The ideal age for a patient to undergo plastic surgery depends on each patient, particularly the surgical procedure. Some surgeries must be performed when you are still a child (for example, Cleft Lip and Protruding ear surgeries). Other surgeries are appropriate to the elderly (for example, eyelid plastic surgery). However, in general, there are some contraindications to plastic surgery for very young (infants or infancy) or very old patients. However, as already mentioned, a plastic surgeon must evaluate each case individually.

The amount of medical fees for any plastic surgery is presented by the plastic surgeon at the time of appointment or during patient assessment. There is no “price table” for these procedures. Indeed, the popularization of aesthetic procedures worldwide and in Brazil has made plastic surgery increasingly affordable for people from different social classes. However, there is no way to establish a generic value for each procedure. Therefore, any advertisements that present prices or values referring to plastic surgeries, in any situation and especially before any medical evaluation, are irregular.

In general, Health Plans do not offer coverage for cosmetic plastic surgery.

Many patients look for Medical Practices with this intention. They even bring photographs taken from magazines as “examples” of bodies, traits or features that they wish to “copy” to the appointment. In this case, it is essential to point out that the plastic surgeon, as far as possible, will seek to meet the patient’s wishes. However, the professional has to guide the patient in searching for the outcome that most harmonizes with their features. The Physician can and should even oppose a particular procedure, whenever necessary, from a clinical, aesthetic, or medical point of view, or common sense, even if the patient wishes to do so. We are committed to patient health and well-being. Therefore, the surgeon always performs a severe and multifactorial medical assessment.

No. . There is no such distribution of adequacy between genders. Both women and men can undergo plastic surgery. The only difference is that there are exclusive or more common procedures intended for women, while other procedures are exclusive intended or more suitable for men.

In any branch or medical specialty, every surgical procedure poses risks to patients. These risks may be higher or lower, depending on the surgery and the patients’ health status. In the case of plastic surgery, these risks are minimal, since the patient is rigorously previously assessed by the plastic surgeon before any surgery. We are committed to patient health and well-being. Therefore, the plastic surgeon always performs a rigorous and multifactorial medical assessment in advance and even in the postoperative period.

Yes, the surgeon can perform two or more plastic surgeries at the same time. However, this possibility will depend on the types of surgeries the patient wants to perform, the patient’s health and, mainly, the assessment of the plastic surgeon, which is always very stringent. The professional may even contraindicate the simultaneous surgeries.

This is one of the biggest concerns of patients. Plastic surgery is a surgical procedure that involves cutting the skin. And like any cut on the skin, the scar is a natural outcome. However, the advancement and refinement of plastic surgery techniques has meant that, in most procedures, the scars are “hidden,” very discreet, or almost imperceptible. This is not to say that, in some cases, the scar is, in fact, invisible to the naked eye. In consultation with the plastic surgeon, he will explain to the patient all the consequences of this surgery and its possible scars.

A priori, yes, as long as your hypertension and diabetes are fully under control. . In these cases, as in all preoperative cases, a large battery of exams is requested by the plastic surgeon and only if the results of these exams are satisfactory, will the professional continue the treatment towards the surgery.

A surgical procedure of this kind is usually performed in surgical centers of hospitals or specialized clinics. Depending on the procedure, hospitalization will be necessary. However, a range of less invasive procedures can be performed in the plastic surgeon’s own clinic, without the need to use a surgical center or hospitalization.

This type of dissemination of photos “before and after” a plastic surgery is not allowed in Brazil, as this can lead the patient to a false or illusory inference about the final outcome of the procedure they want to perform. This prohibition is supported by Resolution No. 1974/2011 of the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM), which “establishes the guiding criteria for advertising in Medicine, conceptualizing advertisements, the dissemination of medical matters, sensationalism, self-promotion and prohibitions concerning school subjects.”