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The ultimate purpose of any plastic surgery procedure is to improve your appearance by addressing physical concerns that negatively impact your comfort or self-esteem. This may mean correcting an aesthetic problem that has bothered you for years or restoring a youthful appearance as you age.
The good news is that many cosmetic procedures are available to help you improve the aesthetic look of your face, breasts, or body. However, as so many different options are available, knowing which procedure is best for you can be challenging.
While standalone procedures offer and provide stunning results, the reality is that most women and men have more than one area of concern.
Because of this, combining procedures and having them performed simultaneously can help you achieve more dramatic results, increasing your self-esteem, confidence, and pride in how you look and feel.
What Are the Benefits of Combining Procedures?
Beyond wanting to correct multiple imperfections, one of the leading reasons patients combine procedures is to keep an aesthetic balance.
For example, a facelift can result in smoother skin and a more youthful appearance in the lower and midface; however, the upper third of the face is not treated, which can create a noticeable imbalance. Therefore, combining other facial procedures with a facelift (such as eyelid surgery) can result in a more harmonious result.
In addition to ensuring balance, combining procedures can minimize these procedures’ overall cost and recovery time. Since you will have these procedures performed simultaneously, you will only need to pay once for some plastic surgery costs, such as anesthesia, the facility fee, and the surgeon’s fee.
And since you will be recovering from these procedures at the same time, you will only need to take time off of work or away from your normal life once instead of multiple times.
Which Procedures Can Be Combined?
Here are some of the most common and transformative combination procedures that Dr. Bridges offers:
Face
The face is often the most noticeable area on your body to show the effects of age (wrinkles, fine lines, and sagging skin).
Several different facial procedures are available, including:
- Facelift surgery (which addresses the lower to midface)
- Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery (which corrects the eyelids and area just below the lower eyelid)
- Otoplasty or ear surgery (which corrects ears that are either disproportionate to the rest of the face or ears that stick out from the sides of the head)
Breasts
There is a common misconception that breast augmentation surgery improves the size, shape, and volume of the breasts and raises them to a higher, perkier placement.
This is not true. Rather, a breast lift (mastopexy) must be performed to lift sagging breasts. Combining a breast lift with breast augmentation can achieve the best of both worlds: lifted and voluptuous breasts.
Body
There are several body procedures that you can choose from, with tummy tuck surgery and liposuction surgery being two of the most common.
While tummy tuck surgery tightens the abdominal muscles and removes excess fat and skin, liposuction can be used on various body areas to reduce pockets of unwanted subcutaneous fat.
One of the most successful plastic surgery combinations is the Mommy Makeover, which combines tummy tuck surgery and liposuction with breast procedures (breast augmentation, breast reduction, or a breast lift). These techniques may be performed simultaneously or split into two procedures, depending on the extent of the procedure.
Which Procedures Should Not Be Combined?
There are endless plastic surgery combination possibilities for you to choose from. However, some procedures cannot be combined.
For instance, facial procedures should not be combined with breast or body procedures.
Simply put, recovering from procedures in both locations would be too difficult and taxing. Because of this, if you desire both face and body correction, you will likely need to have these procedures performed at separate times (with the second procedure being performed after you fully recover from the first).
How to Know Which Procedures Are Best for You?
If you think you may be a candidate for a combination procedure, schedule your consultation with Dr. Bridges today.
At your consultation, you can discuss your aesthetic goals, and Dr. Bridges will evaluate your condition to determine which procedures will help you achieve those goals.
Want to Learn More?
If you want to learn more about the cosmetic procedures we offer and how you may benefit from combining procedures, contact Bridges to Beauty by calling (318) 219-8555 or by filling out our online contact form.