> When should I seek the advice of an aesthetic surgeon?
Whenever I have a defect or when I am not feeling happy with a part of my body.
Aesthetic surgery has witnessed an amazing progress, resulting in the multiplication of techniques for the treatment of each structure and scores of alternatives available for the patient - surgical as well as non-surgical: fillings, Botox, collagen, laser, peelings and any kind of surgery.

> When can the nose be operated?
The nose may be operated at the age of 15 if the patient has already completed his/her puberty development. Adolescence is the ideal time to correct a big nose, a hump or a fallen tip to avoid the psychological problems caused by these conditions in young people.

> When can the ears be operated?
The period of growth of the ears in the picture conclude during childhood. Therefore, they can be corrected in puberty, when the patient is starting high-school (a time when the patient starts being identified for his/her defect).


> At what age is a lifting operation carried out and how long does it last?
The aging process varies from person to person. The time to undergo a lifting operation depends on the way the patients sees herself/himself and in some cases, of her/his work needs (a youthful look is important for most companies). For persons aged 35-40, there are different types of lifting available (minilifting, refreshing, upper lifting, complete lifting ). In most cases, a lifting operation lasts around ten years, depending on the celerity of the aging process of the patient.

> In an eyelid surgery, what are the features improved by the procedure?
In an eyelid surgery, skin excess and eye bags, which cause a tired and clouded look in the patient, are taken from both eyelids. This operation does not correct crow's-feet nor the stretch marks caused by sun exposure (it may be complemented with Botox or fillings, collagen or hialuronic acid). The results of a blepharoplasty last for a very long time.

> Are the results of a liposuction permanent?
Liposuction removes localized fat excess. If the patient does not put on weight, this fat excess does not appear again. Otherwise, the patient will put on weight evenly in all her body.

> Are breasts protheses dangerous?
During the nineties, many people said that mammary protheses brought about cancer and autoimmunity diseases, that they exploded during flights, among other things.
Following a decade of studies, there has been no evidence that they may cause cancer (in fact, they are used for breast reconstruction following cancer) or any autoimmunity diseases. There are a lot of air hostesses and executives with mammary implants who travel by plane regularly without any problem.

> Can women breastfeed their babies after an augmentation or reduction breast surgery?
The surgical techniques used in a mammary reduction surgery respect sufficient galactophagous conducts so as to allow breastfeeding. Mammary implants are placed behind the mammary gland or beneath the muscle. Therefore, they do not affect breastfeeding.

> What is local anaesthesia with sedation?
The patient goes to the hospital, stays there for a couple of hours and is taken to the operating room where she is given sedatives and analgesics which make her feel sleepy; then she is given local anaesthesia and then she is operated. The effects of sedatives disappear in two or three hours and, once the patient recovers herself, she leaves the hospital and returns home. On the other hand, new sedatives cause an amnesia effect, which causes the patient to have only vague memories of the operation. Local anaesthesia reduces surgical risks and the total cost of the procedure.

> What is the difference between Botox and collagen?
Botox is a localized chemical denervation agent, that is to say, when applied in a specific area, it weakens or paralyses that muscular region within a 2-cm area from the injection. It is used to reduce or cancel the function of hyperkinetic muscles (increased action) which causes gestual wrinkles (a frowned look, a wrinkled front, crow's-foot, etc.).
Collagen is a filling agent placed in the depressions of the wrinkles in order to refill and soften them (wrinkles in the eyebrows, folds in the cheeks, thickening of lips or filling of deep scars, etc.).