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What is the best surgery for belly fat?
Your surgeon can help you decide on whether tummy tuck or liposuction is best for you.
Can you make your jawline more defined?
There are several options for improving jawline definition. This can include removing fat below the mandible or added volume over the body of the mandible with filler, fat, or READ MORE
There are several options for improving jawline definition. This can include removing fat below the mandible or added volume over the body of the mandible with filler, fat, or an implant.
What holds breast implants in place?
After placing your implant, the wound is closed in three layers, the fascia, the deep dermis, and superficial dermis.
How long does tightness last after a neck lift?
Most good necklift results will last 8-12 years. There are many patients that look great after 15 years.
Can you tighten loose skin on arms?
If there is no remaining fat, brachioplasty is the best time-tested technique for tightening upper arm skin.
Does loose skin go away?
Skin tightening will continue for about 6 months following massive weight loss.
Why is a Brazilian bum lift so dangerous?
It's all about the technique that is used. The general consensus is to use blunt cannulas, avoid intramuscular injection (+/- ultrasound guidance) and monitor the patient following READ MORE
It's all about the technique that is used. The general consensus is to use blunt cannulas, avoid intramuscular injection (+/- ultrasound guidance) and monitor the patient following the procedure. A board certified plastic surgeon can discuss safety measures they employ to mitigate the risk.
How can I remove crater-like scars from acne?
Ice-pick acne scars can be made less noticeable with microneedling and techniques using facial fillers.
Can you wear glasses after an otoplasty?
We ask to patients avoid placing their eyeglasses on the tops of their ears for 4 weeks following otoplasty.
Is facelift surgery safe?
Facelift surgery can be performed very safely in the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon.
Is it normal to feel your breast implants?
Depending on your anatomy and the placement of the implant, being able to feel the implant is certainly possible. For example, if you started with an A cup and have larger implants READ MORE
Depending on your anatomy and the placement of the implant, being able to feel the implant is certainly possible. For example, if you started with an A cup and have larger implants (>400cc), you will most certainly be able to feel them at the lower outer portion of the breast (inferolaterally).
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Do you lose feeling in your nipples after breast implants?
While most patients do NOT lose all sensation, some do experience changes in sensation (hypo or hypersensitivity) for 6 weeks to 6 months after breast augmentation.
How long does swelling last after chin liposuction?
2 weeks is typical. Some patients have swelling or firmness up to 4 weeks following submental liposuction.
How long after a facelift can I go out in public?
Most patients are comfortable being seen at 2-3 weeks
How long does nose plastic surgery last?
Unlike other parts of the body that tend to change and sag with age, rhinoplasty tends to be a durable result, so that what you have at one year should be what you have for life. READ MORE
Unlike other parts of the body that tend to change and sag with age, rhinoplasty tends to be a durable result, so that what you have at one year should be what you have for life.
