Winter Is the Perfect Time for Plastic Surgery: Here's Why

As winter deepens and the days grow shorter, it’s only natural to start thinking about cozy nights spent snuggled up indoors. However, the slower pace of winter means it’s also an ideal time to start thinking about self-care, making some time to invest in your own goals and quality of life.

For many people, that investment means scheduling time to achieve their long-delayed aesthetic goals, smoothing wrinkles, lifting sagging areas, and restoring a more confident approach to life. Once again, winter offers distinct advantages, helping you get the most out of your plastic surgery experience.

As a leading provider of state-of-the-art cosmetic surgery techniques, Rishi Jindal, MD, helps women and men at Rejuvenate Plastic Surgery achieve their goals with tailored treatments focused on each person’s unique desires. From facelifts to tummy tucks to complete mommy makeovers, here’s why winter is a great time to schedule your treatment.

You have more time

For most of us, the post-holiday winter season is a time of fewer social obligations. While summer days are packed with days at the beach, pool parties, family gatherings, and vacations, winter is a time to kick back and enjoy San Diego’s more laid-back winter season.

With the holiday season behind you, social obligations tend to fall off your calendar as everyone takes a collective breather from the hubbub. And, with less on your calendar, that means winter is the ideal time to schedule your surgery and the recovery time that follows.

What’s more, for many people, the new year is when vacation time and sick time at work “roll over,” giving you more days to use for your recovery. It’s also a time when the year-end crush finally abates, and the slower pace at work makes it easier to take time off without causing anxieties at your job.

Recovery is more comfortable

It’s true: San Diego never exactly gets cold, even in the depths of winter. But it does get cooler, and that can mean greater comfort during your recovery.

For instance, for many procedures, swelling is a natural part of healing and recovery. During the winter, cooler temperatures help reduce this puffiness swelling more effectively than in the warmer months of the year. Plus, cooler temperatures help offset the discomfort associated with inflammation, another part of the healing process.

Cooler weather and shorter days also make winter an ideal time for relaxing indoors, helping you avoid the sun’s damaging UV rays while encouraging the R&R your body needs to heal and recover as quickly and as comfortably as possible.