There’s No Time Like Winter for Cosmetic Surgery
Winter is traditionally the time to rug up and eat delicious comfort food. It’s often a time where our early morning workouts get the flick as we hide under the covers in bed for as long as possible. After all, gaining a ‘winter coat’ during the chilly season is all part of our survival, right?
This mentality has lead almost four in ten Australian women, and one in two men to gain up to five kilograms during winter alone1.
While many accept that gaining weight is inevitable as the temperature drops, at Cosmos Clinic we’re finding a steady rise in the number of people undergoing invasive cosmetic treatments, like liposuction, in winter to enhance their appearance. Booking in a cosmetic makeover in the chilly months, gives them adequate time to recover. After all, summer bodies are made in winter!
5 reasons why winter is the best time for cosmetic surgery
Whether you’re looking for a tighter tummy, a face lift, or larger breasts, undergoing cosmetic surgery during winter offers a few extra benefits than any other time of the year. These benefits have the potential to aid your recovery, while helping you achieve the best results possible.
1. Cover up, and you’ll get away with it
Even though there are more people willing to talk about what they’ve had done in the way of cosmetic surgery, parading around immediately after the treatment is not highly desirable. This is particularly true in the case of procedures such as liposuction where there will be some bruising and swelling of the treated areas.
Sometimes this takes as long as a month before it subsides and the body gets back to normal. In the meantime, you can disguise any swelling or unsightly bruising until you’re ready to show off your new figure. Turtlenecks and scarves work a treat in hiding the evidence of a face or neck lift, and baggy sweaters and comfy pants will camouflage any signs of breast augmentation, liposuction, or tummy tuck!
2. Compression garments can be uncomfortable in the heat
Wearing a compression garment after liposuction will play a vital role in the end result of the surgery. They’ve been designed to reduce swelling by applying pressure and improve the contour of the body’s shape.
However, while we can’t encourage our clients enough to wear the garments, we do know they’re not the most comfortable or flattering. In the warm-hot weather, the discomfort can increase and the extra layer can cause you to sweat a little more than usual. One US cosmetic surgery recipient summed it up on an online plastic surgery forum by saying, “Trust me, heat matters a lot! Heat makes you swell, and you don’t need extra swelling after surgery!”
Summer clothing also lends itself to be a little more revealing, and often made of lighter fabric. Some cosmetic surgery recipients may feel self-conscious or worried that their compression garments will show. Extra layers of clothing worn during winter will help keep them hidden, so only you know what’s underneath.
3. A cleared social calendar = more recovery time
During this time of year, the social calendar of many of our patients is minimal in comparison to their jam packed summer schedule. Fewer events and family engagements in winter means they have adequate time to rest and recover after their surgery.
Allowing the recommended 6 weeks of recovery and following your surgeon’s instructions post op, will prove rewarding in the end. Recovery takes time, so if you’re running from one event to another not only will you either have to reveal or disguise your surgery, you’ll jeopardise your results.
Whatever the time of year you decide is the right time to undergo cosmetic surgery, ensure you’ve set aside plenty of downtime post-surgery to recover.
4. Cloudy skies reduce your sun exposure
Cosmetic surgery in winter proves favourable for many in the healing of their skin. Too much sun exposure, especially that of our harsh Aussie sun, can hinder the mending of the surgery wounds. Unlike normal skin, scar tissue is less resistant to the sun’s ray and can burn easily.
Consistent exposure to the sun can darken the scars. Although many of the procedures at our clinic like gynaecomastia and liposuction, have almost non-existent scars, it’s important you care for your skin during the healing stage. With shorter daylight hours, and less intense ultraviolet rays in winter, it’s the ideal time to have your surgery and reduce your sun exposure.
5. Results take time
If you’re considering cosmetic surgery to look great in a revealing bikini or summer active wear, invasive surgery to enhance your figure should be planned during the cooler months. Depending on your treatment, you may have great results within days or after several weeks. Considering summer is the time to head to the beach or sit poolside, you’ll want to have your exciting new shape out on show without any signs of bruising or swelling.
Winter is the ideal time to undergo any type of invasive cosmetic surgery not only in regards to your recovery, but it also gives you ample time to get your beach body ready in time for the warm weather.
