Important Guidelines Before Having Plastic Surgery

JAKARTA - Plastic surgery is now one of the beauty procedures that are sought after by many people in the world, including in Indonesia. In general, plastic surgery can be done by anyone.

However, it is important to note that there are certain conditions that must be considered before undergoing plastic surgery. This was conveyed by the Specialist Doctor of Plastic Surgery, Reconstruction and Aesthetics Pondok Indah - Pondok Indah, dr. Alexander Perkara-Hendropriyono, Sp. B.P.R.E., M.Ked.Klin.

Doctor Alexander said one of the important things to consider before having plastic surgery is the condition of possible comorbid diseases.

"Comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus or high blood pressure can complicate plastic surgery because the healing process can take longer," said Dr. Alexander, in the Kebayoran Lama area, Jakarta.

Habits such as smoking to regular consumption of blood thinners also need to be considered. This is because these habits can complicate the operation and risk failure.

"Other conditions such as smoking or vaping habits, it can also complicate the action during surgery and risk failure, also patients who take blood thinners," he explained.

In addition, the psychological condition of the patient is also very important to be considered. The reason is, there are many people with unstable mental conditions who undergo plastic surgery and are addicted.

They feel that they are not enough or less even though they have had plastic surgery, so they continue to do the procedure.

"The patient's psychology must also be considered. So it must be healthy, stable, relaxed, and calm. If the patient's psychological condition is not good, no matter how good the surgery is, it will always feel less, even if it has been operated on up to eight times, for example," concluded dr. Alexander.