Preparing for Summer Prepare for Summer Preparing for swimsuit season is always a concern for many patients, both men and women. Often times, these concerns are with the contour of the body. Specifically for women, filling out a swimsuit top with larger breasts can give a more feminine appearance. And also other procedures to improve …
Mommy Makeover and Mother’s Day Being a mother presents many challenges, one of which is the change that pregnancy can cause the body. This is a common concern that I hear from patients in doing consultations. Some of these changes that occur with pregnancy include loss of breast volume, breast sagging, tummy bulging, and weight …
Skin Cancer Prevention Summertime is here which means lots of time out in the sun. Even in the winter and other months, however, sun exposure can affect the skin both with early aging changes and also skin cancer. Sunblock The main method of prevention or decreased risk of these issues is sunblock. A high-quality sunblock …
Options After Weight Loss Weight loss in our society, and especially massive weight loss has been increasing due to increasing use of bariatric surgery. Oftentimes, the skin does not snap back to the original appearance and consistency because of the stretching that has occurred when overweight. In this circumstance, correction of skin excess and skin …
Preparing for Surgery Surgery and recovery is a major stress on the body, and getting the body into optimum condition is necessary to decrease risks. Even a procedure such as breast augmentation is a major surgery and certain issues can greatly affect the outcome. 1. Diet. A high protein diet started a few weeks prior …
Do my breast implants need to be replaced every 10 years? I am frequently asked by patients if their breast implants need to be replaced every 10 years. This is actually an old and outdated recommendation based in the past when silicone gel implants were made with a more liquid type of silicone. When these …
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Breast Implant Safety – What to Believe? Dr. Wiener presenting information at the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons in San Antonio this past weekend September, 2018. There is an article that will be published in the next few days in the Annals of Surgery regarding the safety of breast implants, and …
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What Does a Tummy Tuck Do? After pregnancy or significant weight loss, the tissues of the abdomen, including muscle, skin, and fascia (the connective tissue between muscles) stretch and frequently don’t rebound back. A tummy tuck elevates the skin over the muscle, then sutures are used to tighten the muscle and fascia back together, …
Liposuction or Tummy Tuck which do I need? When trying to decide if liposuction or a tummy tuck is needed, it depends on the problem that is present. If there is excess fat under the skin (fat you can pinch) then liposuction is done to thin the fat. If there is sagging skin and stretched …
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