A complete abdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck”, is a major surgical procedure that removes stretched skin and excess fat, flattens the abdomen by tightening underlying muscles, and improves the overall contour of the waist. It has the toughest recovery of all plastic surgery procedures associated with it and leaves the biggest scars. However, in the right […]
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What are shaped breast implants? Shaped breast implants, also known as anatomic or tear-drop implants, have an asymmetric shape with a round base that tapers to a thin top (Figure 1). They are designed to mimic the natural downward slope of the upper breast while providing sufficient volume in their lower portion to enlarge it.
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Injectables are becoming more and more popular for facial rejuvenation, but there is a limit to what these agents can accomplish. Depending on the patient’s age and the type and severity of their wrinkles and folds, a facelift may be a better alternative. Figure 1. Loose skin and jowl formation before (left) and after facelift
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Tummy tucks are hard recoveries for the first week due to the muscle repair part, but are well worth it! It’s one of the few “one and done” procedures in plastic surgery. Both skin removal and muscle tightening, as done in this case, are typically required to achieve the best result.
Here with my close friend and colleague Dr. Dennis Hammond to discuss a hot topic in aesthetic breast surgery: fat grafts. While popular among plastic surgeons the technique is not consistently reliable. Much of the fat is absorbed by the body before it can pick up enough blood supply to survive. Fortunately though, great results can be consistently achieved without employing this adjunctive technique.
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Facelifts treat the lower face and neck only. While operating on 45 year olds is becoming more popular today, most do not have enough aging changes to warrant it. On the other end of the spectrum, as long as the number does not start with an “8” patients over 65 are typically great candidates for a first facelift. Recovery is similar to younger patients with most presentable by two weeks and completely healed by six weeks. Pain is typically not significant with facelifts because this procedure is largely just surface surgery. Numbness and tightness are common and this eventually dissipates.
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