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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 […]

Drain tubes are often required after plastic surgical procedures. They are soft silastic (silicone) tubes that go under the skin to drain excess fluid out of a wound or incision. When a surgery like a thigh lift, tummy tuck or arm lift are performed, the skin and fatty tissue is mobilized off of the underlying […]

The shape of the nose is dictated by the size, shape and position of the cartilage and bones on the inside under the skin. No external pressure short of a major blow or trauma that has broken the bones could rearrange those structures. A rhinoplasty is the surgery that is done to reshape nasal contour. […]

A brachioplasty is an excellent procedure for re-contouring the upper arm. It removes excess skin and fat from the elbow all the way up to the axilla (armpit). This tightens the tissue and gets rid of the sag. To remove the skin does require an incision all along the inner arm and into the axilla. […]

A neck lift surgery is basically the same as a facelift when the majority of the changes involve tightening of the skin and tissue of the lower 1/3 of the face (jowls/jawline) and the neck. There are different degrees of lifting that may be necessary, and the recovery depends on how extensive of a lift […]