The posterior trunk or posterior body lift is one of the most effective tools for body contouring. This procedure is usually performed after an abdominoplasty on the anterior aspect of the trunk. These are common procedures for people who have lost a significant amount of weight from diet and exercise, weight loss bariatric surgery, or weight loss medications. The photograph…
The abdominoplasty is a common procedure. Typically patients who are good candidates for abdominoplasty have excess skin in the lower abdomen and laxity of the lower abdominal muscles. In an abdominoplasty the lower abdominal skin is excised and the rectus abdominus muscles are tightened in the midline. When the rectus muscles are tightened in the midline the waist becomes narrower.…
It is important for patients with breast cancer to be patient when tissue expanders are in place. Tissue expanders are temporary and will be exchanged when implants are placed. Tissue expanders have a firmer silicone elastomer shell and are filled with saline during the expansion process. Tissue expanders help fill the dead space after a mastectomy and can help control…
A mastopexy-augmentation procedure is a procedure that lifts the breast and also adds volume to the breasts. In a mastopexy augmentation procedure, a breast lift is performed to place the breast in a higher position on the chest wall and an implant is placed to add volume to the breast. The lift pattern that we usually use is called a…
Mastopexy-augmentation is a helpful procedure to increase the size of the breast as well as lift the nipple areola complex and put the breast in a higher position on the chest wall. In a mastopexy-augmentation, the size and position of the nipple areola complex can be controlled with the inverted T incision pattern. The implant can be placed in a…
Breast reduction surgery is a common surgery that has a high satisfaction rate. There are many reasons that a patient would seek out breast reduction surgery. The most common reasons are the weight of the breasts on the neck and back causing pain, difficulty engaging in sports activities, skin maceration in the breast creases, and wishing to lose weight. The…
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The lower face and neck lift is a common procedure to improve the appearance of the face and neck after aging. Signs of aging can appear on the face from gain and loss of weight, exposure to sun, stress, genetics, and a whole host of other causes. The face and neck appears aged when there is excess skin, excess fat,…
Breast cancer can be treated with mastectomy. Often when a woman has breast cancer, she would like to proceed with a bilateral mastectomy, which is the removal of both breasts. Bilateral mastectomy can be done if cancer is in both breasts, or, if the patient would like to remove the other breast prophylactically. In a patient with ptotic breast, it…
There are many ways to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy. One way to reconstruct the breast which lasts the lifetime of the patient is the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap. In DIEP flap breast reconstruction, the skin and fat from the abdomen is harvested along with the deep inferior epigastric artery and vein and transferred to the chest…
