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The development of blood clots (DVT) postoperatively is one of the greatest concerns surgeons have for patients in the postoperative period. A blood clot can cause problems in the vicinity of the clot but can also break off and travel to the lungs resulting in a potentially lethal outcome. For that reason most surgeons utilize […]

Multiple surgical procedures can safely be performed at the same time providing; it is done by an experienced, properly trained plastic surgeon with a team who routinely and efficiently performs combination procedures, the patient is properly selected for the procedures and proper safety guidelines are closely adhered to. One of the most important factors in […]

Liposuction is performed by breaking up the fat with a specialized hollow blunt tube. This tube is called a cannula. Once the fat is broken up, it is suctioned from the tube through a hose into a container. Removal of fat in this manner leaves tunnels with the same diameter as the tube itself. If […]

A facelift is a procedure whereby the skin and sometimes the underlying tissue of the face is released from surrounding and underlying structures so that it can be pulled back and tightened. It is this tightening that creates a better jaw line and a smoother neck and gives the results people are seeking when they […]

A brow lift and a blepharoplasty are two different operations. A brow lift is designed to lift the eyebrows and the forehead. As we age, it is typical in many people to have the heavier eyebrow skin descend over the upper border of the eye socket leading to extra skin in the upper portion of […]

Each surgeon has his or her own postoperative directions to be followed after a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). There are however some generally accepted guidelines that most surgeons agree on. In the performance of a full abdominoplasty the skin and fat layer has been elevated off of the underlying muscle layer. This creates two large surface […]

When an abdominoplasty is performed in a patient who has previously undergone a C-section the scar is placed below the C-section scar so that I can be removed. Many times after a C-section there is an undesirable overhang of skin at the level of the C-section scar. An abdominoplasty is very effective in re-contouring this […]

Occasionally breast growth can be unusually excessive in the young teenage female. Breast over development can be severe enough to result in social withdrawal leading to a delay in developing important social skills. Young teenage females with excessively large breasts often fail to participate in sports or other athletic activities. If large breasts significantly impact […]

The only reason to replace your implants would be if you had a problem with them or you wanted a different size. Potential problems might include a capsular contracture, leakage or possible change of the overlying envelope of breast tissue muscle and skin. It is difficult to assign a specific leakage rate to each individual […]

The results of a breast lift will vary from patient to patient. If the skin is of poor quality and if stretch marks are present, then one would expect the results of the breast lift to be shorter lived than somebody with healthy ideal skin. The results of a breast lift will also depend on […]