Complications Of Cosmetic Surgery; Tips To Follow
According to a report, government hospitals in Mumbai are doing cosmetic surgeries like facelift at very cheap rates. This surgery, done for the purpose of looking better, is considered to be a pastime of resourceful people. Government hospitals are doing such surgeries at a much lower cost than private hospitals.
According to the Indian Express, a facelift in a private hospital costs Rs 1 lakh, whereas in a government hospital like JJ in Mumbai, it can be done for Rs 950.
Due to the involvement of government hospitals in cosmetic surgery, there has been a significant increase in the number of lower-middle class people seeking plastic surgery. The report states, “JJ Hospital performed 127 such liposuctions, 23 hair transplants and 139 rhinoplasty between 2016-2021. Similar figures are also of BMC-run KEM and Nair Hospitals which have seen an increase in such surgeries between 2016 and 2021.”
It has also been said in the report that the rate of such surgeries has definitely increased in these government hospitals, but most of the cases coming to the surgeons are of cosmetic surgeries done after the accident. Between 2019 and 2021, more than 1900 surgeries have been performed at KEM Hospital in Mumbai, 1500 at JJ and 1800 at Nair.
Can cosmetic surgery have compliations?
There is no surgery without complications. The success or failure of surgery depends on the skill of the surgeon. They have to mitigate the associated risks. Although there are many studies that show that there are no serious side effects of such surgery, plastic surgery can still cause unwanted effects.
Common complications include haematoma. It is a painful injury which looks like a pocket of blood. Such problems occur in one to six per cent of breast surgery cases. Infection is the most common complication of all surgeries. About two to four per cent people may have to face it. Complications of cellulitis can occur after breast surgery.
Tips to follow after cosmetic surgery
