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Post-Partum Belly Repair (Tummy Tucks)

“I want to get rid of my Baby Belly” It is an almost every day occurrence that I hear in my Indianapolis plastic ssurgery practice from women how they are unable to get rid of their belly skin and fat after pregnancy, despite eating healthy and exercising. No matter how well they eat and exercise, Read More…

Inverted Breast Nipple Correction

The Inverted Nipple – An Innie When You Want An Outie Inverted nipples (the nipple is turned inward, often below the plane of the surrounding areola) is a not uncommon problem. The goal of inverted nipple correction is satisfactory aesthetic projection, preservation of the lactiferous ducts, as well as maximizing nipple sensation (sexual pleasure). Correction Read More…

ActiPatch – A Helpful Aid For Plastic Surgery Recovery

Advanced Bio-Electric Healing Technology What can I do, as a plastic surgeon, to help my patients recover faster? What can I do to help their swelling, bruising, and pain be less? We use all of the traditional therapies of cold compresses, arnica tablets and gel, elevation of the surgical area, and pain medications. But I Read More…

Buttock Reshaping – Different Operations for Different Problems

The shape of the buttocks has taken on great interest in the past decade. Whether it be too big, too flat, or sagging with age, the interest in changing one’s buttock has never been greater. Each of these buttock problems are treated differently. By far, the ‘simplest’ buttock problem to treat is the one in Read More…

The Not Uncommon Need For Revisions of Cosmetic Surgery

There are hundreds of thousands of cosmetic procedures performed ever year in the U.S. The outcomes of these procedures can be influenced by two factors: how the body responds to the insult of surgery and the unpredictable forces of wound healing. As a result, undesirable complications can occur and the subsequent need for revisional surgery Read More…

Fat Injections for Breast Defects

Resection of small cancers or potential areas of malignant change, through a lumpectomy excision, has become commonplace over the past decade in lieu of a more extensive mastectomy procedure. This has created smaller breast contour defects which are not always amenable to standard breast reconstructive techniques which are often better suited to larger mastectomy Read More…

LipoDissolve – A Comprehensive Approach To Non-Surgical Injection Fat Reduction

LIPODISSOLVE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM (IMS) The non-surgical removal of fat by injection is a three-step process. First, the injected chemical causes the adipocytes (fat cells) that it comes into contact with to release their lipids (fat) into the surrounding tissues. Secondly, the released fat (free fatty acids, FFA) is picked up by blood vessels Read More…

LipoDissolve – Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is LipoDissolve®? LipoDissolve® is a treatment utilizing a combination of naturally occurring compounds administered through a series of micro-injections for the purpose of subcutaneous fat reduction. LipoDissolve® injections reduce the size of localized fat deposits and cause skin retraction in body regions where treated. It is an excellent non-surgical alternative for those Read More…

Understanding The Basic Concepts of Lipodissolve Therapy

What is LipoDissolve? It is an injection technique that has been proven to provide dramatic body contouring results. It offers an office procedure than can be an alternative to liposuction surgery in the right patient. Who is a candidate for LipoDissolve? The ideal patient is someone who is at a good body weight but Read More…

Buccal Lipectomies – Beware of the Facial Nerve

THE BUCCAL FAD PAD IN FACIAL SURGERY In select patients, removal of the buccal fat pad (which lies immediately under the cheekbone and is about the size of a golfball in most patients) can help contour a fuller face. I have performed this procedure, in conjunction with liposuction of the neck andchin implants, many times Read More…