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When first considering breast augmentation surgery, few patients stop to think about the long-term effects of the surgery and the future maintenance that may be required to keep the ‘look’ they are trying to achieve. Many patients have their surgery in their young adult years before the damages of gravity and pregnancy take their toll. […]

You hear amazing stories everyday about how normal people achieve fantastic success with weight loss through hard work and determination. The side of the story that you don’t hear about often is what happens long-term to those people. Obviously a good percentage of them maintain their healthy lifestyle and their body shape transformation and live […]

Having multiple surgeries done at one time is a very convenient and cost effective way to get all of your body contouring goals achieved after major weight loss, but realize there are important issues to consider when planning your strategy. The length of time of the surgery crucial. If the combination of surgeries you plan […]

Losing weight is a goal for a large portion of the people in our society.  Unfortunately not all of the side effects of weight loss are desirable.  The biggest complaint most people have after weight loss is the extra loose skin that is left behind.  Skin gets stretched with pregnancy and weight gain to the […]

Injection of the lips with filling materials to enhance fullness and refine shape is a very popular minimally invasive cosmetic procedure.  It is typically performed in the office with either no anesthetic, or just topical or local anesthetic to decrease the pain with injection.  After injections it is typical to experience swelling that is noticeable […]

A breast reduction is a great procedure to decrease the size of the breast and reduce the stress on your back, neck and shoulders and improve your mobility. When we remove the excess tissue we also rearrange the remaining breast tissue and skin to create a perkier, more pleasing shape of the breast. To get […]

Every patient who has surgery is always anxious to get back to their normal routine and when they can resume driving is always one of the top issues on their list. Driving poses some unique issues, and it is very important that you not ‘jump the gun’ and go back to driving too soon, or […]

Drain tubes are placed in wounds after surgery where the tissue has been lifted up and moved enough to create a potential space or void on the inside. Tissue that has been ‘traumatized’ with surgery reacts by swelling and weeping fluid. If there is a potential space under the tissue, it can fill up with […]

The position you sleep in after breast augmentation does make a difference. Each plastic surgeon may have a slightly different protocol or rules, but the general principle is that gravity can help us control the swelling after surgery and pressure in the wrong place can perpetuate swelling or shift position of implants that may be […]

Liposuction is a great tool to use to make changes in body contour. It physically removes fat cells from areas that are bigger and can even out the overall shape. When the fat is removed we have to rely on the elasticity of the skin to shrink to match the new contour underneath. If the […]