Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a "Tummy Tuck", is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and Lower Abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the Abdominal wall. The procedure can dramatically reduce the appearance of a Protruding Abdomen. [read more]
Who is the canditate? - If you have experienced a loss of skin elasticity of the thigh, hip, or buttock areas. If your skin area is saggy, has an "orange peel," flabby and/or dimpled appearance. If your thigh appearance improves dramatically when you lift the lax skin. If you are self-conscious about your lower body appearance. [read more]
If you wish to change the contours of your body. Commonly involved areas are the anterior part of the neck (under the chin), upper arms and armpits, male chest/breasts, trunk, abdomen, waist, hips, thighs, inner knees, calves and ankles. Most patients are near normal weight and desire permanent contour changes. Improved techniques now allow larger amounts of fat removal. Liposculpture can be useful to heavier persons as well. [read more]
The use of UAL allows safer removal of larger amounts of fat than with standard liposuction. This increase in safety is due to the reduced amount of blood removed with UAL. This means that UAL can be very useful to moderately overweight individuals even though UAL is not a weight loss method per se. [read more]
Who is a candidate? If you have unsightly sagging skin on the upper arms due to aging, genetics or weight loss.
Intended results: Reduction or elimination of excess skin from the upper arms. [read more]
Technical name: Buttock Implants
Body Parts: Buttocks
Recommended Age: After adolescence
Anesthesia: Epidural
Surgery time: On average, 1-2 hours
Clinic stay: 48 hours
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