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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
The rise in plastic surgery affects all age and both sexes. One of these ‘groups’ that seek body-altering surgery is women, specifically mommies. Looking to reverse the effects of pregnancy on their bodies, they seek breast enhancements and tummy tucks. When put together in a combined procedure, it has become known as a Mommy Makeover. Read More…
While a tummy tuck treats excessive lower abdominal skin and fat, the massive weight loss patient presents more of a challenge. The amount of loose skin almost always goes beyond the traditional horizontally-oriented elliptical excision abdominal pattern. Liposuction has little value in these patients because their contour problems are almost exclusively loose skin. Most of Read More…
The concept of a Mommy Makeover has become a very popular plastic surgery procedure in the past decade. While sounding like a novel procedure, it is really nothing more than combining traditional breast and abdominal reshaping procedures in a single one-time operation. When put together they change the two body parts most affected by pregnancy Read More…
Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic body procedures performed. Most plastic surgeons feel that it is also one of the most satisfying procedures based on the results seen as well as the views expressed by patients. This is certainly visually supported by the many before and after photographs seen in Read More…
One of the common conundrums for many patients is whether their stomach should have liposuction or a tummy tuck to get a better and more flat shape. Liposuction removes fat, seems simpler and has a more rapid recovery. A tummy tuck removes a large amount of skin and fat, is more complex to undergo and Read More…
The combination of a tummy tuck with a hysterectomy is a common request. There are many reasons for putting the two together including avoiding two surgeries, having but one recovery, convenient surgical access, and potential economic savings. There is also the simultaneous attainment of a medical and a cosmetic benefit as well. The ‘hysterectomy tuck’ Read More…
Pregnancy has an effect on the female’s body that is unriveled in men. Stretching of the abdominal muscles and skin and enlargement of the breasts followed by an overall deflation with delivery usually causes irreversible tissue changes. Many of these tissues pass the elastic deformation stage from which there is no snapback or return to Read More…
Background:Tummy tuck surgery accomplishes what no diet and exercise program can, a dramatic flattening and tightening of the abdominal wall. It is a radical approach to the problem but is highly effective because of the amount of skin and fat removed in a short period of time. There is always the aesthetic tradeoff of a Read More…
Reshaping of one’s stomach and waistline through a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure that has a long history of success. The procedure has evolved over the years from the relatively simple excision of loose skin and fat to a more comprehensive procedure that may include liposuction, fascial muscle reshaping and flap Read More…
A tummy tuck is a well known body contouring procedure in plastic surgery but it is far from just a simple tuck. In most cases a wide excision of loose skin and fat is done often encompassing up to one-third of the surface area of the abdominal wall. This is often combined with liposuction along Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...