As we age and use our facial muscles (smiling, squinting, crying) our foreheads develop lines and furrows. In order to achieve a rejuvenated look and appearance, your plastic surgeon can perform a Forehead Lift or Brow Lift. more...
There are multiple ways of doing this procedure, and after a proper evaluation your plastic surgeon can guide you to the one most beneficial. Most cases are completed with endoscopic assistance, meaning smaller incisions and faster recovery times. Alternative methods of this procedure include a longer incision and longer recovery times. This is an outpatient procedure and does require general anesthesia.
This procedure is aimed to rejuvenate the upper and/or lower eyelids. As we age, the normal fat deposits around the eye can protrude and show around the eye, giving bagginess, sad looking or tired looking eyes. Also, excess skin can develop. more...
Blepharoplasty can help eliminate the excess skin and fat; it can be performed on the upper lid only, lower only, or both. This is an outpatient procedure and takes approximately 1 to 2 hours to complete under sedation and local anesthesia. This procedure will not eliminate "crow's feet", dark circles under the eyes or sagging eyebrows.
This procedure is aimed at rejuvenating the lower aspect of the face by eliminating the excess skin and/or fat of the cheek, jaw line and neck. Taking several hours to perform, it is done as an outpatient procedure and can be completed with sedation and local anesthetic. more...
There are multiple techniques for this procedure and your plastic surgeon can guide you to the best one suitable for that particular concern. As with any facial procedures, smoking is detrimental for healing and may cause problems after the surgery. It is paramount to disclose to your physician any medication and/or tobacco use to avoid complications.
This is one of the most demanding procedures for a plastic surgeon. A millimeter will make a great impact on the way it will look. This surgery aims to change the appearance of the nose: reducing or increasing the size, repositioning the tip of the nose or changing the nostrils. Normally, if a patient desires improvement of the chin as well, both procedures are performed at the same time. more...
This procedure is performed under general anesthesia and is most frequently an outpatient procedure. Multiple techniques exist and each surgery is tailored according to the patient’s anatomy and desires. After a proper analysis and consultation, your physician will inform you if the changes you desire are realistic and attainable.
These procedures use special facial implants to improve and enhance the contours of your face. Do you feel that your cheeks look sunken? Are your cheekbones high and well-defined? Do you suffer from a "double chin"? Does your chin appear weak or receded? (Here is an easy test. Hold a twelve-inch ruler vertically against the side of your nose. If the bottom edge is not touching your chin, but the top front edge of the ruler is pressing against your forehead—your chin may be weaker than you think.) On occasion, these procedures are performed in combination with other procedures such as nasal reshaping.
These options represent a non-surgical solution for some facial problems; they have minimal to no downtime, and can be done during patients breaks from work. There are multiple fillers on the market aimed to help different areas of the face. more...
Botox helps by stopping the action of the facial muscles and translates into decreasing wrinkles or expression lines in various areas of the face. Usually, Botox is used for forehead, glabella (which is the space between the eyebrows) and "crow's feet". Botox also can be used for excessive underarm sweating.
Some facial fillers are made of collagen, others from hyaluronic acid and yet others are man-made particles. They tend to fill the areas where they are injected, serving to improve the appearance and providing a better transition in the different zones of the face. Facial fillers are not permanent, but some may last from 4 months up to 5 years depending on the product.
The most common areas for injection include nasolabial folds, glabella, lips, cheeks and some depressed scars.
This procedure represents one of the most common cosmetic surgeries in females in the United States. It enhances the breast size and shape. Surgery takes about 1 hour to perform under general anesthesia as an outpatient. Implants are placed, in almost all cases, underneath the chest muscle and the scars are around the areola or at the base of the breast. more...
The FDA recently re-approved the use of silicone implants giving patients the choice for the type of implant they would like to have. Each device has advantages and disadvantages that your surgeon can explain and subsequently help you make the best choice for your surgery.
For some patients breast augmentation may not be enough to give the shape the patient is looking for and may be combined with a breast lift. Your surgeon can guide you and help you in this decision making process.
As women age or after pregnancy, the breast can become loose and is not positioned well in relation to the chest. The goal of this surgery is to eliminate excess skin, tissue and relocate the breast mound and areola in the chest. This will make the breast and areola smaller and will have more scars than augmentation itself, but is the best way to improve the shape in some patients. On occasion, an implant is required to give volume and firmness. more...
The surgery takes 2 to 3 hours under general anesthesia and is performed in an outpatient setting.
Women may have large and pendulous breasts develop during puberty, after pregnancy, or as they age. Patients may experience symptoms of neck pain, back pain, or shoulder marking or grooving from undergarments. Patients may also have difficulty exercising. With this surgery, the size of the breast is reduced, giving the patient more proportional size breasts and alleviating their symptoms. more...
