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Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)

Who are the best candidates for abdominoplasty?

What procedure is recommended for removal of loose skin and stretch marks caused by child birth?

I am a 24 year old female interested in abdominoplasty but I am concerned about the possible use of a urinary catheter during surgery. Is one commonly used?

What is the purpose of the compression garment after a tummy tuck and lipo, and how long do I need to wear it?

I have a sagging tummy after weight loss. Will it go away with exercise alone?

I had a tummy tuck a few weeks ago and I am not satisfied with my belly button. Is it wrong for me to ask for a revision?

I have had numerous belly surgeries for intestinal problems. In the course of all these surgeries I have lost my bellybutton.

Is it safe to detach a belly button?

Is it necessary to have liposuction when you have a tummy tuck?

Is swelling in the pubic area normal after a tummy tuck?

Three weeks post-surgery still have skin sensitivity?

How long before tummy tuck after c-section?

Developed seroma after tuck

Tummy tuck after heart transplant

Mini tuck through the bellybuttom?

Out to lunch after tummy tuck?

Swelling after mini-tummy tuck

Umbilical hernia and tummy tuck

Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)

What can be corrected with eyelid surgery and how are scars reduced or hidden with the procedure?

Is there an option out there for treating my Malar bags?

I have puffy, dark circles under my eyes. Is there anything that can be done for them other than surgery?

Changing slant of eyes?

Persistent swelling 4 weeks post op

Hollow dark circles under the eye

Blepharoplasty for puffy eyes?

Breast Augmentation -- Lift -- Reduction

I had breast augmentation/lift on 03/31/06 with very bad rippling, any suggestions?

How old does my daughter have to be before she can have breast reduction surgery?

Is it possible to do a breast reduction and/or lift without moving the nipple to retain sensitivity?

My plastic surgeon says he places the implant above the muscle. How safe is this process and does it give a look similar to below the muscle?

I am in need of breast reduction but am worried about scars?

I recently had breast augmentation and can now feel the implant under my right breast. Is this a problem?

I would like to have breast implants but I do a lot of weight lifting. Will implants hinder my exercise?

Can you have a trans umbilical breast augmentation under the breast muscle?

Is there a possible way to reduce the size of the areola?

How can I tell if one breast implant is leaking?

I am interested in a breast lift without implants. Can it be done?

I have breast augmentation placed through the umbilical and the implant is now migrating. The surgeons wants to place stitches in to hold the implant in place. Why is he doing this now?

My lab tests for free T3 and T4 came back about normal limits. Is that a problem?

My areolas are very small. Will they increase in size with breast implants?

Breast augmentation and diabetes?

How soon can I return to working retail after breast augmentation?

Is there another way to do breast reduction surgery?

How do surgeons determine what size implants to use?

Is replacing implants more expensive than the original surgery?

Implants rippling after 1 month?

2 week post surgery, one breast bigger than the other?

3 months post augmentation, capsular contracture

Breast lift after a reduction?

One breast bigger than the other?

Interferon patient get breast implaints?

Stitches left in after breast reduction?

Can implants placed under the muscle cause damage?

Saline implant leak

Weight loss before gynecomastia

Stacking implants

Asymmetrical breasts

Pregnant with saline breast implants

Breast augmentation revision

Removal of male breast gland

Breast augmentation and breast feeding

Lift v. implants

Saline breast implants

Can fat be transferred from the abdomen to the breast?

Breast implants with connective tissue disorder?

PMS and breast implants?

Archive of Breast Surgery Questions & Responses

Facelift (Rhytidectomy) / Reshaping

How does one avoid having a facelift that is too tight, you know, the Joan Rivers look?

I am having a facelift in a month. What can I do to heal faster?

When I am smiling people tell me I look mad, my smiles are downward. Is there a procedure than can help?

I am an ex-obese 23 year old male with wrinkles around my mouth just beneath the cheeks. A dermatologist suggested collagen filling but I am looking for a permanent procedure.

I have a thin long face.Can plastic surgery help me get a shorter wider face?

I can not decide between a Piont lift and thermage. Which do you recommend?

Pseudobursa and face lifts?

Laugh lines

3 months post-op, face too tight

life style lift vs. plastic surgery

Marionette lines

Liposuction

How safe is tumescent liposuction? Also, is Ultrasonic liposuction a technique that you use?

Who is a bad candidate for liposuction and tummy tuck?

Is there a way to have liposuction on the arms entering under the armpit with a small incision?

How common is it for abdominal liposuction to end up lumpy and bulgy?

Can liposuction be beneficial to an obese person?

Long flight six days after surgery?

Lipo if planning to have more children?

Rhinoplasty

I was wondering, being that I'm only 19, if rhinoplasty would be a wise option for me?

Who are the best candidates for rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty to the tip of the nose

Swelling after rhinoplasty surgery

Rhinorrhea after septoplasty

Swelling after splint removed

2 weeks post op, doesn't look right

Rhinoplasty for a 13-year-old?

Surgery part functional, part cosmetic. How does insurance handle this?

Other Procedures / Questions

How effective is laser hair removal and what are the risks?

How does BOTOX® work?

What is a mini-brow lift and how does it differ from a standard brow lift?

What is the difference between the "American Board of Surgery" and the "American Board of Plastic Surgery"?

I am losing weight but I have this large area of fat in my groin area. Is there a surgery that can remove that?

What is the difference between a free flap and a pedicle flap?

What can be done to help my sagging jawline?

I have a scar on my fore head. What are the different methods to remove it?

I would like silicone injections for my buttocks. Do you do this procedure?

I have superficial scars on my legs and wonder what types of scar revision procedures would be best?

How long prior to plastic surgery must I quit smoking?

How soon may one have scar revision surgery after the injury?

I had a panniculectomy 9 weeks ago. Is it too soon to tell if I need a revision?

Surgery to reposition my eyes around my face?

Asymmetrical face, surgery?

Labia augmentation?

Surgery to lip that is not healing properly?

Lip advancement procedure with bad result

Complications post tummy tuck and monsplasty

Is it dangerous to use a filler for buttock augmentation?

IPL laser skin resurfacing

'X' shaped scar on buttocks

Correction of 'witch's chin'

Surgery to enhance female orgasm?

Scar revision on forehead

Thermage thinning the face

Bad result with thermage

Labia damage

Ear pinning

Chin reshaping

Scar revision video.

Glossary of Plastic Surgery Terms

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