Revision Plastic Surgery in Dalton & Chattanooga
Also serving Calhoun & Cartersville in North Georgia
From time to time Dr. Joel sees many Chattanooga patients who are unhappy with their previous cosmetic procedure, and who are thinking about a revision. These cases are becoming more common with non-certified surgeons with little to no formal training and inexperience in the plastic surgery field. Although a very rare occurrence, some of Dr. Williams' own patients have looked into revision surgery.
If you are considering revision plastic surgery and would like a professional opinion, please contact Dalton cosmetic surgeon Dr. Joel Williams today.
Candidates for Revision Plastic Surgery
Scenarios in which revision plastic surgery may be recommended include the following:
- Liposuction was performed when a tummy tuck would have been more appropriate.
- A mini tummy tuck was performed when a full tummy tuck would have been more appropriate.
- A patient's liposuction results are lumpy or uneven.
- A breast implant patient develops capsular contracture and needs to have her implants removed or replaced. (Note: capsular contracture may be treated non-surgically with the Aspen System.)
- A breast lift was performed with a crescent incision above the nipple when a vertical scar mastopexy would have been more appropriate.
Revision Plastic Surgery Considerations
It's generally important to wait an appropriate amount of time after the first surgery before making arrangements for the revision procedure; an exception to this rule may be saline breast implants that are too large can be deflated before extensive overstretching of the skin has occurred. It can take a while for the final results to reveal themselves. Scheduling a revision procedure while the body is still healing is usually a premature (and bad) idea.
It's also important to determine if the problem really is the physical result of plastic surgery or stemming from a psychological component. The plastic surgeon may have done everything textbook-perfect and the results are normal. For example, most breasts will not be perfectly identical, even after the placement of implants. Breast augmentation can treat significantly asymmetrical breasts but usually even after surgery one breast will be a tiny bit larger than the other. Experts would agree that this does not necessitate revision plastic surgery.
A patient who is unhappy with his or her results could also be seeing things through a distorted lens, or even have a psychological condition called "body dysmorphic disorder" in which they see physical flaws in themselves that are not there. For people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, revision plastic surgery is not appropriate; psychological counseling is more suitable.
If you are unhappy with your plastic surgery results and are considering a revision procedure, please speak with Dr. Williams about your options. Call him at (706) 278-2700 or email his office to set up a consultation.