wonjin, Misinformed Plastic surgery-related Common sense Surgery during Summer - Are we more prone to infections during summer? - Since antibiotics and cooling systems are well-developed nowadays, how to maintain good post-operative care is more important than the weather. Human beings are homoeothermic animals who are remarkable in maintaining constant body temperature. Therefore, inflammation due to the increase of body temperature during summer is not something to be concerned about. Performing the surgery in an aseptic operation room and proper use of antibacterial agents greatly eliminate such possibilities of infections. However, poor aftercare may result to infections and inflammation even if the surgery was performed under a completely sterilized environment. The patient must follow the doctor’s instructions about maintaining proper hygienic behaviors such as keeping surgery areas away from dirty gauzes and hands, and most importantly, refraining from drinking, smoking, stress and loss of sleep. Also, strenuous exercising which cause a lot of sweating should be avoided and sweat must be wiped from the surgery area immediately with dry towel. Surgery during Summer - Should rhinoplasty be performed during summer to prevent red nose?, The weather has nothing to do with the change of skin color after the surgery. The cause of nose turning red after rhinoplasty is not because of silicone implant, but is mainly due to improper habits, pores or blood vessel problems. Also, the nose tip could turn red during cold winter is also a common condition and has no correlation with the surgery Therefore, the surgery must be planned by a well-experienced surgeon, after an exact analysis of the patient’s bone structure and skin condition. The doctor should also define whether it’s a revision surgery, and if the patient is infection-prone or not for utmost safety. [If you had rhinoplasty during summer] Please maintain the surgery areas (especially the stitched areas) dry after the surgery, as water can cause infections. For rhinoplasty, refraining from water for at least 1 week is required. In case the facial area gets too greasy, you may gently wipe off wanted areas using wet gauzes or cottons. Wearing sunglasses or caps is recommended to protect the incision areas from sunlight during external activities. Breast surgery - Does breast augmentation surgery disable breast feeding after the surgery? - Breast surgery does not affect breast feeding since the implant is inserted in a different space that is distant from the area with glandular tissues. Also, the implant is not affected by other hormonal and physiological factors since it only has a role of supporting the glandular tissues. Breast surgery - Is it true that breast implants have to be changed every 10 years? , You don’t have to change the implant regularly every 10 years.There is no specific time frame to change the implant. If the surgery was done by an experienced surgeon through safe surgical methods with proper after care, regular check-ups and management, then implant replacement is unnecessary as long as the patient wants size/shape change. Breast surgery - Will there be sensory disorders after breast surgery? A lot of women worry about complications such as sensory disorders or breast hardness after the surgery.However, the implant could slightly move the location of the nerve which con trol the nipple sensation, but this doesn’t mean a complete sensation loss. Breast surgery- Will there be problem with breast cancer check-ups after augmentation?, At times when the medical devices were under-developed, concern regarding breast augmentation surgery and breast cancer check-ups used to exist. However, mammography technologies have greatly developed nowadays and there is no problem with examination. Also, the location of implant insertion is different from the glandular tissue location, meaning breast cancer examination has nothing to do with the surgery. ETC - Does general anesthesia affect brain function?, General Anesthesia does not affect brain memory. Some may experience dizziness or temporary memory loss after general anesthesia, but these are just momentary symptoms due to incomplete emission of the anesthesia gas from our body after the surgery. ETC - Is it better to have plastic surgery when you’re young? , In the case of congenital deformities or aesthetic issues, it is better have the surgery regardless of age.When a child enters school and get teased badly, one may suffer from severe mental stress, which in turn can adversely affect your personality.But if it isn’t the reason above, plastic surgery in an early age is not recommended. Obtaining a scar during childhood may result to a larger scar as we develop, and therefore, surgery after puberty is recommended. Furthermore, our facial and nasal bones can develop until 18, so bone surgeries such as rhinoplasty or face contouring are recommended to be done after one has completely grown up. ETC - If my nose gets higher, will the distance between my eyes get closer?,Elevating the nasal bridge does not decrease the distance between your eyes. Also the eyes are not pulled towards the nose. But it is true that the eyes could looks relatively deeper when the nose bridge gets higher, arousing an optical illusion that the eyes have gotten closer to each other. Therefore, those with close gaps between the eyes should use a wide silicone implant to make the gap look more distant, and vice versa for those with wide gaps. ETC - Is it better to have plastic surgery when you’re young? , In the case of congenital deformities or aesthetic issues, it is better have the surgery regardless of age.When a child enters school and get teased badly, one may suffer from severe mental stress, which in turn can adversely affect your personality.But if it isn’t the reason above, plastic surgery in an early age is not recommended. Obtaining a scar during childhood may result to a larger scar as we develop, and therefore, surgery after puberty is recommended. Furthermore, our facial and nasal bones can develop until 18, so bone surgeries such as rhinoplasty or face contouring are recommended to be done after one has completely grown up.