More than just living longer, modern medicine seeks to provide a better quality of life.
Plastic surgery, through reconstructive procedures, restores and returns normal form and function, absent due to congenital malformations, altered by developmental anomalies, or accidentally lost as a result of trauma, tumors, or complications from other medical or surgical treatments, allowing the desired facial or body aesthetics and harmony to be achieved or the unwanted effects of aging to be reversed.
In plastic surgery, the body is subjected to a series of interventions that damage tissues, mainly skin and fat.
Physical therapy plays a fundamental role in the preparation and rehabilitation of the tissue subjected to intervention, which is an essential part of the success of the surgery.
Post-surgical preparation and/or recovery are especially recommended in cases of:
- Mammoplasty (augmentation or reduction)
- Mastopexy
- Abdominoplasty
- Liposuction
- Facelift
- Blepharoplasty
- Rhinoplasty
- Reconstructive surgery, such as for breast cancer.
What do we do?
In the pre-surgical phase, preparing the skin in terms of hydration, local tissue elasticity, and toxin elimination can make all the difference in the success of the surgical procedure, promoting faster and more functional recovery. At this stage, an overall assessment of posture and general mobility is also carried out in order to identify and correct postural changes and myofascial retractions that may influence healing and, in turn, the final result of the scar.
Education/information about the postoperative period, what postures to adopt, and practical advice for everyday life are also covered.
In the postoperative period, the analysis of skin and muscle atrophy, edema, and the state of healing in relation to the type of surgery performed are part of the thorough assessment that will allow us to establish an individualized protocol to optimize the rehabilitation process, restore functionality, and improve pain, anxiety, and edema. Similarly, the assessment/treatment covers the postural component, with an emphasis on anti-pain postures, which may be adopted involuntarily as a result of the surgical procedure itself.
