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How Long Is Tummy Tuck Recovery Time? Photos, Pain & More

In my experience, tummy tuck recovery is usually much more manageable than people imagine before surgery. Yes, it requires patience. Yes, there is swelling, tightness, fatigue, and a temporary adjustment in the way you move around. But for the right patient, those short-term inconveniences are often well worth the long-term […]

I started my career working with a bariatric surgery group of surgeons that was performing over 1,000 gastric bypass operations each year. Frankly, back in those days, I had difficulty keeping up with the volume of work that they would send me every week. It was an interesting time because […]

That point is reassuring to a lot of patients, because there is a common fear that a tummy tuck somehow “adds” another line above the C-section scar. In a properly planned abdominoplasty, that is generally not what happens. The lower abdominal skin and tissue that contain the old scar are […]

What we are talking about here is breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. This is not breast cancer. It is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, meaning a cancer of the immune system, and it is usually found in the fluid or scar capsule around an implant rather […]

First, let’s put this into perspective. Liposuction is best performed on patients who are overall in pretty good shape, but just have an area or two that is stubbornly large. The classic example is the woman who claims that if she loses weight, it comes off of her breasts, but […]

I remain skeptical of any new technology in general. I’m sort of a “prove it to me” kind of guy. Not sure I believe the spinning light idea is going to do anything at all becasue I doubt it can penetrate deep enough to make a difference. However, there may […]

I think it is important to frame this honestly. Every incision leaves a mark. Plastic surgery does not change that basic fact. What plastic surgery does change is how well that mark is planned, how carefully it is closed, how intelligently it is positioned, and how thoughtfully it is managed […]

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 with state of the art equipment and constant regulation. Furthermore, liposuction is performed simply and more efficiently with local anesthetic only. It is rare […]

A true Lower Body Lift includes a tummy tuck, outer thigh lift, and a buttock lift all performed during one operation. The effect is similar to pulling up a pair of loose fitting pants while flattening the tummy area. Many times we also perform liposuction to the outer thighs or […]