The Functional Benefits of Plastic Surgery
While it is true that a majority of plastic surgery patients are looking for cosmetic improvements to their face or body, more and more patients are turning to plastic surgery for functional improvements each year. You can look as amazing as you want, but if your body and facial features don’t function the way they’re supposed to, you won’t be able to enjoy the full benefits of your surgery. There are a number of functional benefits that can come from plastic surgery, many of which can be accomplished at the same time as cosmetic changes.
Benefits for the Face
Your face says so much about you – your age, your emotions, even your thoughts. There are times when your face doesn’t accurately reflect the real you, which can be a result of different functional issues. Your eyes are a great example of this. Eyes are easily one of the most expressive parts of your face. They are also areas with very thin skin, which can cause your eyes to look droopy as they lose collagen with age. In other cases, fat deposits can start moving downward and settle around your eyes, making them look overly puffy. In some cases, these issues can be severe enough that a patient can’t see very well.
This is where plastic surgery comes in. Blepharoplasty, also known as an eye lift, is used to lift and tighten the skin around the eyes, remove extra fatty deposits, and smooth out wrinkles. The procedure makes your eyes look more youthful, but it may also offer functional benefits by improving your vision if excess skin is interfering with your line of sight.
Here are a few other examples of ways that plastic surgery can improve the function of your face:
- Brow lift – Your forehead is another area with thin skin that can become droopy with age. The droopiness can become so bad that it forces your eyebrows to push down over your eyes. But a brow lift helps lift your forehead back up and tightens the skin across your brow so you can look younger and have unimpaired vision.
- Rhinoplasty – Your nose is an important part of your face. After all, it’s right in the center! It contributes a great deal to your appearance, but it also is a huge part of your respiratory system. Breathing through your nose helps keep your nose clean and healthy, plus it influences your ability to sleep and exercise. When your nose isn’t functioning right, this can really mess up your breathing. Rhinoplasty can improve the appearance and the function of your nose so you can have a healthy respiratory system.
- Skin rejuvenation – Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It helps protect you and keeps your body healthy. As you get older, your skin starts to produce a smaller amount of collagen and elastin, which are two important fibers that keep your skin smooth and tight. Your skin can also experience injuries or scarring, sun damage, and even damage from excessive smoking or drinking. Keeping your skin healthy keeps your body healthy, and plastic surgery can help improve your skin with different rejuvenation techniques, including chemical peels, dermabrasion, and even fillers like Juvederm or Botox.
Benefits for the Body
Body plastic surgery is extremely common among plastic surgery patients. There are a lot of ways to improve the look and feel of everything from your neck to your thighs. Most of these involve lifting and tightening the skin with body lift surgery, which can help improve the health and appearance of your skin. For people who have lost a significant amount of weight, these procedures are especially important. When you lose weight, you’re burning energy from the fatty deposits that lurk under your skin. When the fat is lost, your skin begins to shrink slightly. However, if your skin has already stretched quite a bit to accommodate the extra fat, it won’t be able to shrink completely. This causes areas of droopy skin that hang loosely on your frame and pull uncomfortably. Body lift surgery removes the excess tissue and tightens up your frame so you can enjoy your new body.
Plastic surgery can also help remove those excess fat deposits to help your body be healthier and make it easier for you to move around. Fat can be removed using different liposuction techniques or with nonsurgical fat removal such as UltraShape. Losing the fat gives you less to carry around, making it easier for you to be active and get through your normal routines.
Improve Your Functionality Today
If you still want to change the actual appearance of your face or body in addition to improving your functionality, that’s okay. Functional changes can be made at the same time as aesthetic ones to give you an all-inclusive surgery. Looking great is always awesome, but when everything works the way it’s supposed to, it makes you feel that much better about yourself.
Getting started on improving your face and body functionality is easy – start by contacting Spalding Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, CA. Our team of elite plastic surgeons includes Dr. Paul Nassif, who is known all over the country for his expertise. We offer procedures for the face and body, both surgical and nonsurgical, to help you become the very best version of yourself.
You can contact Spalding Drive Plastic Surgery for a patient consultation by calling (310) 275-2467 or by sending your information directly to our office via the Contact page. You can also browse our site for plastic surgery before and after photos, patient testimonials, and more information about all of our available procedures.