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What a Retinoid Can Fix, What It Cannot, and Why I Start Skincare Three Months Before Surgery

What a Retinoid Can Fix, What It Cannot, and Why I Start Skincare Three Months Before Surgery

November 03, 2026 | Patient Resources, Skin Care Regimen

Real Simple put a plastic surgeon in a dermatologists’ anti-aging story. Dr. Agullo explains the surgical side of that routine: what a retinoid can do for texture and tone, what it cannot do for a jowl or a neck, and why every facelift, tummy tuck and breast patient in his practice starts skincare before the operation.

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Ice for Three Days, Then Heat: My Rule After Surgery, and the Warning About Numb Skin

Ice for Three Days, Then Heat: My Rule After Surgery, and the Warning About Numb Skin

October 28, 2026 | Patient Resources, Post-Surgical Care, Recovery

Woman’s World asked doctors whether ice or heat works better and had me review the piece. The magazine answer is about sore muscles and stiff joints. Mine is about the first week after surgery: ice vasoconstricts, so it goes on first, every hour, for three days; heat vasodilates and brings blood, oxygen, growth factors and repair cells, so it goes on after. And one rule that keeps people out of trouble on numb skin.

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