3 Reasons to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery This Winter – Gupta Plastic Surgery

Top 3 Reasons to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery This Winter
By the time spring rolls around, many people are scrambling to get their bodies “beach ready” after months of eating, drinking and socializing during the winter holiday season. Needing to get into good shape in time for summer can be a frustrating, stressful endeavor for individuals who put their beauty, fitness and health goals on the backburner during winter.

For those people — as well as for everyone else — San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Abhay Gupta recommends undergoing a cosmetic surgery procedure during winter.
Why is undergoing plastic surgery during winter advantageous?

Here are our top 3 reasons to undergo cosmetic surgery during the cold winter months.

1. Your figure will be “beach ready” by summer. In general, the aesthetic results of most plastic surgery procedures take a certain amount of time to become fully realized; as the body heals, swelling in the treated area decreases and incision scars fade. Even the complete aesthetic benefits of breast augmentation surgery continue to improve with time, as the breast implants settle into a more natural position.

If you have your cosmetic surgery during the winter months, you will have plenty of time before summer returns to recover, and for the aesthetic results of surgery to materialize.

2. You can conceal compression garments under thicker clothes. Many cosmetic surgery procedures require that you wear compression garments for several weeks after surgery. For example, those who have undergone liposuction, tummy tuck or another type of body contouring procedure should wear compression garments over the treated area in the first few weeks after surgery to minimize swelling and to provide added support to the tissues in the treated area as the body heals. Likewise, breast augmentation patients are typically required to wear a surgical bra for several weeks after the procedure for the same reasons.

Compression garments are not usually considered the most attractive clothing items available. In addition, compression garments that are visible underneath clothes are a telltale sign that you have had cosmetic surgery.

Undergoing your chosen cosmetic surgery procedure in winter means that you can cover up unsightly compression garments with thick sweaters, long pants and additional layers that fit in perfectly with the cold winter season.

3. There is less sun to contend with. In order for incisions to heal properly and fade as much as possible, it is best to keep them out of the sun. Even 30 minutes of sun exposure can cause incision scars to become hyper-pigmented (darker in color) and can possibly cause keloids (raised scars) to form. Once this happens, scars become more visible to others and are less likely to fade over time.

Fortunately, having cosmetic surgery in winter means that there are less hours of sunlight to contend with each day, making it easier to keep any scars out of the sun.

To schedule a personal consultation with Dr. Gupta to find out more about your plastic surgery treatment options, please contact Gupta Plastic Surgery by calling (858) 408-6100.

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