Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery): Facts on Procedure Types

Introduction

Fighting the effects of aging on the outside; your guide to the risks of cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures

Trying to fight the effects of aging? Below is a basic guide to the risks involved in both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures. For more information on each procedure, click on the highlighted links of the procedure.

Breast Augmentation: Breasts are enlarged by placing an implant behind each breast.

Breast Lift - Extra skin is removed from the breast to raise and reshape breast.

Breast Reduction - Fat, tissue, and skin is removed from breast.

Eyelid Surgery: Extra fat, skin, and muscle in the upper and/or lower eyelid is removed to correct "droopy" eyelids.

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.

Facial Implant: 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.

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Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic Surgery): Facts on Procedure Types