Surgery takes 2 to 3 hours under general anesthesia and is an outpatient procedure. There are multiple techniques available, and your surgeon can explain the differences and guide you in choosing the right technique for the size of your breasts and the outcome you desire.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, and now-a-days plastic surgeons work in conjunction with the general surgeon providing reconstruction after mastectomies or lumpectomies. Reconstruction techniques have improved over the course of the last two decades. Procedures can be performed with the patient’s own tissue, such as TRAM flap, or by using tissue expanders and implants. There are advantages and disadvantages to the various procedures available. Having Radiation treatment can also change the overall outcome of the reconstruction. Your plastic surgeon can guide you in choosing the best way to accomplish your breast reconstruction.
This procedure helps male patients reduce the size of their breast. There are multiple causes that may trigger or induce enlargement of the male breast. After a proper evaluation, this procedure can help reshape and reduce the male breast. This procedure can be performed either under general anesthesia or with liposuction and under sedation.
Liposuction is a surgical procedure used to remove unwanted deposits of fat from specific areas of the body including the face, neck, trunk, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, knees, calves and ankles. Fat is removed from under the skin with the use of a vacuum-suction canula (a hollow pen-like instrument) or using an ultrasonic probe that emulfsies (breaks up into small pieces) the fat and then removes it with suction. more...
Liposuction is a procedure for shaping the body and is not recommended for weight loss. Liposuction is a safe technology with proven results in trained hands. There are other methods to remove unwanted fat from the body, however there is little long term information on fat removal alternatives. Some of these "other" techniques involve dissolving fat or breaking up fat and letting it "run" out of the body. These are not proven technologies, safety has come into question, and in some cases these procedures are not FDA approved. Please talk with a physician who have been trained in Plastic Surgery and Liposuction prior to undergoing any procedure.
The best candidates for liposuction are individuals of relatively normal weight who have excess fat in particular body areas. The treatment area may vary and will be optimized to meet your individual needs.
The procedure takes 1-4 hours depending on what area you are having treated. Once your procedure is complete, a custom ordered compression garment will cover the treatment area(s). This garment helps to control swelling and compress the skin to your new body contours. It will take several months to achieve the final result as your body repairs itself and compresses. An overnight stay in the hospital is generally not required; however, your physician may have you stay for observation if a large amount of liposuction is performed. Your hospital stay is covered in the cost of your procedure.
You will have several small sutures covering the discreet access incisions that will be removed approximately one week after the procedure.
Abdominoplasty or "Tummy Tuck" is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fatty tissue from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten muscles of the abdominal wall. The incision is placed low on the abdomen below the top portion of your underwear. If you have had a C-section in the past then the abdominoplasty incision can include that scar. Additionally the umbilicus or "belly button" is placed in a newly created location and often has a more youthful appearance. more...
Surgery is approximately 3-4 hours and is performed under general anesthesia. Drains are required for about 7 days following surgery and are removed in the office. Recovery time is dependent upon each individual patient yet averages about 2 weeks. Some patients may wear an abdominal binder or contouring garment for 4-6 weeks following surgery. This garment helps to reduce swelling, smooth abdominal contour, and improve the final result.
In some patients the excess skin and fat is not much, and a smaller incision can be done in order to get good results, this "Mini Abdominoplasty" can be offered to some patients who qualify for it.
Abdominoplasty is not a surgical treatment for being overweight. Individuals who intend to lose weight should postpone all forms of body contouring surgery until they have reached a stable weight.
This procedure is offered to re-contour the shape of the upper arm; most of the patients are post-gastric bypass and develop excess skin between the elbow and the axilla given what is called the "bat wing deformity". more...
The scars are on the inner aspect of the arm and patients need to be aware of their position, and that they can be wide and on occasion thick. Liposuction is combined with this procedure to accomplish better results.
The inner aspect of the thigh can accumulate fat or develop flaccid skin after weight loss. This procedure eliminates the excess skin in the area and hides the scar close to the groin. Patients need to know that a scar in this area can become wide with time. Liposuction can be also performed in conjunction with this.
After massive weight loss, the skin in the abdomen and back can become excessive. The belt lipectomy is a circumferential approach to eliminate all that excess skin in the waistline giving the patient a circumferential scar. This includes an abdominoplasty on the front, lateral elevation of the thighs and elimination of the skin on the lower back. more...
This is a long surgery requiring multiple repositioning in the OR, taking 6 to 8 hours and will require staying in the hospital. Multiple drains are placed, which may need to stay 7 to 15 days depending on the output.