Cosmetic surgeries can cause chronic postoperative pain in one in 8 patients. – 2024-04-09 12:23:59

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2024-04-09 12:23:59

Los Norwegians are increasingly asking surgeons for pincha abdominoplasty or an implant, and many, especially men, have a pain that persists long after the procedure, a recent survey shows.

The researchers asked 1,746 adults in Norway if they had undergone a plastic surgery and how it turned out. One in 10 said she had undergone a procedure aestheticfrom reductions of old or implants even stretches facials and surgeries genitals “intimate”.

75 percent of those surveyed were women, and a quarter were between 18 and 29 years old. In total, 1 in 8 said they had pain which lasted more than three months after his procedure, and the men were five times more likely to be affected than women.

Considering the increasing acceptance and popularity of cosmetic surgery“It is vital that patients are well informed about possible complications,” the study’s lead author, said in a press release. Sophia Engelof the Mind-Body Laboratory from University of Oslo.

“In addition, the public must be aware of the impact that the chronic pain after cosmetic surgery has in the health and social welfare system.” He said that patients in Norway who experience postoperative pain they may be more likely to need care from the public health system. They are also more likely to be unable to work and to have a quality of life diminished

The study, led by Silje Endresen Remeteacher of psychology in the universidadis the first since 2008 to investigate how common the plastic surgery in Norway. Researchers said he is also the first to examine the postoperative pain in adults undergoing these procedures.

The findings are they published recently in the magazine Scandanavian Journal of Pain

More information: UCLA Health has tips on pain relief after cosmetic surgery.

Fuente:  Science POD

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