Most patients don’t think post surgery depression is common, and it doesn’t usually mean something went wrong. Pain, poor sleep, medications and swelling that hides your result can all bring your mood down. Weeks of limited activity can, as well. For most people these post-surgery blues disappear as healing progresses. But a low mood that

Patients ask me about a plastic surgery age limit almost as often as they ask about a BMI cutoff. My answer is the same for both: there isn’t one fixed number that decides candidacy. In fact, research on cosmetic surgery in patients over 65, and even over 80, has consistently found complication rates comparable to

Compression garments recovery is one of the most misunderstood parts of body contouring surgery. Patients often assume the garment shapes their final result. It doesn’t. What it does is support healing tissue, control swelling, and make the early weeks after surgery more comfortable and predictable. The research on compression is more nuanced than the marketing

The best way to approach how to lower high BMI before plastic surgery is to focus on sustainable weight loss, adequate nutrition, regular physical activity, smoking cessation, appropriate control of blood sugar and blood pressure, and weight stability. Your body needs time to adjust before surgery, not a quick drop right beforehand. BMI gives me