Bodybuilder Gyno Treatment from Steroid Usage
Gynecomastia, commonly known as gyno or “man boobs” can be described as a situation where men’s breasts become larger than normal. It affects one or both breasts and in some cases, the tissue can be quite tender and painful. Gyno commonly occurs in 65% of males between the ages of 12-15 years old as they go through the puberty stage. However, it also occurs in men later in life.
Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation to create a natural full look soon at Cosmos Clinic
Otherwise known as lipofilling, fat transfer is a popular procedure in Europe primarily used during breast reconstruction surgery. However, cosmetic practitioners are now utilising this technique on its own, or in conjunction with breast augmentation to provide a natural, full look.
We’re thrilled to be one of the leading cosmetic surgery teams offering the fat transfer procedure to our Australian patients very soon.
A Second Skin That Gives You the Elasticity of Youth
When we age, our skin’s elasticity is lost. Wrinkles begin to appear, the laugh lines are more defined, sagging occurs and heavy bags form under our eyes.
What if you could restore the elastic nature of your skin, just like you put a Band-Aid on a wound? Scientists at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T) have discovered a way to create a “second skin”, which can restore the elasticity of youth.
In the May 2016 journal Nature Materials, researchers published their findings of a human pilot study of 170 subjects. They found that by applying an elastic, wearable polymer layer, they could significantly improve ageing skin. Not only that, researchers believe this “second skin” could be used to treat common skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, by covering the dry, itchy patches with an invisible film that soothes and moisturises.
7 out of 10 Women ‘Like’ Our Post Liposuction Result for Men
Cosmos clinic’s latest survey reveals most women prefer the athletic and toned results of our liposuction treatment than the stereotypical ‘dad bod’.
Key facts:
Main Findings:
- 65% of people surveyed preferred the athletic & toned physique over the ‘dad bod’
- 7 out of 10 women prefer our male post liposuction results
- Over 80% of the respondents aged between 18-24 years old preferred the athletic & toned male
A New Treatment Designed to Melt Fat
Since its release in June 2015, the demand for fat-dissolving injections has grown quickly. But how does it stack up to existing treatments like CoolSculpting, and is it the ultimate solution to the ‘double chin’ curse?
The fat dissolving injection, developed by the pharmaceutical company Allergan, is the latest fat-melting injectable drug to be approved by the FDA. The treatment is a synthetic form of acid that is identical to the molecule naturally produced in the body to aid in the absorption of fat.
Lets Talk Twerking
It’s in the Oxford Dictionary – but hands up who had dropped the word “twerk” into a casual conversation before a certain achey-breaky offspring did this?
When Miley Cyrus drew our attention to a dance move we’d seen but didn’t know by name in 2013 – most of us were kind of horrified. Once we had digested the news that Hannah Montana had been laid to rest with the swipe of a huge foam finger, we realized we had a lot to learn about a move that started in the New Orleans ‘bounce’ music scene a good 20 years before Miss Miley confronted us with it.
Intermittent Fasting: Will It Help You Lose Weight and Live Longer?
Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular health trends word wide. You may have heard of the 5:2 diet, Eat-Stop-Eat or the 16/8 method; these are all forms of intermittent fasting aimed at helping people lose weight and improve their health long term.
More and more studies have been conducted that show intermittent fasting can help with weight loss, improve your metabolic health, protect against particular diseases and may help increase your longevity.
FDA Approves the CoolMini CoolSculpting
Exciting news for the cosmetic industry as last month the FDA gave approval for the latest fat reduction technology, CoolMini. The CoolMini applicator is used as part of the CoolSculpting procedure, working to treat smaller pockets of fat in areas such as the neck, chin and jawline as well as the armpit and above the knee.
The days of wearing a turtleneck and sitting in the car doing humiliating neck exercises to refine your jawline and get rid of that double chin may finally be over!
Last week Dr Joseph Ajaka presented the new Zeltiq CoolMini applicator if front of an audience of curious media guests. As a great supporter of CoolSculpting, Dr Ajaka is looking forward to being able to offer this latest technology to his clients.
Gym & Excercise After Liposuction
Liposuction is an innovative cosmetic procedure that can help treat problem areas of the body that have not been resolved through a healthy diet and exercise. You can say goodbye to unsightly muffin tops, chubby thighs and bingo wings through fat removal techniques such as Vaser Hi Definition Liposuction, Vaser Liposuction and Mega Liposuction. But is liposuction the solution to end all your weight and health problems long-term? Unfortunately, it is not that simple.