Yes, very often these two procedures are done at the same time. Surgery can be coordinated between a general surgeon and a plastic surgeon to perform the operation in one go, thus removing the additional down-time and surgery time a second surgery.

Costs may be lower as well since a portion of the OR/Anesthesia cost may be covered (but this is highly variable from center to center and from insurance to insurance).

Operations that are commonly combined are gynecologic ones such as hysterectomy and general surgery operations such as a hernia repair.  However, depending on the extent of the hernia, be prepared for a plastic surgeon to decline performing those together if the risk of complications or infection from a severe hernia makes it unacceptable.

We want to minimize down time for patients, but above all, it is not helpful to save time if the risks are too high.  I recommend making an appointment with a board-certified plastic surgeon and a board-certified general surgeon to assess your individual needs.

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 You are correct in your ideas.  Where hair is transplanted, you can get a little "pin-cushion effect" --bumps as you say.  If you choose to shave your head, those bumps can be dermabraded down.  another option would be to "recycle" those hairs into areas where you need them (if you were to choose not to shave your head in the future). .  A lot of the healing may depend on your skin type and skin color.

 

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Skin Resurfacing

A healthy woman should be able to have liposuction and a rhinoplasty once her weight is stable, and that varies from person to person.  It may be as soon as 3 months to as long as 12 months.  I recommend waiting for liposuction until your weight loss after childbirth has plateaued.  A rhinoplasty could be done as soon as 2 months after delivery, but if you want to combine these under one procedure, wait until your weight has stabilized.

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As you no doubt know, neither the breast augmentation nor the arm lift (brachioplasty) is covered by insurance.  From a cosmetic surgery standpoint, these two procedures can be combined safely, and be done simultaneously.  Both are low risk procedures and if you are otherwise healthy they should pose no additional risk to you.  The risk of complications of doing them together versus separately is minimal.

I imagine that you are concerned about health insurance covering a complication, if one were to arise.  Of course it is prudent to have health insurance (you never know when you might need it from an injury, accident, or discovery of a new health situation) anyway.  You may consider looking into insurance for just the cosmetic surgery part.  In some states you can buy one time insurance for your cosmetic surgery (for example CosmetAssure) to ease your mind.

 

Upper Arm Reduction

The short answer is "Yes"  and "No." 

Yes, You can get liposuction of other areas such as the love-handles, thighs, or chest at the same time as a tummy-tuck.  Plastic surgeons respect the total volume that can be removed in a typical outpatient setting (approximately 5 liters or 10 pounds of lipo fat).  It may be safer to remove less fat if multiple other procedures are being done in addition to liposuction.

No, you shouldn't get liposuction of the abdomen and a tummy-tuck at the same time.  Typically, it is recommended to avoid liposuction of the abdomen itself at the same time as an abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck) because the skin has trouble healing with the "double-hit" of a tummy-tuck and lipo of the same area.  You can get liposuction of the abdomen at the same time if a mini-tummy tuck is being done, and that is a very popular combination in our practice.

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