Revision Surgery

Revision Surgery

Plastic surgery revisions are never the first choice for patients, but they can be a good option for patients unsatisfied with their initial procedure. Revision procedures allow patients to achieve the look they’ve always wanted by correcting or enhancing the results of a previous surgery.

Because the patient’s anatomy has been altered, plastic surgery revisions can be more complicated than the initial procedure. To overcome the potential obstacles to a successful revision, the plastic surgeon must be an expert and innovator in aesthetic plastic surgery.

In most cases, plastic surgeons suggest waiting at least a year after the original procedure. This delay gives the body enough time to heal from the initial surgery. What’s more, it may take a year or longer for the full results of plastic surgery to become apparent.

Most Common Types of Plastic Surgery Revision Procedures

While nearly any type of plastic surgery can be revised, some types of revisions are more common than others. Some of the most common types of plastic surgery revision procedures include:

• Breast augmentation — revisions are often requested due to asymmetry, changes to implant size or unsatisfactory appearance
• Breast reduction — the initial procedure did not produce the aesthetic results the patient wanted or did not reduce the breasts as much as the patient desired
• Tummy tuck — insufficient reduction of the patient’s midsection, weight gain or poor wound healing
• Facelift — patients may be dissatisfied with the symmetry of their face after the original facelift, experience sagging, pleating of the skin or “cobra neck”

Plastic surgeons sometimes perform revision surgery for patients who have undergone cancer treatments where a tumor’s removal has negatively affected the aesthetic quality of the patient’s face, breast or other areas of the body.

Before & After Patient Cases