subject: Allowing Your Body To Heal After Plastic Surgery [print this page] Cosmetic plastic surgery just like any other type of surgery takes quite a toll on your body. Incisions and operations are not what a human body is normally accustomed to and hence after surgery there is often discomfort felt on not just the body parts where surgery was performed but overall there is uneasiness felt throughout.
A lot of people make the mistake of going through a cosmetic surgery procedure and then almost immediately getting back to their daily routine. Even if they do not do any kind of heavy activity, they do not follow the exact instructions of their plastic surgeon to allow their body to heal completely. Those who do this are making an enormous mistake as not giving time or rest to your body could lead to more serious consequences. Some of the reasons why you need to ensure that you have given appropriate time to your body to heal as per the type of plastic surgery you have gone through are as follows:
1) Most of the horror stories we have read regarding the aftereffects of surgical as well as non surgical cosmetic enhancements would have been avoided if only the individuals would take care of post surgery precautions. Not allowing your body to heal completely before getting back to heavy activities can lead to rejection of the new enhancements by your body. If this happens, quite naturally it will lead to a lot of complications and you will not get the desired result of the plastic surgery that you had initially hoped for.
2) Your bodys immune system goes through a lot of pressure during any kind of cosmetic surgery. Depending upon your immunity, the time taken to heal completely will vary. If you do not take appropriate rest, it puts even further pressure on the immune system and while your wounds or scars which appear post surgery could start healing, your body may not be capable of handling other illnesses or complications at the same time. Putting unnecessary pressure on your immune system will open up your body to other health conditions some of which could get really severe.
3) If you are one of those people who wish to go through multiple plastic surgeries that too at regular intervals, you simply have to make sure you are giving enough rest to your body. Going through incisions etc again and again will end up causing more harm than you can imagine. Even if your first few cosmetic enhancements give you the desired results, you can be sure that as you go ahead, new plastic surgery procedures simply wont be as expected. As a matter of fact you will notice you are getting weaker with each passing surgery and ultimately all your surgeries will end up creating a huge hole in not just your immune system but to your overall health and well being.
Unfortunately too many patrons of the plastic surgery industry end up ignoring instructions on proper rest and relaxation post surgery. Not allowing your body to heal will ultimately reverse any of the achievements of cosmetic surgery on your body and you will end up appearing worse than before you underwent any kind of surgical procedure.