How many surgeries within one month is too much?

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Planning trip to Korea for surgery in one of their most famous clinics with excellent doctors (I've researched it well). I can only stay for 30-45 days. How would these procedures best be split up into two sessions and how much time between each occasion? SMAS facelift+fat grafting,necklift+submentoplasty,upper bleph+laparoscopic brow lift,chin genioplasty. Also considering rhinoplasty but haven't decided. Can this be done in 1 month or slightly longer? I can't afford to come back

Paul M. Steinwald, MD · Answer

. . . although swelling may be a limitation. The only two procedures I don't think go well together with respect to this would be lower eyelids and an infracturing rhinoplasty, which requires a splint. Would be selective with what matters most to you, however, and not try to "pack it all in"!

Jacob Tower, MD · Answer

Hello, hope you are well. The neck- and facelift, fat grafting, brow lift, upper blepharoplasty, and genioplasty can be done in one surgery. Rhinoplasty as well. There's not really any need to arbitrarily split these procedures up into multiple days. It will reduce the total amount of recovery time, make the process smoother, and reduce the amount of anesthetic episodes.

Best,
Dr. Tower

Best,
Dr. Tower

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hope this message hinds you well. Hopefully you can pick a surgeon that is well regarded. I do recommend doing as much as you can in one go, why have more than one recovery? You may have more swelling at one week but this is easier and more cost effective than multiple surgeries. Also consider follow up care when traveling out of the country. Best luck.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

All of those can be done at the same time. I hope you have arranged follow up care back home, especially should a complication arise.

How many surgeries within one month is too much?

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