Buttock Implants in Greece
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Greece Buttock Implants - The Plastic Surgery Procedure
This surgical procedure also called gluteoplasty or buttock augmentation. It is designed to reshape the size of your buttocks and create more firm and aesthetic appearance. The buttock area is not easily changed by weight reduction or exercise, therefore you may consider this operation to improve the look of your buttock. In general, every person wishing to undergo the operation, and is in a good physical condition, can do so.
During the operation the surgeon inserts silicon implants into your gluteal area. Unlike breast implants, these are soft and solid, their shape and size vary, according to individual body form and desires.
Greece Buttock Implants - The Implants
There are few kinds of implants: round or oval (also called an anatomic implant). The most common implants are those made of silicon. It comes with a smooth or textured surface and they are solid (meaning: they rarely spill or rupture). The selection of an implant is usually made according to the surgeon's advice and your preference.
Greece Buttock Implants - Insertion Locations
The incision for the implant insertion can be made in several locations: two excisions, either on the superior buttocks or inferior buttock near the posterior thigh. Both incisions leave a quite visible scar. One excision is made in the sacrum area, it goes from top down, and is usually small (4-6cm). The only problem is that such incision tends to become infected more often; this can be treated with antibiotics. The implant can be placed above or below the gluteal muscles. Finally, a liposuction can be added to this procedure to further shape your buttocks.
This procedure is preformed under general anesthesia and usually lasts one hour, liposuction may require an additional half hour (consult local Greece surgeon).
Greece Buttock Implants - Risks
Every procedure has its risks: this one includes bleeding, infection, nerve and/or muscle damage and damage to the implants, such as silicon spillage and buttock asymmetry.
Greece Buttock Implants - After Surgery
After surgery you will feel pain and discomfort, and you will be prescribed with painkillers. You also have to wear a special bandage for 2-3 weeks to help your buttocks gain their new look. Occasionally you may feel either temperature changes or numbness in the area. This will resolve after a few months. It may take about 3 months for the swelling to resolve and the buttocks to regain their final appearance. You'll be able to go back to full activity after one month. Since the implants are placed far from the bony area you will have no trouble sitting. Finally, the implants will give your butt the look like you have been working out for years.
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- Abstract Surgical management of facial hemangiomas, the most common childhood neoplasms and infiltrating facial vascular malformations,
has the risk of injury to the facial nerve and remains controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of the
commercially available Neurosign 100® Nerve Monitor in those cases of facial vascular anomalies where resection was considered
the appropriate treatment. On a prospective basis, six consecutive patients with deep (so-called infiltrating) vascular anomalies
of the face (two hemangiomas, three lymphatic malformation, one lymphatico-venous malformation) were enrolled in this study.
During surgical preparation, electromyographic (EMG) activity of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve was monitored.
The variables collected included the patient’s sex, age at surgery, location of the lesion and depth, prior treatment, diagnostic
workup, site of skin incision, operating time, operative and postoperative complications, and reconstructive outcome. All
lesions were resected without major bleeding. Postoperatively, all patients showed regular, symmetrical function of the facial
nerve. The mean operating time was 136.7 min (range 90 to 240 min). During the preparation using surgical instruments, EMG
activity was noted both as a graphic signal showing facial nerve activity and as an acoustic signal. In all patients, the
branches of the facial nerve were identified clinically by electrode stimulation at 30 Hz. Postoperatively, all patients had
improvement of facial asymmetry and deformity; preoperative pain episodes and functional impairments resolved completely.
Intraoperative facial nerve monitoring provides feedback regarding the location, extent, and ongoing functional status of
the facial nerve in the surgical management of infiltrating benign lesions such as hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
Besides an overall distinct indication for surgery, we recommend its use for prevention of iatrogenic facial nerve injury.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00238-008-0224-4Authors
H. Kubiena, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 AustriaJ. Roka, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 AustriaM. Frey, Medical University of Vienna Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery Waehringerguertel, 18-20 Vienna 1090 Austria
Journal European Journal of Plastic SurgeryOnline ISSN 1435-0130Print ISSN 0930-343X (Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery)