Thomas P. Sterry, MD
1080 5th Avenue #1b
New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 249-4020
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Do you frequently wear turtlenecks or scarves to hide your saggy neck? Are you uncomfortable wearing your hair up? Liposuction can solve this problem by creating an elegant neck. Dr. Sterry can complete the procedure in as little as 45 minutes at his surgical facility. Using local anesthesia, three pinholes are made with a…
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I do a lot of body contouring. In my earlier years, I was very possibly the most experienced plastic surgeon in New York City when it came to post-bariatric body contouring for loose skin. Times have changed, but I'm still glad that I have these skills, and I still do a fair number of arm…
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Every once in a while, a patient will come into my NYC office asking for cosmetic surgery of the belly button. While some media outlets call it a fad, it's often more nuanced. Plastic surgeons who perform many tummy tucks are well-equipped to handle to handle umbilical issues, whether reconstructive or purely aesthetic. Below are…
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A lot of people are interested in tummy tuck surgery, but they hesitate because they are worried about recovery. They worry about how long they will be out of commission, how uncomfortable they will feel, and whether the process will be harder than they expect. Those concerns are completely understandable. In my experience, tummy tuck…
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Bariatric surgery helps many patients to lose a tremendous amount of weight and keep it off long term. Unfortunately, patients who have these operations are sometimes surprised at the way their bodies look after they have accomplished their commendable weight loss goals. Many of them start looking for plastic surgery to help tame the excess…
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Many women come to see me after pregnancy because they are bothered by more than one thing at the same time. They may have loose skin, a lower abdominal bulge, muscle separation, and a C-section scar that still draws their eye every time they look in the mirror. Very often, they assume those are separate…
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This is a topic that continues to come up time and time again. I am continually asked not only what happens to liposuctioned areas with weight gain, but also what happens to non-liposuctioned areas. There seems to be a fear out there that if one has liposuction and then gains weight that other areas of…
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There are a couple of new gadgets available today which claim to remove fat from your body while being completely non-invasive. One uses some fancy lights that sort of spin around over your body and is supposed to induce digestion of fat cells. The other one cools the fat cells to the point where they…
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Men and women considering a tummy tuck often worry about scars. That concern is completely understandable. A tummy tuck can produce a beautiful improvement in abdominal contour, but it does involve a significant incision, and patients want to know what that tradeoff will really look like. The good news is that while no surgeon can…
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The news in recent days reminds us all about the importance of safety when having ANY operation, and liposuction is no exception. I tell my wife all the time, "it may be cosmetic, but it's still surgery". That's why my office has a Joint Commission certified operating suite (http://www.jointcommission.org/) with state of the art equipment and…
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