Cosmetic Surgery Risks

Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures Important
Listed below details of the risks associated with cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures.

Description of Surgery	Risks
Breast augmentation Breasts are enlarged by placing an implant behind each breast.	implants can rupture, leak, and deflate infection hardening of scar tissue around implant, causing breast firmness, pain, distorted shape, or implant movement bleeding pain nipples may get more or less sensitive numbness near incision blood collection around implant/incision calcium deposits around implant harder to find breast lumps
Breast lift Extra skin is removed from the breast to raise and reshape breast.	Scarring skin loss infection loss of feeling in nipples or breast nipples put in the wrong place breasts not symmetrical
Breast reduction Fat, tissue, and skin is removed from breast.	if nipples and areola are detached, may lose sensation and decreased ability to breastfeed bleeding infection scarring harder to find breast lumps poor shape, size, or position of nipples or breasts
Eyelid surgery Extra fat, skin, and muscle in the upper and/or lower eyelid is removed to correct “droopy” eyelids.	blurred or double vision infection bleeding under the skin swelling dry eyes whiteheads can’t close eye completely pulling of lower lids blindness
Facelift Extra fat is removed, muscles are tightened, and skin is rewrapped around the face and neck to improve sagging facial skin, jowls, and loose neck skin.	Infection bleeding under skin scarring irregular earlobes nerve damage causing numbness or inability to move your face hair loss skin damage
Facial implant Implants are used to change the nose, jaws, cheeks, or chin.	infection feeling of tightness or scarring around implant shifting of implant
Forehead lift Extra skin and muscles that cause wrinkles are removed, eyebrows are lifted, and forehead skin is tightened.	Infection Scarring bleeding under skin eye dryness or irritation impaired eyelid function loss of feeling in eyelid skin injury to facial nerve causing loss of motion or muscle weakness
Lip augmentation Material is injected or implanted into the lips to create fuller lips and reduce wrinkles around the mouth.	infection bleeding lip asymmetry lumping scarring
Liposuction Excess fat from a targeted area is removed with a vacuum to shape the body.	baggy skin skin may change color and fall off fluid retention shock infection burning fat clots in the lungs pain damage to organs if punctured numbness at the surgery site heart problems kidney problems disability death
Nose surgery Nose is reshaped by resculpting the bone and cartilage in the nose.	Infection bursting blood vessels red spots bleeding under the skin scarring
Tummy tuck Extra fat and skin in the abdomen is removed, and muscles are tightened to flatten tummy.	blood clots infection bleeding scarring fluid accumulation under the skin

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