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