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Common Patient Questions about Tummy Tucks

What are the specifics of the abdominoplasty procedure? Most abdominoplasty or tummy tuck procedures consist of three parts. The skin removal on the outside is the obvious first part as it is marked before going back to surgery. With the skin cut out comes the removal of the underlying fat right down to the Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Breast Lifts

What are Arnica montana or bromelain and is it used in breast lifts? These are common non-pharmaceutical supplements for healing that some plastic surgeons endorse and prescribe for surgery including breast lift surgery. Arnica is a well-known extract of the mountain lily flower that has been used for decades to prevent or clear bruising Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Breast Reduction

How many techniques are there for breast reduction surgery? There are a variety of different techniques for reducing the large breast. They all fundamentally, however, revolve around keeping the nipple alive while reducing breast size and creating a better breast shape by skin removal and tightening. The scars that are created are very similar Read More…

Case Study: The Posterior Arm Lift after Extreme Weight Loss

Background: Most people pay little attention to the size and shape of their upper arms, unless they are too big or floppy. With extreme weight loss, aided by bariatric surgery or a very dedicated diet and exercise program, the upper arm skin will sag considerably. While the loss of fat deflates the volume of the Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Breast Augmentation

What is the composition of a breast implant? Breast implants are composed of two components, both of which are related in silicone implants and are dissimilar in saline implants. The two parts are an outer containment bag or shell and an inner filler material. In both silicone and saline implants the outer shell is Read More…

Recovery after Jaw Angle Implant Surgery

Synthetic augmentation of various regions of the facial bones has always been a popular cosmetic facial procedure in plastic surgery. While historically recognized as that of just chin and cheek enhancement, implant designs and styles has now been expanded to many other facial regions as well. One of these more new areas is that of Read More…

President Obama’s Lip Repair and Monofilament Sutures

Today’s news was marked by the traumatic injury to President Obama while playing a pickup game of basketball. He was inadvertently elbowed in the mouth, resulting in a lip laceration. This type of sports injury, particularly in basketball, is not uncommon. The force of the elbow presses the lip against the solid bumper behind it Read More…

Case Study: Breast Augmentation in Indian Women

Background: Breast augmentation is one of the most common body plastic surgery procedures. At one time in the United States, the ethnicity of most of the women getting breast implants was largely Caucasian. But that has changed dramatically over the past two decades as the melting pot of the United States becomes more mixed Read More…

Otoplasty for Protruding Ears – A High Patient Satisfaction Procedure

Protruding ears are the most common aesthetic deformity of the external ear. Otoplasty is the operation for correction and is largely done in children and teenagers. While some may consider ears that stick out as a minor problem, children that have them do not as they are often exposed to teasing by others. This emotional Read More…

The Male Tummy Tuck after Massive Weight Loss

The tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, operation is the most successful method of waistline contouring for many patients. It is an absolute must operation in three specific situations, in loose skin and muscle from multiple pregnancies, in the presence of an overhanging abdominal pannus, and after massive weight loss. While pregnancies is an exclusive female Read More…