To enhance their appearance and confidence, both men and women are turning to plastic surgery procedures for body sculpting in New York. While deciding to undergo a procedure, the amount of downtime and extensiveness of recovery can be two of the largest deciding factors for patients. There are procedures that come with extensive downtime, less downtime, and no downtime.
Extensive Downtime
If you’re looking for surgical cosmetic treatments, then most probably it would involve extensive downtime. Examples for such traditional plastic surgery procedures include liposuction, abdominal etching, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction and tummy tuck surgery in New York City. The major reason for extensive downtime for such procedures is because, they are performed under general anesthesia, which is provided by injecting medication directly into the veins. The patient goes to sleep during surgery. Moreover, the effect of anesthesia lasts for a much longer period and recovery from the effects of anesthesia may be longer.
Minimal Downtime
If you don’t want to experience lengthy downtime that may interfere with any other plans you may have after your treatment, then consider any minimally-invasive or non-invasive procedure that involves less to no downtime.
Today, reliable NYC plastic surgery practices provide minimally-invasive liposuction using Smartlipo Triplex (laser-assisted), VASERlipo (ultrasound-assisted), and BodyTite (radiofrequency-assisted) devices, which ensure excellent results with short downtime and fast recovery. These procedures require only local anesthesia. An increasing number of patients prefer to have their procedure done under local anesthesia because of its safety and the shorter recovery period ensured. By injecting a numbing medicine directly into the treatment area, local anesthesia makes the area completely numb and the patient may feel only a slight pressure when the procedure is being performed. When compared to surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia, local anesthesia requires only minimal downtime.
Other procedures that come with minimal downtime are BBLULA, Morpheus8 and EmbraceRF.
No Downtime
Non-invasive procedures that are quick and painless require no recovery time and anesthesia. These procedures come with literally no complications and downtime. For instance, innovative techniques- such as InMode Evoke and InMode EVOLVE treatment in NYC, BodyFX and Liposonix – are completely non-surgical and make downtime virtually non-existent.
With EVOKE And EVOLVE, patients can rest comfortably and relax during the procedure, and return to their normal activities immediately after the procedure. Slight redness and warmth in the treated area is quite normal and will subside in a few hours. The treatment is done in 4 sessions of 30 minutes each, and performed over a two-week period.
A survey by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has found that patients are most interested in procedures with quicker recoveries and downtime, and believe that this trend will continue into 2022.
To explore other low or no downtime plastic surgery treatments, find an AAAASF-accredited plastic surgery practice that provides the services of experienced and well-trained plastic surgeons. An expert surgeon will evaluate your goals and anatomy to determine your candidature for a suitable procedure, and will help you enhance your looks subtly and without having to sacrifice valuable time in downtime and recovery.