Compared with silicone implants, which come pre-filled, a similarly sized saline implant can be inserted through a smaller incision, thereby leaving a smaller scar. Less time is therefore lost from work and one's regular routine. Typically, this might be eyelid surgery in one's thirties or forties and a facelift in one's forties or early fifties, with liposuction of the chin, Botox, and Collagen injections in between. While the doctor remains a key resource, the explosion of information available in books and magazine articles and particularly on the Internet has changed the way information is obtained. This is really to everyone's advantage.
Patients get a lot more out of a consultation when they already know the basics.
That way, they can use the time they spend with the doctor to see how the generalities apply to them, to ask any specific questions they have, and, in another function of the Consultation, to better assess the doctor and his or her office staff. In the past few years a new group of intravenous anesthetic agents have changed the way anesthesia can be administered. While typically described as deep intravenous sedation, these powerful but short-acting preparations allow people to be sedated to an appropriately deep level for the procedure itself but then to wake up relatively quickly. While there are advantages and disadvantages with all facilities in which plastic surgery is performed, the unmistakable trend is toward outpatient procedures. Smaller, outpatient facilities, including doctor's offices, offer a level of privacy and personalized, attentive care that can be difficult for larger facilities, such as hospitals, to provide.