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Thighplasty (Thigh Lifts) after Extreme Weight Loss

The thighs suffer loose and hanging skin after extreme weight loss and often look like ‘wax melting on a candle’. Thigh lifts or thighplasty is the plastic surgery procedure that can address some of these issues. Thigh liftsconsist of a variety of procedures that differ based on the location and extent of the procedure. There Read More…

When To Replace Your Breast Implants

Breast augmentation is an operation that works exclusively because of the implant. Like joint replacement surgery, the operation is completely dependent on a medical device for its result. Like all medical devices, breast implants will eventually fail for some patients at some point in their lives. Because of this concern, I not infrequently hear Read More…

Nutritional Issues in Bariatric Plastic Surgery Patients

Body contouring plastic surgery after extreme amounts of weight loss must take into consideration the nutritional condition of the patient. Unlike traditional cosmetic surgery where one can assume that the patient can heal satisfactorily, such an assumption can not be safely made in patients who have lost a lot of weight. This is particularly Read More…

Pubic Lifts (Monsplasty) in Extreme Weight Loss Women

One area of sagging skin in the abdominal region that is not frequently addressed is in the pubic or mons area. Although a tummy tuck or body lift removes a lot of loose abdominal skin, it can still leave excess pubic skin behind resulting in a mons sag. This is often disturbing for patients as Read More…

Options in Buttock Lifts in Extreme Weight Loss

Like the rest of the body after a lot of weight loss, the buttock area is not spared. While this is usually not at the top of the list of desired body changes, it can become the focus after other more higher priority areas such as the abdomen, arms, and breasts are addressed. Under the Read More…

Understanding the Combined Breast Lift and Implant Procedure in Breast Reshaping after Extreme Weight Loss

Breast reshaping in the extreme weight loss patient almost always require the combination of an extended breast lift and a breast implant. The loss of breast tissue from the weight loss and the now overstretched skin results in a deflated breast with a significant sag. The nipple lies below the lower breast crease and in Read More…

Chin Reduction Surgery for Horizontal Excess

The chin represents one of the five main prominences of the face, also including the nose, brow ridges/forehead, cheeks, and jaw angle. It is the defining feature of the lower face. Augmentation or enhancement of a recessed or weak chin is a common plastic surgery procedure that is made fairly simple through the placement Read More…

The Lifestyle Lift – What It Is and What It Isn’t

Due to television and internet advertising, I get a lot of questions from my exiting patients as well as new potential patients about the ‘Lifestyle Lift’. This one-hour ‘method’ shows some fairly significant before and after results with improvement in the jowl and neck areas. Many people as they age would understandably like to Read More…

The Difference between Saline and Silicone Breast Implant Failures

Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular and successful of all cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. The biggest decision any woman makes (beyond deciding to undergo the operation) in considering breast augmentation is the choice between saline and silicone breast implants. One consideration in making this choice is to consider the risk of Read More…

Revisions of Jaw Angle Implants

Jaw angle implants are one of the most infrequently performed types of facial implants used for aesthetic or reconstructive enhancement of the back part of the jaw. They are much less commonly done than cheek or chin implants. Like implants placed anywhere on the body, they have the potential for complications such as infection, shifting Read More…