Procedure/What is it? |
Risks |
Breast augmentation Breasts are enlarged by placing an implant behind each breast. |
- implants can rupture, leak, and deflate
- infection
- hardening of scar tissue around implant, causing breast firmness, pain, distorted shape, or implant movement
- bleeding
- pain
- nipples may get more or less sensitive
- numbness near incision
- blood collection around implant/incision
- calcium deposits around implant
- harder to find breast lumps
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Breast lift Extra skin is removed from the breast to raise and reshape breast.
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- Scarring
- skin loss
- infection
- loss of feeling in nipples or breast
- nipples put in the wrong place
- breasts not symmetrical
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Breast reduction Fat, tissue, and skin is removed from breast. |
- if nipples and areola are detached, may lose sensation and decreased ability to breastfeed
- bleeding
- infection
- scarring
- harder to find breast lumps
- poor shape, size, or position of nipples or breasts
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Eyelid surgery Extra fat, skin, and muscle in the upper and/or lower eyelid is removed to correct “droopy” eyelids. |
- blurred or double vision
- infection
- bleeding under the skin
- swelling
- dry eyes
- whiteheads
- can’t close eye completely
- pulling of lower lids
- blindness
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Facelift Extra fat is removed, muscles are tightened, and skin is rewrapped around the face and neck to improve sagging facial skin, jowls, and loose neck skin. |
- Infection
- bleeding under skin
- scarring
- irregular earlobes
- nerve damage causing numbness or inability to move your face
- hair loss
- skin damage
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Facial implant Implants are used to change the nose, jaws, cheeks, or chin. |
- infection
- feeling of tightness or scarring around implant
- shifting of implant
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Forehead lift Extra skin and muscles that cause wrinkles are removed, eyebrows are lifted, and forehead skin is tightened.
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- Infection
- Scarring
- bleeding under skin
- eye dryness or irritation
- impaired eyelid function
- loss of feeling in eyelid skin
- injury to facial nerve causing loss of motion or muscle weakness
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Lip augmentation Material is injected or implanted into the lips to create fuller lips and reduce wrinkles around the mouth. |
- infection
- bleeding
- lip asymmetry
- lumping
- scarring
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Liposuction Excess fat from a targeted area is removed with a vacuum to shape the body. |
- baggy skin
- skin may change color and fall off
- fluid retention
- shock
- infection
- burning
- fat clots in the lungs
- pain
- damage to organs if punctured
- numbness at the surgery site
- heart problems
- kidney problems
- disability
- death
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Nose surgery Nose is reshaped by resculpting the bone and cartilage in the nose. |
- Infection
- bursting blood vessels
- red spots
- bleeding under the skin
- scarring
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Tummy tuck Extra fat and skin in the abdomen is removed, and muscles are tightened to flatten tummy. |
- blood clots
- infection
- bleeding
- scarring
- fluid accumulation under the skin
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