Many women (and men, too) shy away from getting the plastic surgery procedures that they really want, because they fear side effects and complications resulting from their operations. While any form of invasive or non-invasive plastic surgery has its inherent risks, they are exaggerated in most cases.
Selecting the right plastic surgeon is the first step to enjoying a great recovery from surgery, as well as ideal results that last for a long time. To help you learn more about plastic surgery risks and complications, we’ve outlined common risk factors for a cluster of popular procedures:
Face Lifts – like any other form of plastic surgery, risks for face lifts do exist, and they include stroke, heart problems, blood clots, and nerve damage. However, statistically, the odds of experiencing these complications during a face lift are extremely rare. In addition, anesthesia may affect airways in some patients, flexing vocal cords and blocking proper airflow. again, this complication is very uncommon.
Today, face lifts, which usually cost between seven and nine thousand dollars, are safer than they’ve ever been before, and tens of thousands of people get these types of procedures every year.
Brow Lifts – Typical side effects of brow lift plastic surgery, which raises the brow for a more youthful, sexy look, include infection, bad reactions to anesthesia, loss of hair near the incision area, and scarring. again, as with a face lift, the plastic surgeon that you choose will make all of the difference. the best plastic surgeons know how to minimize scarring by using the latest incision techniques, and they work hard to give patients natural, visually-appealing results, without putting their patients at risk. Brow lifts usually cost between four and six thousand dollars.
Botox – Botox is injected into wrinkled areas of the face to paralyze muscles that contribute to facial aging. a typical side effect of Botox is drooping eyelids, but this complication is usually due to choosing an inexperienced Botox provider. To get excellent results without worrying about complications, go see a plastic surgeon for your Botox injections.
Since plastic surgeons (board-certified doctors are best) are intimately aware of underlying muscles of the face, they know exactly where to put their needles. when you choose the right plastic surgeon, you’ll get rid of that “troubled look” in no time flat, and there will be little (if any) discomfort… and zero recovery time. Botox is a great way to look younger in an instant. You’ll need to pay about four hundred dollars for Botox, a few times a year.
In a nutshell, side effects of plastic surgery are somewhat exaggerated. You may avoid complications by hiring the best plastic surgeon that you can afford.
"Between a Rock and a Hard place," Aron Ralston’s account of his highly publicized, hellish test in Blue John Canyon, Utah, in the spring of 2003, is riveting in spite of the fact that we know the outcome ahead of time. A self-confessed risk taker and adrenaline junky, Ralston lays out in vivid, sometimes excruciating, detail how he overcame extraordinary odds, and did the unthinkable in order to survive a terrible nightmare that would have killed most other men. The accident wasn’t really an accident. that an 800 pound boulder toppled loose and pinned Ralston’s hand in the remote slot canyon was an inevitable event in the life of a young man who courted danger and took unnecessary risks. If it hadn’t been that rock, it might have been an avalanche, a fall or any other mishap. Mistakes were made, he confesses. His errors in judgment led to almost losing his life. an expert outdoorsman, climber, skier and mountaineer, he had made a habit of going off on his adventures alone. this was to be a simple day hike into the wild and scenic canyon country outside of Moab, Utah. Because he never anticipated an accident, Ralston didn’t tell anyone of his plans, where he would be or when he’d return. Underequipped for a prolonged stay in the wilderness, he expected to hike in and out in a single day. when he jumps from a balanced rock he dislodges it, sending it crashing down, trapping and crushing his hand against the narrow canyon wall. After he’s trapped, in shock, he drinks a third of his water before he realizes what he’s done. With very little water or food, he must take steps to survive. an unstoppable will to live and knowledge of climbing and survival skills helps him to overcome hypothermia through the endless desert nights and death by dehydration in those five days. His realization of how alone he is is the most emotional section of the book. Facing his probable death, he uses his video camera to say his goodbyes to his friends and family. he knows that he’s left no clues to his whereabouts, but calculates the odds of when he might be discovered. he faces the horror of the probability that he will die of dehydration before he is rescued. Accepting defeat, he carves his name, the date and R.I.P. in the canyon wall. when all hope is lost Ralston figures out the way to free himself, does the deed and with his broken and bloody stump wrapped in a plastic bag and a Camelback water pack rigged as a sling hikes down canyon. somehow he manages to repel 65 feet to the larger canyon floor, where he drinks from a muddy puddle and starts the eight-mile hike out. Meanwhile, his frantic mother, friends and emergency personnel have been working every angle for clues to find Ralston. Almost out of the canyon, he is found and airlifted to a hospital. this book was a good read, and anyone who enjoys the desert southwest and hiking the canyons will love Ralston’s descriptions of “his happy place.” this is a cautionary tale for most folks, though Ralston still is pursuing his dream of solo climbing all of Colorado’s fourteeners in winter. it will make you think twice about any hike alone, without leaving word of your whereabouts. The movie "127 Hours" starring James Franco depicting Ralston’s life-changing event may be one way to experience this scary adventure, but hearing the rest of the story from the man who survived it was far more affecting. I recommend this book for outdoors adventurers or armchair wannabes. Note: There is some profanity, as you might expect, when Ralston realizes he’s really gotten himself in a deadly spot. Also if you’re squeamish, you may not like some very lurid descriptions of his self-surgery.