Plastic Surgery Patient Guides

Recovery after a thigh lift revolves around how you walk, sit and keep the groin wound clean. A practical guide to the first weeks, the 10 days in Istanbul, the return to work and sport, and the signs that need a call.

After otoplasty the ears are sore for a few days under a head dressing, most people are back at work or school after about a week, and a soft headband is worn at night for 4–6 weeks. A practical guide to sleep, hair washing, sport and warning signs.

What healing looks like after tuberous breast correction, when the new shape becomes clear and what a realistic result is, including symmetry, a possible second stage and breastfeeding.

Full inner thighs can be caused by fat, loose skin or both, and each needs a different operation. How to tell them apart, why the inner thigh is less forgiving than other areas and what neither option can change.

Neither approach is better for every nose. Open rhinoplasty adds a small columella incision for detailed tip work, while closed rhinoplasty leaves no external scar. How scars, precision and recovery compare, and how the choice is made for your anatomy.

Otoplasty is possible from about 6 years of age, once the ears have nearly finished growing, and there is no upper age limit. How the timing differs for children, teenagers and adults, including anaesthesia, consent and school planning.

There is no single operation for tuberous breasts. The tight base is released, the fold lowered, the areola reduced and volume added where needed. What each step does and how the combination is chosen.

A thigh lift scar is either hidden in the groin crease or continues down the inner thigh. How the choice is made, why the groin needs extra care while it heals and how visible each scar is in everyday clothes.

A narrow base, a high breast fold or a puffy areola can all be signs of tuberous breasts, a developmental difference in shape that is often missed. How to recognise it, why it happens and when advice is worthwhile.

Most swelling after rhinoplasty fades within three months, but the tip keeps refining for about a year, longer with thick skin. How swelling settles, why mornings look puffier, what you can judge early and when a revision is discussed.

Both operations lift the brows, but they work on different parts of them. How a temporal lift and a full brow lift differ, what each one changes and how the right choice is made for your face.

There is no single safe number of litres for everyone. What limits the amount of fat that can be removed, why liposuction is not a weight-loss operation, and when staging or a tummy tuck makes more sense than more liposuction.

A surgically lifted eye contour lasts far longer than threads, but the face keeps ageing around it. How long fox eye surgery results last, what slowly changes over the years and which factors you can influence.

A practical, discreet guide to recovery after labiaplasty: hygiene, sitting, clothing, work, exercise and intimacy, how swelling settles over 2–3 months, and which signs mean you should contact your surgical team.

Skin mesotherapy improves how the skin looks and feels, not the shape of the face. What hydration, glow and fine lines can realistically gain, what needs a different treatment, and how to care for your skin afterwards.

Fox eye threads and fox eye surgery aim for the same lifted, almond-shaped look, but they work on different structures. What each method can change around the eye, how long it lasts and what recovery involves.

Surgical dimples are designed to last, but they change after the procedure: deep and visible at rest at first, then softer and mainly visible when you smile. How the dimple forms, why it can become shallower and what affects how long it lasts.

Hair mesotherapy can support the follicles in some types of thinning, but it is not a cure for every kind of hair loss. Which types may respond, why a diagnosis comes first and which results are realistic.

Mesotherapy works as a course rather than a one-off treatment. How many sessions skin and hair usually need, how far apart they are spaced, and how often maintenance sessions follow.

Mild swelling, tenderness and small bruises are common after dermal fillers and settle within about a week. Here is a day-by-day timeline, what to avoid, and how to recognise the rare signs that need urgent review.