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Neck Liposuction

Liposuction is highly effective Some patients come to me thinking that a facelift is their only option. While it’s a good choice if you have significant facial sagging, it’s not always the best option if you have only excess fat under the chin and on the neck. Furthermore, a facelift […]

Why? Liposuction can get rid of stubborn areas of fat that’s resistant to diet and exercise—but the results aren’t visible overnight. By its nature, liposuction results in a fair amount of swelling. Patients are often about the same size the day after a procedure as they were before the liposuction […]

This blog post will cut through the noise, exploring what these procedures can (and can’t) do for you, and debunk 5 common facelift myths. Understanding Facelifts: What They Can and Can’t Do A facelift, medically known as a rhytidectomy, is a sophisticated procedure that involves adjusting the deeper layers of […]

Follow these steps and you can stay comfortably covered while you heal, then debut a flatter abdomen when spring rolls around. Planning for a Beach-Ready Recovery A tummy tuck isn’t an overnight transformation. Most patients start to look and feel better after 3 to 6 weeks, but swelling may linger […]

I think it is worth answering honestly. Yes, plastic surgery can absolutely improve the way a person feels about themselves. I have seen it happen many times. Patients often feel more comfortable in their clothes, more at ease in photographs, less distracted by a feature they have fixated on for […]

That is really what summer can do. A little sun can make the skin look healthy and glowing in the moment, and patients often enjoy that temporary tan. But once the tan fades, what is left behind is often less flattering. I see uneven pigmentation, dryness, rough texture, broken capillaries, […]

Whenever I hear that, I think it is important to slow the conversation down and explain what is really going on. In my experience, temporary back discomfort after a tummy tuck is not some mysterious complication. It is usually mechanical. It happens because, for a short period of time after […]

As a board-certified plastic surgeon in Manhattan, I have performed many breast procedures over the years, and what I have learned is that patients do best when they understand not only what a given operation does, but also what it does not do. Breast augmentation is not the same thing […]