Hyperbaric Oxygen Support as Part of Your Recovery Plan
Dr. Jonathan Lebowitz may incorporate hyperbaric oxygen chamber sessions into a patient’s individualized postoperative plan following selected gynecomastia, VASER 4D Hi-Def and body-contouring procedures.
Recovery is never treated as an afterthought. Dr. Lebowitz considers the procedure performed, number of areas treated, tissue response, travel plans and overall progress when deciding which postoperative services may be appropriate for an individual patient.
The OneBase sit-up hyperbaric chamber gives Dr. Lebowitz another recovery modality that can be used when he believes it fits the patient’s postoperative plan.
What Is a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber?
Hyperbaric oxygen involves spending time inside a chamber in which the atmospheric pressure is increased while oxygen is delivered during the session. The combination changes the environment in which oxygen is delivered to the body.
At Lebowitz Plastic Surgery, the important question is not whether every postoperative patient should use a hyperbaric chamber. They should not. The question is whether Dr. Lebowitz believes it may be a useful addition to your specific recovery plan.
Another Recovery Tool — Selected for the Individual Patient.
Dr. Lebowitz determines whether hyperbaric sessions make sense in the context of your procedure, your progress and the rest of your postoperative care.
A More Comfortable Way to Incorporate Hyperbaric Sessions
The OneBase chamber used by Dr. Lebowitz is designed to allow comfortable positioning, including the ability to sit more upright rather than remaining completely flat throughout the session.
That flexibility can be particularly useful in a postoperative setting, where comfort and positioning may matter after treatment of the chest, abdomen, waist, back or multiple body areas.
Sit-Up Positioning
The chamber allows a more upright position, giving patients another option when lying completely flat may be less comfortable after surgery.
Spacious Interior
The chamber provides room for comfortable positioning during a recovery session, including patients with larger frames or multiple treated areas.
Pressurized Environment
The chamber creates the increased-pressure environment used during a hyperbaric oxygen session.
Part of Your Overall Plan
Dr. Lebowitz considers hyperbaric sessions alongside compression, activity, follow-up and any other recovery services he recommends.
Why Dr. Lebowitz May Include Hyperbaric Sessions
After surgery, the body enters an active recovery process. Dr. Lebowitz may recommend supportive recovery modalities based on the type of procedure performed and how an individual patient is progressing.
Hyperbaric oxygen changes oxygen delivery within a pressurized environment. Rather than presenting it as a shortcut or guaranteeing a particular outcome, Dr. Lebowitz uses it selectively as one possible component of a broader postoperative strategy.
Dr. Lebowitz first considers exactly what surgery or combination of procedures was performed.
Postoperative recommendations can evolve according to swelling, comfort, tissue response and overall progress.
Hyperbaric sessions may be considered alongside other Lebo Recovery services when appropriate.
Dr. Lebowitz continues to evaluate recovery and provides guidance based on the patient’s specific progress.
When Might Hyperbaric Recovery Be Considered?
There is no single procedure that automatically requires hyperbaric sessions. Dr. Lebowitz may discuss the option with selected patients depending on the extent of surgery and the individual recovery plan.
Gynecomastia & Male Chest Surgery
Postoperative planning after gland removal and male chest contouring can include compression, positioning, follow-up and selected Lebo Recovery services when Dr. Lebowitz recommends them.
VASER 4D Hi-Def Body Sculpting
Recovery after VASER can vary considerably depending on which areas were treated, the extent of sculpting and whether other techniques were combined with the procedure.
Neck to Nuts
More comprehensive transformations can involve multiple treatment areas and techniques, making individualized postoperative planning especially important.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Is One Part of Lebo Recovery
Dr. Lebowitz does not rely on one recovery modality for every patient. Depending on the procedure and individual needs, he may also incorporate lymphatic massage, red light therapy, compression, specific activity instructions and scheduled postoperative follow-up.
The important difference is that these services are not selected independently of the surgical plan. Dr. Lebowitz knows what was done during your procedure and can consider your recovery in that context.
Hyperbaric Chamber
Pressurized hyperbaric sessions using the OneBase sit-up chamber when Dr. Lebowitz determines they are appropriate.
Red Light Therapy
Red and near-infrared light therapy available as another optional component of an individualized Lebo Recovery plan.
Lymphatic Massage
Postoperative massage may be recommended for selected patients according to the procedure performed and stage of recovery.
Your Recovery Plan Comes From Dr. Lebowitz
One of the advantages of having recovery services available alongside your surgical care is continuity. Dr. Lebowitz knows the procedure he performed, the areas he treated and the contour he created.
He can therefore consider hyperbaric oxygen and other postoperative services as part of the same individualized plan rather than treating recovery as a separate experience.
Build Recovery Into Your Travel Plans
If you are traveling to Dr. Lebowitz from outside the New York area, postoperative planning should be discussed before you finalize your trip home.
Dr. Lebowitz can explain the follow-up he wants you to have locally, how long you should remain in the area based on your individual procedure, and whether he recommends incorporating hyperbaric sessions or other Lebo Recovery services while you are in Huntington.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hyperbaric oxygen?
Hyperbaric oxygen involves increased atmospheric pressure inside a chamber together with increased oxygen delivery during the session. Dr. Lebowitz may incorporate hyperbaric sessions into selected postoperative recovery plans when he believes they are appropriate.
Does every surgical patient need hyperbaric oxygen?
No. Dr. Lebowitz determines postoperative recommendations individually. Hyperbaric sessions are an available recovery modality, not an automatic requirement after surgery.
What kind of hyperbaric chamber does Dr. Lebowitz use?
Dr. Lebowitz uses a OneBase hyperbaric chamber with flexible positioning that allows patients to sit more upright or recline during a session.
Can I use the chamber after gynecomastia surgery?
Dr. Lebowitz may include hyperbaric sessions in the postoperative plan for selected gynecomastia patients. Whether he recommends it depends on your specific procedure and recovery.
Can it be used after VASER 4D Hi-Def body sculpting?
It may be incorporated into recovery after selected VASER procedures when Dr. Lebowitz determines it is appropriate. Recommendations vary according to the treatment areas, extent of sculpting and other procedures performed.
How many hyperbaric sessions will I need?
There is no universal number of sessions for every patient. If Dr. Lebowitz recommends hyperbaric recovery, he can discuss the schedule he considers appropriate for your individual situation.
Is hyperbaric oxygen a substitute for normal postoperative care?
No. Hyperbaric sessions do not replace Dr. Lebowitz’s postoperative instructions, compression, activity restrictions, medications, wound care or follow-up. They are an additional recovery modality that may be used when appropriate.
What other Lebo Recovery services are available?
Dr. Lebowitz may also recommend services such as red light therapy and postoperative lymphatic massage as part of an individualized recovery plan.
Ask Dr. Lebowitz What Your Recovery Should Include
If you are planning gynecomastia surgery, VASER 4D Hi-Def body sculpting or a more comprehensive transformation, Dr. Lebowitz can discuss not only the procedure itself but the postoperative plan he recommends for you.