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The Timing of Body Contouring Surgery After Extreme Weight Loss

While some patients may be anxious to get on with the ‘final’ stage of their weight loss journey, it is important to wait until at least several months after you have reached your weight loss goal. This allows your body a period to recover and adjust metabolically to the new weight, allows time for Read More…

Body Contouring Surgery – When After Weight Loss?

Body contouring surgery can be technically performed on any massive weight loss patient. The important question, however, is whether you can go through the operation safely and heal after surgery with a reasonably low risk of potential complications. (there is no such thing as zero risk of complications in any surgery) Any patient’s candidacy Read More…

The Biology of Loose Skin after Extreme Weight Loss

The development of loose floppy skin after large amounts of weight loss (greater than 75 or 100 pounds) is a well recognized problem that occurs frequently. While it can be a surprise to some weight loss patients, it should not be. Whether the weight loss is from heroic dieting efforts or bariatric surgery, the Read More…

Bariatric Plastic Surgery – Body Contouring After Large Weight Loss

In large weight loss patients, through bariatric surgery or from their own dieting program, excess skin is almost always left behind. If the excess skin is considerable, this results in a ‘new’ problem. The body may be smaller, but the large folds of skin cause problems of personal embarrassment, the need to still buy Read More…

Rhinoplasty of the Nasal Tip

A fat or wide tip of the nose is another of the top reasons patients seek corrective rhinoplasty. The tip of the nose, or the lower third of the nose, is one of the most distinguishing features of someone’s face. It is probably what makes everyone’s nose really different. Few nasal tips are exactly Read More…

Hump Reduction in Rhinoplasty

A hump or bump on the nose, which many patients would like fixed, relates to a dorsum that is too high. (bridge of the nose or upper third of the nose) When the dorsum is high relative to the rest of the nose, the dorsal line (line from the bridge of the nose to Read More…

Building Up The Nose (Augmentation Rhinoplasty)

Implants have a long history of being tried in the nose. The nose is quite different than any area on the face where implants are otherwise used. It is a skin-only location where the rest of the face where implants are placed on bone and covered by muscle, fat and skin. In essence, nasal implants Read More…

Facial Reshaping by Bony Augmentation and Fat Reduction

Making a face more square or angular can be done through bone augmentation, fat reduction, or both. I have found that there are two types of patients who come because they want a more defined facial look. First is the male patient (usually younger)who does not necessarily have a full or fat face but Read More…

Facelifts and Chin Implants – A Natural Combination

Facelifts are great procedures that can dramatically change the sagging jowl and neck area. Contrary to the perception of many, a facelift does little for most of the face. A facelift is really a neck procedure and is a facial procedure if you consider the neck and jawline the lower third of the face. Read More…

Combining Medical Insurance and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

There are numerous plastic surgery procedures that are considered medically necessary, such as breast reduction, breast reconstruction and skin cancer treatments to name just a few. But cosmetic procedures such as tummy tucks, eyelid tucks, or scar revisions are not considered medically necessary even though many patients feel that the insurance company should provide coverage. the Read More…