Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook

Congratulations! You are planning or have just had plastic surgery to improve your appearance. Isn’t it frustrating that before you can begin to enjoy your new face or body, you have to spend days or weeks feeling swollen and bruised?Board Certified Plastic Surgeons in San Diego, across southern California, and in Tijuana, Mexico refer their clients to me to reduce the heavy, tight feeling that post-operative swelling can bring. Even if you’re not my client, you can still benefit from this advice!In the Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook, I share my top tips picked up from my training as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist, conversations with fellow therapists, presentations at lymphedema conferences, books, research studies and helpful hints shared by my clients about what has worked best for them. First, let me introduce my seven key components to healing from plastic surgery. Based on years of experience helping clients, I believe addressing each of these components boosts the chances of healing fully from surgery. Components of Postsurgical Recovery TherapyFollow Doctor’s OrdersReduce Swelling Reduce BruisingReduce Scars and Fibrosis Support Wound HealingGet Back on Your FeetFeel Healthy Inside and OutThe Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook explains in detail how to follow my recovery rules. If you are researching plastic surgery procedures like liposuction, brazilian butt lifts, facelifts, abdominoplasty, tummy tuck or mommy makeovers, this book is packed with information you will need to recover from surgery.