Cosmetic surgery: What to know in advance


Cosmetic surgery is a specialized clinical specialty focused on improving the appearance by means of surgical and medical techniques. Plastic surgery is characterized as a specialty for the reconstruction of facial and body defects due to birth abnormalities, trauma, burns, and disease.

Cosmetic surgery can help improve your appearance, but for everyone it is not. Know what to say, how to select a surgeon and what questions to ask before surgery.

Cosmetic surgery, a branch of plastic surgery that includes surgical and nonsurgical procedures, might seem like an easy way to shave years off your appearance or improve your physique.

However, cosmetic surgery has risks and limitations. Here is what you need to know if you are considering cosmetic surgery.

Factors to be considered

Cosmetic surgery changes your appearance by changing or reshaping body parts that function normally but don't look the way you want. Before performing cosmetic surgery, consider:

  • Your Expectation. Anticipate, not perfection, improvement. You're likely to be disappointed if you expect cosmetic surgery to turn you into a movie star. Do not depend on surgery to save a rocky relationship, encourage it or boost your social life.
  • Expense. Most health insurance plans don't cover cosmetic surgery. The cost varies from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the treatment. Note also the cost of any follow-up treatment or new treatments for correction.
  • Risks. Unhappiness after any form of cosmetic surgery is likely. It is possible to have surgical complications, including excessive bleeding or surgical site infection.
  • Recovery. You may need days, weeks or even months to heal after cosmetic surgery. Understand the physical effects that may be part of your rehabilitation, and how the surgery can affect aspects of your personal and professional life. 

Also, if you smoke, your doctor will probably recommend stopping smoking about a month before and during surgery to minimize the risk of complications. 

Find a qualified cosmetic surgeon

If you decide to perform cosmetic surgery, your choice of surgeons is likely to be yours. Choose one that specializes in the procedure you'd like to have done and is specialty certified. Beware of misleading board or self-designated board certifications.

If you are going to have a procedure involving general anesthesia, make sure that an accrediting agency, has approved the operating facility or is authorized by the state where the facility is located.

Meeting with your surgeon

Schedule a consultation or multiple appointments with various surgeons when you have narrowed your choice of surgeons. 

The doctor will evaluate the part of your body you want to have examined, share your medical history, list any drugs you are taking, and address your preferences and expectations. Ask the surgeon at the initial consultation:

·        Are there treatments that might work just as well or better for me other than surgery?

·        For this procedure, am I a good candidate? Why not, or why not?

·        Is it possible to achieve the desired effect in one operation, or do you expect several procedures?

·        How many times did you do that? What have the findings been?

·        Can you share photographs or diagrams before and after that to help me understand the procedure and the results expected?

·        Is the results going to be permanent?

·        What kind of anesthetic is going to be used? How is it going to affect me?

·        What are the problems that can happen?

·        How will my progress after surgery be monitored? What kind of follow-up treatment I need? How long would I benefit from a recovery period?

·        How much is the system going to cost?

The more you collaborate with your surgeon before the operation to set clear, measurable and achievable goals, the more likely you will be satisfied with the results.

Remember, however, even if you've done your homework and found a doctor you like at a price you can afford to be yours and yours alone to seek plastic surgery. Make sure that you are comfortable with the surgeon and committed to choosing your treatment.

Cosmetic surgery is a surgical process that involves repairing, replacing or modifying the human body. Cosmetic Surgery's goal is to enhance the appearance by improving the way you look. Public interest and the number of cosmetic surgeries in Bangalore and across India have increased dramatically.


Dr. Priyadarshan K. is among the most respected and experienced plastic surgeons in Bangalore. Born in Karnataka, he did his bachelor degree in medicine from Bangalore in the year 1984. He has won several credits and distinctions during his undergraduate study. Carrying this further he did his Masters-MS in Gen Surgery from Delhi University and later Plastic Surgery at “ DNB from national board New Delhi".

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