The unique circumstances of each patient help to determine the best option for the method of reconstruction that can be used. The goals of breast reconstruction surgery are to re-create a breast which matches the opposite breast, or in bilateral cases, to reconstruct two breasts of a patient’s desired size. The nipple and areola (the [...]
A tummy tuck procedure is typically performed at an office or hospital with a general anesthesia. You will most likely be given some medication before the plastic surgery procedure so that you are relaxed. The entire procedure may take between two and five hours. The amount depending of course on the patient’s overall condition. There [...]
Your plastic surgeon will take a complete medical history and will also conduct a careful examination in order to evaluate your general and overall health. Ideally, the tummy tuck patient will have no health problems, and will wish only to remove any excess deposit of loose abdominal skin or fat. Any person who is on [...]
The aging process is likely to cause many unwanted changes to an individual’s expressions, which will cause them to look permanently fatigued or older than they really are. These changes in appearance will likely cause emotional distress or sometimes even an impairment in vision. An eyelid lift is made to rejuvenate a youthful appearance to [...]
A blepharoplasty (eye surgery), more commonly referred to as an eyelid lift, focuses on the eyes. The eyes occupy an extremely prominent part of the facial features that a person has. However, it is the skin surrounding the eyes, rather than the eyes themselves, that convey emotions. The muscle, fat, tissue, hair, and lashes all [...]
There are many reasons for a nose job including removal of bumps, reducing the size of the nose, and improving the angle of a person’s nose. All of these conditions can be due to natural causes or external trauma to the face. Rhinoplasty surgery is also able to help patients who have a difficulty with [...]
Any person receiving a nose job is doing so in order to reshape their nose. Any person that is not satisfied with the shape and size of their nose has an option. Nasal reconstruction was one of the very first cosmetic surgery procedures that was ever developed. It is also among the most frequently performed [...]
An ear pinning procedure is able to improve the overall balance of a person’s face. The patient’s ears will be pulled in closer to their head and/or a reduction in size, producing a more natural look. Los angeles cosmetic surgeons accomplish these effects by either reducing the cartilage in the ear or removing skin to [...]
Otoplasty is typically performed on children between the ages of four and fourteen. Ear pinning surgery on adults is possible as well, and there are no additional problems or risks associated with performing the surgery on adults. The procedure is able to help a child avoid any teasing from their peers because of their large [...]
Rhinoplasty, also known as Nose Surgery, is a procedure meant to improve the appearance of the nose through surgery. Most female patients generally have a nose surgery procedure to reduce the prominent “hump”(also referred to as a nasaldorsum) on the bridge of the nose. Rhinoplasty surgery also provides for narrowing the shape of the nose [...]
Realize that plastic surgery is a very in depth field. Everyday a large number of plastic surgeons take a role in advancing the techniques and methods used in order to make plastic surgery procedures safer, and increase the probability of successful surgical procedures. Currently there are many techniques, and advancements for products such as Breast [...]
Gynecomastia is the proper medical term used to describe irregular breast development in males. Gynecomastia is a condition that affects almost half of males during development and it is a fairly common condition that can occur on either one or both sides of the chest. This condition is the result of extra breast tissue, fat, [...]
A person with a small chin can appear weak and a small chin can also be the source of teasing and ridicule. A lower jaw that has not properly developed, with an irregular contact of teeth in the upper and lower jaw (a condition known as malocclusion) or an overbite requires a combination of orthodontic [...]
Currently, there are many lasers used for facial and skin rejuvenation and to treat sun damage and photo-aging of the skin. One older laser system, the carbon dioxide laser, has been very effective for treating sun damaged skin but has fallen out of favor. This is because it routinely caused extensive rawness of the skin [...]
Recent advances in breast surgery techniques allow for breast reduction (or reduction mammoplasty) using tumescent liposuction alone (scarless). Los Angeles plastic surgeons perform scarless breast reduction only for selected candidates, and may be completed with no traditional reduction surgery scars. Patients can demonstrate a 30-50% reduction in size of their breasts. Breast reduction by liposuction [...]
Los Angeles plastic surgeons perform mini tummy tuck procedures on patients who demonstrate subtle excess skin and fat in their lower abdominal regions. The procedure can also be performed to get rid of previous surgical scars. The scars are often much smaller than the traditional abdominoplasty or tummy tuck scar, and are well concealed within [...]
Plastic surgeons use the latest in surgery techniques in performing their forehead or Los Angeles and Santa Monica forehead lift and brow-lifting procedures. Forehead lift procedures can reposition and elevate brows that have become droopy and tired, and they can also improve the wrinkles that are between the forehead and the eyes. According to Los [...]
Any woman that is facing a removal of a breast also faces another difficult decision, the timing of and the desire for reconstructive breast surgery. While the procedure can be performed many years following breast cancer surgery, recent advances encourage patients to undergo simultaneous mastectomy and reconstruction. Simultaneous breast reconstruction offers several distinct emotional advantages: [...]
Cheek augmentation can be performed using cheek implants. According to a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Francis Palmer, the beauty of the face will be enhanced by this. Cheek implants are a way to improve your face and achieve the ideal aesthetic cheek shape. Cheek implants come in many sizes and shapes, but obviously there [...]
Plastic surgeons have outlined the important beauty differences as a means to quantify, identify, and evaluate the cheeks for a cheek augmentation using cheek implants. If a plastic surgeon were to use the incorrect shape or size of cheek implant, it may lead to a gender non-specific alteration of a person’s face. Simply put, the [...]