The healing process is one of the most difficult parts of any plastic surgery journey, but there are plenty of tactics that can make it more bearable. When it comes to having a speedy, comfortable recovery, timing is critical. When to schedule your procedure can be a tricky decision, but here are five main reasons why you should get cosmetic surgery during fall and winter.

1. Mask Your Surgery

When it’s cold out, you can bundle up in cozy sweaters and scarves, which can easily conceal the evidence of your surgery. Compression garments, bruising, and swelling can all be hidden with fall and winter clothing, so your enhancements can stay under wraps.

2. Maximize Your Comfort

Hot weather may be enjoyable when you can splash around in the pool, but during recovery from surgery, it is probably the last thing you would want to do. Heat can exacerbate swelling and make you feel downright uncomfortable, especially if you need to wear a compression garment.

3. Minimize Sun Exposure

Exposure to the sun’s harmful UV rays is dangerous, but it has particularly adverse effects when recovering from surgery. If your surgical incisions become sunburned, healing may be compromised. Too much sunlight can also cause scars to appear darker and harder to conceal. The chilly fall and winter months make it easy to protect your body from the sun’s rays with clothing and the desire to stay indoors.

4. Maintain Hydration

Water is vital for the body to function correctly, which is why hydration is essential for optimal healing. It is possible to stay hydrated while healing during the warmer seasons, but it is definitely easier when it’s cold out. The brisk fall and winter temperatures minimize the risk of flirting with dehydration, allowing your body to heal quickly and efficiently.

5. Modify Your Wardrobe

Once you are healed, you will probably want to show off your new look. In the summer, you can display your modifications with strappy dresses, fitted tops, and anything else that hugs your curves. If you choose to undergo surgery when it’s cold out, you’ll have time to stock up on new clothes for the summer.

Before making any concrete decisions about your plastic surgery, be sure to schedule a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon to see what time of year is the most suitable for your personal cosmetic plan.

Few things deter potential patients from getting cosmetic improvements more than hasty or overdone plastic surgery. Liposuction, for example, often yields satisfying body contouring results; however, when it is performed too aggressively, it can produce noticeable dents, dimples, or irregularities. Stem cell fat grafting can smooth and correct the deformities that result from overly intrusive contouring procedures and sculpt the body in the process.

Correcting Body Contouring Irregularities

When the outcome of plastic surgery is unnatural or displeasing, patients often feel upset or insecure. Overdone liposuction is a body contouring faux pas that can lead to abnormal skin texture issues and uneven fat reduction. Fortunately, stem cell fat grafting can help eliminate these issues and enhance body contours. Dr. Renato Calabria has fine tuned the fat grafting procedure by utilizing fat with a high stem cell concentration, and he has helped countless patients achieve the look they desire.

Enhancing Body Contours

Because stem cell fat grafting requires fat harvesting, patients receive the added benefit of slimmer contours from donor sites. Whether used for body contouring or ameliorating imperfections caused by overly aggressive liposuction, stem cell fat grafting provides customizable body sculpting for ideal candidates.

Benefits of Stem Cells

Traditional fat grafting has a high resorption rate, and the final results are often unpredictable. The purified fat that is rich with stem cells produces gorgeous and natural-looking results for Dr. Calabria’s fat grafting patients. Stem cells are known to promote the development of new blood vessels and tissue cells. They also increase the tissue survival and fat retention rates, so utilizing fat saturated with stem cells during fat grafting leads to more successful treatment.

If you are interested in correcting body contouring irregularities, schedule your stem cell fat grafting consultation with Dr. Calabria today. Call us at 310.777.0069 (Beverly Hills), 760.836.0077 (Rancho Mirage), or +39.349.4662323 (Italy), or you can contact us online.

Pregnancy is one of the most monumental experiences in a woman’s life, but the aftermath can be difficult to process. Sometimes the breasts become asymmetrical after pregnancy or breastfeeding, which can damage your confidence. Breast augmentation is an excellent solution to create breast balance, but there are alternatives to the traditional implants. Stem cell breast augmentation using fat grafting can naturally correct minor breast asymmetry resulting from pregnancy and breastfeeding for a fuller bustline.

Benefits of Stem Cell Breast Augmentation

Fat grafting is increasing in popularity because of how much it has to offer, particularly to those seeking breast enhancement. Stem cell-enriched fat is scientifically proven to deliver optimal results with fat grafting procedures. Dr. Renato Calabria has fine tuned his stem cell breast augmentation and has performed innumerable stem cell enhancements, giving his patients the natural curves they desire. Some of the benefits of stem cell breast augmentation are as follows:

• Removal of unwanted fat during fat harvesting
• Low risk of complications
• Minimally invasive
• Little downtime

Procedure

Stem cell breast augmentation is performed using purified, stem cell-enriched fat to enhance the breasts. First, unwanted fat is harvested from the patient’s problem areas, such as the abdomen or thighs, and processed through the Celution® device to extract the highest concentration of stem cells. Next, Dr. Calabria injects the stem cell-enriched fat into the breasts using micro-cannulas to achieve the smoothest, most pleasing results with zero scarring.

If you wish to improve your breast symmetry after having a baby, schedule your fat transfer consultation with Dr. Calabria today. Contact our Beverly Hills office at 310.777.0069, our Rancho Mirage office at 760.836.0077, or our Milan, Italy office at +39.349.4662323. You can also contact us online by filling out our online contact form.

The hands are the most telling indicators of our true age. The skin on the back of the hands is thin and susceptible to detriment caused by environmental factors and the natural aging process. While many people are likely to turn to makeup or cosmetic procedures to take years off of their facial appearance, hands usually go untreated. Fortunately, Dr. Calabria offers fat grafting and RADIESSE® treatments to turn back the clock for aging hands.

Fat Grafting

Fat grafting for hand rejuvenation uses fat-derived adult stem cells to restore youthfulness to the hands. With the patient under local anesthesia, Dr. Calabria performs liposuction to harvest and preserve fat cells. The fat is processed to extract stem cells, and the stem cell-enriched fat is then injected into the affected areas of the hands. The stem cells cause the skin to secrete growth factors and create new blood vessels, so the skin rejuvenates and regenerates itself for long-lasting results. Because very little fat is harvested from other parts of the body, recovery should only take one week or less.

RADIESSE®

RADIESSE® is one of the most popular hand rejuvenation procedures. It is a dermal injectable that plumps skin by adding volume and stimulating collagen production. It is performed in our office under local anesthesia. There is no downtime required for recovery, and results are immediately noticeable. Results are limited to one year, at which point the procedure must be repeated to keep hands looking fresh.

 
To schedule your hand rejuvenation consultation with Dr. Calabria, call our Beverly Hills office 310.777.0069 or our Rancho Mirage office 760.836.0077. You may also contact us online.