All medical conditions and medical history must be fully disclosed to the surgeon - please note these on the medical form and discuss them during your consultations with your surgeon. Make sure the surgeon is aware of all the medications you are currently or previously taken and if you have had:
An allergy or bad reaction to antibiotics, anesthetic drugs or other medicine
Prolonged bleeding, bad scarring or excessive bruising
Any recent or long-term illnesses
A connective-tissue disorder, such as rheumatoid arthritis
Previous surgery
Psychological or psychiatric illness
Do not take any type of aspirin or medicines containing aspirin or anti-inflammatory medicines 10 days before surgery because they increase the risk of excessive bleeding
Please note our Non-smoking policy: Smoking can cause delayed recovery, wound breakdown and increased risk of infection. We strongly recommend that you stop smoking 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after surgery. You may be denied surgery if you smoke and the GG Guarantee is void for smokers.
Risks of Surgery
The following information is not to alarm you, but to inform you that there are always inherent risks in all types of surgery.
We minimize risks and complications by selecting patients carefully and always having the most skilled surgeons, physicians and nurses carry out procedures. However, despite the highest standards, complications can occur. They are rare, and most patients will not have complications, but if you have concerns about possible complications, please discuss these with your doctor.
The less common complications of all surgery includes:
Bruising and swelling - usually settles after 1-2 weeks, but sometimes can take up to month or more
Wounds may take longer to heal, there may be some bleeding and infection may require treatment with antibiotics
A chest infection may develop after general anesthetic
In extremely rare cases, a blood clot may develop, which could be risky if it moves to the heart, brain or lungs
A sore throat may develop after breathing through the breathing tube used during anesthesia
In few cases, surgical scars can develop that are pink, raised and irregularly shaped. These flatten and disappear over time.
High risk patients
The risks of complications and having to have corrective surgery increase with:
diabetes
poor circulation
heart, lung or liver problems
if you smoke or have nicorette patches
if you have a family history of blood clotting
if you have more than 1 procedure
if you are over 50 years
If you are over a BMI of 30
if you depart Malaysia and the surgeon's care before you are completely healed
Capsular formation - a fibrous layer that the body forms naturally around a foreign body such as a breast implant - may harden and contract, distorting the shape and feel of the breast. In rare cases, the capsule will need to be removed and the implant replaced. Newer implants have reduced this problem.
Nipple sensation can be affected following breast enlargement, with some women reporting an increase or reduction in the nipple. These changes are often temporary, but in rare cases can be long term.
Using modern implants, the chance of implants leaking or breaking is very rare. However, if this does occur, the look of the breasts may change in shape or feel, which may require removal of the implant.
Skin ripples and wrinkles may form and appear on the skin near the implant.
The shape and size of the breasts before surgery will influence the outcome, and the surgeon cannot guarantee that the shape and size will be the same after.
There is no evidence to suggest that women with implants are at a greater risk of breast cancer or that detection of cancer is delayed.
Breast implants do not affect your ability to breast feed and there is no evidence to suggest any health risks to the child.
Specific Risks of Abdominoplasty
Infection - Infection is unusual after this type of surgery. Should an infection occur, treatment including antibiotics or additional surgery may be necessary. There is a greater risk of infection when body contouring procedures are performed in conjunction with abdominal surgical procedures.
Change in skin sensation- Diminished (or loss of) skin sensation in the lower abdominal area may not totally resolve after abdominoplasty.
Skin contour irregularities- Contour irregularities and depressions may occur after abdominoplasty. Visible and palpable wrinkling of skin can occur.
Skin scarring - Excessive scarring is uncommon. In rare cases, abnormal scars may result. Scars may be unattractive and of different color than surrounding skin. Additional treatments including surgery may be necessary to treat abnormal scarring. It is important to understand that in a full abdominoplasty, the scar may reach from one hip to the other. The surgeon will plan to make the incisions below the bikini line, however this cannot be guaranteed, as the incisions will be different from person to person, according to how they will get the best results.
Asymmetry- Symmetrical body appearance may not result from abdominoplasty. Factors such as skin tone, fatty deposits, bony prominence, and muscle tone may contribute to normal asymmetry in body features. Furthermore, the larger the patient is, and the larger the scar line, the increased chance of having an assymetrical scar line. The solution to this is to tidy up the scar with additional surgery, and sometimes liposuction may also be needed to improve the appearance of the scar line.
You will be given a consent form for your surgery at the time of booking, please read this thoroughly.
If you do not agree with any of the risks outlined, do not go ahead with surgery.
