Not long ago, cosmetic plastic surgery was seen as a subject entirely linked to the female universe. In recent years, this scenario has changed a lot, confirmed not only through news or acquaintances, but also through surveys carried out by the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (SBCP). According to the entity, in 2019, a man had a cosmetic procedure every two minutes in Brazil. The SBPC also found, in a survey presented in 2020, that the percentage of male patients who underwent cosmetic surgery had risen from 5% to 30% in five years.

Among the procedures most sought after by men are the eyelid and nose surgery and liposuction. But also The demand for muscle prosthesis surgeries is growing, more specifically for pectoral, biceps and triceps and calf prostheses. Reference physician in plastic surgery in Brazil, the Dr. Wandenberg Barbosa explains below for whom this type of procedure is indicated, how the surgery is performed, what care the patient needs to have in the postoperative period, if there are any impediments in relation to the practice of physical exercises, among other details.

HOW ARE MUSCLE PROSTHESES PLACED?

The Doctor. Wandenberg informs that all male prostheses are placed under the muscles through a small incision in the skin. Because they are made this way, they end up leaving discreet scarsalmost imperceptible. “The pectoral prosthesis implant, for example, is placed in the armpit, through a small “s”-shaped incision, which is disguised between the natural groove of the axillary region”reports.

Furthermore, according to the surgeon, the shape and consistency of the prosthesis make it practically imperceptible to the touch and cannot be distinguished from a natural muscle. “For example, The silicone breast implant for men is rectangular in shape with rounded edges, is thinner and, unlike the female breast implant, has a gel-like consistency that approximates that of a piebald muscle.”it says.

WHO IS MUSCULAR PROSTHESIS INDICATED FOR?

The good aesthetic result makes the muscular prosthesis highly sought after by men. According with the doctor. Wandemberg, the most sought after surgeries by the male public are the pectoral, biceps and triceps and calf surgeries. The doctor explains that the procedure in the chest region is indicated for men who, for genetic reasons, do not achieve the expected muscle gain through exercise and also for cases in which there are congenital defects, such as a poorly developed chest or even the absence of one or more muscle. bilateral.

With regard to biceps and triceps surgeries, the greatest demand, according to the surgeon, is for patients who had a disease that led to the loss of a lot of muscle mass, for young patients who are unable to develop these muscles for a number of reasons and of elderly patients. The doctor also highlights the demand for calf surgeries even in men who undergo a large amount of physical exercise in gyms. “Physical activities are not enough for the muscle in this region to develop. This group of people ends up opting, then, for silicone prostheses to reduce the disproportion in relation to the muscles that become hypertrophied”it says.

RESTRICTIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF MUSCULAR PROSTHESIS

The Doctor. Wandemberg informs that there is an age limit for those who wish to undergo the procedure. “It is necessary that the man has already completed 18 years for the bone structure to present complete development”, it says. Furthermore, according to the doctor, there are restrictions for those suffering from uncontrolled systemic diseases, diabetes and hypertension. “Those people need to speak with the doctor to be evaluated whether the surgery can be done or not”highlights.

In this sense, the doctor emphasizes the importance of the patient seeking a qualified professional. “It is essential that the plastic surgeon be a member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (SBCP), and never perform the operation in an office or clinic without conditions to receive this type of surgery”says.

WHAT IS THE IDEAL TIME FOR PERFORMING PHYSICAL EXERCISES AFTER THE PROCEDURE?

After the surgery, the patient must take some care for the prompt recovery. According to Dr. Wandenberg, in biceps and triceps surgery, 24 hours after the procedure, the patient can go home and, five days later, is able to resume usual activities. For physical exercise, the recommendation is to wait about 45 days, in order to prevent the prostheses, which are not yet fixed, from getting out of place and deforming the body..

Regarding the pectoral implant surgery, the doctor recommends relative rest in the first week, with the release of social activities about 14 days after the intervention, when the stitches are removed. The practice of light exercise is authorized after 30 days and that of exercises with the arms after 60 days..

About the practice of physical exercises after the implant, Dr. Wandemberg points out what is recommended: “From one to two months after the surgery, the patient not only can, but should, work out, even for the sake of maintaining a healthy body and the aesthetics brought by the prosthesis”, it says. According to the doctor, the fact that the silicone is implanted in a region where the level of muscle contracture is almost zero means that the prostheses do not prevent or impair any physical activity. However, he advises parsimony. “There needs to be common sense. The increase in muscles caused by working out, in a region where there is already a greater volume due to silicone, can make the shapes disproportionate “explains.

About the source:

The Doctor. Wandemberg is a surgeon graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and an oncology surgeon graduated from Hospital AC Camargo – Fundação Antônio Prudente. He was even a resident physician at that institution, finishing his residency in 1981.

In 1998, he completed a master’s degree in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), and, in 1999, he became a specialist in Plastic Surgery by the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery. In addition, he is a full member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (SBCP) and of the Brazilian Society of Oncological Surgery (SBCO) and of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, in Brazil, he is a fellow of The International College of Surgeons, a member ship. , at The European Society of Clinical Oncology, “associate member”, at The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and visiting physician at Massachusetts’s General Hospital Boston, in the United States, and The Royal Marsden Hospital, in the United Kingdom.

Source: Recreio