Plastic Surgery Horror Stories

Most plastic surgery horror stories can be avoided if you do your homework properly. First we need to see whether there are any factors that would make it dangerous for you to undergo plastic surgery so that you don’t end up with one of the plastic surgery horror stories.

These emotional disorders and physical conditions that may rule out plastic surgery procedures for you:

Body dismorphic disorder, or BDD

This is a clinically recognized mental disorder and any surgeon worth his salt will refuse to operate on a patient who has been diagnosed with this disorder. Sufferers of BDD obsess about imagined bodily defects, often to such an extent that it affects their daily lives.

Substance addiction

People who are not able to cope with their daily lives without taking mood altering or addictive substances are not good candidates for plastic surgery procedures.

Eating disorders

Plastic surgery would not be recommended for people with eating disorders until the condition has been brought under control, as these people often suffer with a distorted body image and once the condition is under control they may feel that surgery is not necessary.

Smoking

Most surgeons will ask you to stop smoking some weeks before surgery and it is best not to tart again as you will undo all the surgeons good work!

Alcohol

You should stop drinking alcohol for at least two to four weeks before surgery. The consumption of alcohol dries out the skin and causes aging, so if you must resume drinking alcohol after recovery, it is best done in moderation.

We have all seen the pictures of celebrities who have gone too far with plastic surgery but there are the other people that disfigure themselves with plastic surgery or tattoos.

The plastic surgery horror stories that I am really worried about, is the everyday people like you and me that decide to have a small problem fixed and end up suffering the consequences.I’m sure that you will agree that something has gone very wrong when a patient is left with permanent, debilitating pain or even paralysis.

While the patient may not always be entirely happy with the result there are larger issues at stake such as these common complications:

•Infection

•Necrosis

•Wound separation

•Abscesses

•Blood clots

When recognized right away, many of these problems can be successfully treated. However, these and other problems can also become much more serious.

When plastic surgery goes really wrong, the result can be:

•Permanent pain

•Disfigurement

•Asymmetry

•Paralysis

•Death

Watch this video for an idea of what plastic surgery horror stories are out there when people become addicted to plastic surgery



These two women had plastic surgery for valid reasons but had to suffer the consequences

So the moral of the story is that you should do your homework very carefully before you have plastic surgery of any kind, so as not to end up as one of the plastic surgery horror stories.

Before you decide on going under the knife, have a look at the non surgical procedures and laser surgery.

We need to also discuss the various plastic surgery procedures on offer, so have a look at face lift surgery and and body lift.

Come to South Africa for a fantastic holiday and have your plastic surgery at the same time. You will not only have the best surgeons but you will be treated like royalty, and save money to boot. And of course you will have the added bonus that you won’t have to admit to anyone that you have had surgery!

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