Can I have multiple cosmetic procedures in one surgery session?

Yes. In our practice, we perform facelifts and eyelids in combination with other procedures. It is probably a good idea not to perform more than approximately three operations at one session. The surgical operations should probably not last past five to six hours so as to minimize any postoperative... more

Multiple cosmetic procedures can be performed often depending on which procedures are to be combined and the overall health of the patient.  Many factors need to be considered.  Rhinoplasty is often combined with other facial procedures as a chin augmentation or even with some body procedures such as... more

In our office, we routinely perform multiple procedures on patients. However, we select those patients to be only the very healthy with no significant medical concerns. The use of an assistant (particularly another Board-certified plastic surgeon like we do in our office), will reduce the operative time for... more

Khet, Yes, it is very common to have multiple procedures at the same time. However, you must also be cautious that you are having your procedures done by a qualified surgeon. In general, if your procedures can be completed within six hours, then it is reasonable to combine them. However, as the length of... more

In general, it's fine to do multiple procedures at the same time-- but you need to have a detailed discussion with your surgeon as to the details of the procedure, how long it will take, recovery, etc. Some patients are better candidates for this than others, and the plan needs to be individualized to the... more

Many of my patients choose to have two or three procedures done at the same time.  Just make sure that you are having surgery done by a "Board Certified Plastic Surgeon" or Facial Plastic Surgeon.  That way you know that your safety will be their number one concern.   Do your... more

Many patients desire multiple procedures to be done on one surgery date.  This approach has the obvious advantage of accomplishing multiple cosmetic goals with one period of post-operative recuperation.  Also, most offices offer a discount on these "add-on" multiple procedures. However,... more

It is common to do multiple procedures at the same sitting, however one cannot be cavalier about it. Some factors to take into consideration are total expected blood loss,  total surface area of surgical fields, total length of surgery and anesthesia time, surgeon fatigue (both mental and physical)... more

Cosmetic surgical procedures are commonly combined for optimum efficiency and minimizing the numbers of recoveries and anesthetics required for your desired outcome. Breast and abdominal surgeries work very well together for example. I personally wouldn't do a rhinoplasty at the same time as putting in breast... more

Cosmetic procedures are often combined... many people want more than one area addressed, and there is certainly an economy of scale when multiple procedures are completed at the same time.... additionally there is benefit in having only one recovery period. While it's nice to get all you want done at once,... more