Candidates for Hand Rejuvenation

Your hands are among the areas people look at while conversing with you. We use hand gestures in conversations to stress our points. Experts say that gesturing when speaking powers up your thinking. It makes what you say intelligible to others. But, if time has taken a toll on your hands, you may not have the confidence to express yourself adequately.

 

So, if you have taken steps to have youthful skin in your neck and face, don’t let veiny, sun-damaged, and wrinkled hands diminish your efforts. You can do something to rejuvenate your hands. Hand rejuvenation improves your skin’s texture and appearance. It reduces the appearance of wrinkles and prominent veins.

 

Who Makes a Right Candidate for Hand Rejuvenation?

Any male or female, non-smoker, and in good health is an ideal candidate for hand rejuvenation. He or she should desire to resolve troubling issues like prominent veins, tendons, age spots, wrinkles, and thin skin.

 

If your hands’ appearance would improve in tone and color with a little filling, the procedure is for you. The right candidate should also have realistic expectations and a positive attitude to go with it.

 

Who May Not Have the Hand Rejuvenation Procedure?

Hand rejuvenation is contraindicated for persons with various conditions. Persons who smoke and are not willing to quit the habit are unsuitable candidates. Those who present severe allergic reactions to dermal fillers are not suited either. But, you can check with the surgeon to determine whether a fat transfer, rather than fillers, is possible.

 

Persons with a history of anaphylaxis do not qualify for hand rejuvenation. The same is the case for a person with bleeding disorders. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are also highly discouraged.

 

Lastly, if you have unrealistic expectations about the expected outcome, the plastic surgeon may discourage you from getting it.

 

The Recovery Process

The hand rejuvenation procedure is typically done on an outpatient basis. After this, you need some downtime to recover. The length of your recovery time depends on the extent of the treatment done. If you had multiple procedures, you might need a longer recovery time. Your surgeon will inform you of the expected recovery time during the consultation. Schedule your procedure and plan your activities around that time.

 

Immediately after the surgery, your hands are bruised, swollen, and stiff. If you had a fat transfer, you might have to tie a compression garment around the area from which the fat was extracted. But, by the end of the initial two weeks, you should be fine, and the post-surgery symptoms improved considerably. Your hands may already look youthful and beautiful.

 

Know the Side Effects

Like other surgical procedures, there are risks to having the hand rejuvenation procedure. Some people react badly to anesthesia, while others get infections. You may also have bleeding, and there’s also the possibility that you may not like the results. Undesirable results may need further treatment to correct them. Expect to have some scarring too.

 

To lessen the possibility and severity of the side effects, follow the surgeon’s advice on ways to prepare for the surgery. Follow the aftercare advice carefully so that your healing proceeds as expected.

 

Find out if you are a good candidate for hand rejuvenation, contact Dr. Andrew Friedman with Texas Plastic Surgery in San Antonio, TX at 210-934-8400.