Top 5 aesthetic operations

The study on aesthetic operations yielded conclusive data: 23.5 million cosmetic treatments (surgical and non-surgical) were performed worldwide; of which 473,074 were held in Spain, a figure that places us in the 12th position on a list headed by Brazil, Japan and the United States.

Most demanded surgical procedures:

• Botox injections.
• Hyaluronic acid injections.
• Silicone augmentation mammoplasty.
• Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery.
• Chemical peels.

Approximately 81,100 non-invasive procedures (botox injection) were performed in 2016, followed by more than 30,000 aesthetic mammoplasty and blepharoplasty operations.

Aesthetic Botox Injections

They consist of injections of botulinum toxin in certain muscle groups, to temporarily paralyze them, and thus achieve the reduction of facial wrinkles, especially "crow's feet" type wrinkles, frontal furrows and between the eyebrows. They are applied every six or eight months, with some variability in each patient. It is a procedure that is performed on an outpatient basis, in aesthetic clinics.

Hyaluronic Acid Injections

It is a natural component of the conjunctive structure of the skin, which is lost over the years. It integrates the so-called facial fillers, and is the most used to fill perioral wrinkles, lip augmentation and wrinkle filling of the lower third of the skin of the face. The effects last from six months to a year, and also the applications are carried out on an outpatient basis in aesthetic clinics.

Silicone augmentation mammoplasty

The is the surgical procedure par excellence demanded in Spain. As we mentioned at the beginning, more than 30,000 breast augmentation procedures are performed per year. It consists of increasing the size of the breasts by placing a prosthesis, either subglandular, supramuscular, or submuscular. The types of silicone prostheses have varied over the years, with improvements in their appearance and quality, as well as in weight, to achieve a more natural aesthetic result, adapted to the physique of the patient.

It is a procedure that must be performed in a sterile operating room, under general anesthesia, for the patient admitted to the hospital environment.

The choice of the surgeon must be appropriate, since the price range is very varied, and it must be done having all the information and being fully aware of the decision, always remembering that it is an important procedure, which can lead to severe complications if it is not performed. a suitable professional.

Blepharoplasty

It is a surgical procedure, which can be performed both on an outpatient basis or with hospital admission. It consists of the elimination of excess skin and / or fat (sometimes also fixation of the periorbital muscles), to improve the appearance of the oculopalpebral area, giving an appearance of immediate rejuvenation, after 10 days postoperatively. It requires strict rest in regard to making efforts in the first week, since extreme care must be taken with the bruises produced by the procedure.

Chemical peels

Chemical peel treatments involve exfoliation of the skin to improve its texture, which generates the shedding of dead cells, to stimulate rejuvenation, mostly at the facial level. They can be performed in authorized aesthetic centers, and require extreme care and rest against sun exposure, along with good hydration after the procedure. It should be remembered that any procedure must always be performed in a sterile environment authorized, with a, registered, and authorized for the performance of aesthetic operations.

And what about aesthetic operations and men?

We must remember that currently cosmetic surgery not only involves the female gender, but there has been a considerable increase in the

male demand to perform these types of procedures. The rise to combat the natural passage of time has led men to consult about facial procedures (chemical peels, botox injection), as well as the performance of invasive procedures of aesthetic operations such as rhinoplasty, gynecomastia, mentoplasty, otoplasty; breast and thigh augmentation with implants; as well as laser-type liposuction. Most of the consultations are made to solve mostly congenital cosmetic problems. Specialist in General and Aesthetic Surgery

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