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…
Patients are getting more in shape these days. Whether it is with diet and exercise, weight loss surgery, or medications such as Ozempic and Wygovy. After weight loss patients have excess skin that can be bothersome or can serve as a reminder of their previous health state. Patients can undergo surgery to remove the excess skin that accumulates on the…
Blepharoplasty is a common procedure to improve the appearance of the upper lids. There are many different reasons for why a person would want to undergo this procedure. Often there is an asymmetry in the skin of the upper lids. A blepharoplasty can improve this symmetry between the upper eyelids.
The jowl is an area that patients often want to correct when undergoing lower face and neck lift surgery. The jowl is the redundant area of skin and tissue along the mandibular border. The lower face and neck lift is a procedure than can help to define the mandibular border and tighten up the skin along the jowl. The satisfaction…
The lower face and neck lift is an effective procedure to rejuvenate the appearance of the neck. Patients have neck redundancy because of excess skin, lax platysma muscle, or excess fat of the neck. The lower face and neck lift can address all three of these and improve the appearance of the neck.
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Keep the body moving. Signing up for running races no matter the distance- short or long. Spend the time building the aerobic base. It is a fun day.
