Why Rhinoplasty Surgeons Shouldn’t Operate On Patients Who Need Therapy

Body dysmorphic disorder has reared its ugly head again, this time in Victoria, Australia.

Plastic surgeons in Melbourne and surrounding areas have noticed a rise in patients who are undergoing therapy for this condition and following it up with a plastic surgery procedure. Most of these patients focus on the face and go in for face surgery procedures like nose enhancement and eyelid surgery.

One surgeon discovered at least 15 percent of patients who want to have a nose implant or another surgery suffering from BDD. Very often, such patients do not leave it at one surgery and go on to have multiple surgeries in the same area, causing mild to severe disfigurement and even aesthetic deterioration.

To make it worse, there are cosmetic surgeons that will still operate such patients for yet another nose surgery or another cheek implant or something similar.

This is an utterly unscrupulous practice and one that needs to be discouraged. While cosmetic surgery laws are not that well defined in most countries, it becomes difficult for patients to refuse an unethical doctor's advice.

The best way to deal with such a situation is get help in accepting BDD and finding a way to beat it. Acceptance of the body will only then follow.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we screen our patients intensively before consenting to perform a nose enhancement surgery on them. Patient-safety always comes first.

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Stem Cells For Nose Surgery? Probably

Stem cell research has been on for at least two decades now and has made tremendous headway in biological and other related medical studies.

Generally, research utilizes two kinds of stem cells- embryonic and adult stem cells. While human embryonic stem cells (isolated from human embryos) are a largely controversial field, studies continue.

Plastic surgery procedures like nose enhancement and corrective nose surgery could benefit from adult stem cells that occur in the adult human body and display the potential to reconstruct lost tissue or grow it non-invasively. Certain reconstructive nose implant procedures make use of synthetic materials like silicone, which could be substituted with inherently cultivated stem cell implants.

Over a period of time, soft tissue implants tend to lose at least 40-60 percent of their total volume. Stem cells, on the other hand, once they have generated the final size and shape of the tissue mass (bone, fat, cartilage, etc.) could retain the shape for a longer time.

While medical researchers have carried out studies lasting up to four weeks after introduction, more long term observation and analysis is required. The expectations are very positive from this branch of medical science though not only for nose surgery but also for other cosmetic surgery.

Get further education about developments in nose enhancement surgery and nose implant procedures at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California.