Boca Raton Body Lift doctors

	Albert Dabbah, MD Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon 9970 Central Park Blvd. Ste. 201, Boca Raton		2 answers
	David Bogue, MD Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon 660 Glades Road Suite 380, Boca Raton		1 answer
	Jonathan Berman, MD Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon 670 Glades Road Suite 240, Boca Raton
	Rian Maercks, MD Miami Plastic Surgeon 757 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach
	Jason Pozner, MD Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon 4800 N Federal Hwy Suite C101, Boca Raton

Recent Answers

Is It Normal Not to Wear Compression Garment in my Situation? I had a body lift May 13, 2011 (one week ago today) and I did not have to get any liposuction or muscle tightening. My doctor said there would be minimal swelling and no where to put the drains so I also do not have drains. According to my scale, I am retaining approximately 25lbs of fluid?! Should I at least be wearing a compression garment? I am swollen to the point where I'm afraid my skin is going to begin stretching again =/

A: Swelling after Body Lift and Compression Garments

There are no hard and fast rules as to wether a surgeon needs to place drains or use compression garments in certain operations. Some surgeons do and some don't. It is my preference to use drains after tummy tucks and body lifts since there is a large area of dissection and fluid collections are common. Drains do not eliminate seromas but do help to drain this fluid during the early postoperative period. I do not care for compression garments. Patients find them uncomfortable and sometimes they may get too tight and compromise circulation in the tissues. Regardless, it is obvious you have a lot of swelling and more than likely a large seroma that should be drained. Contact your doctor so he can examine you and determine what is best in your situation.

Albert Dabbah, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Do Eating Disorder Histories Discourage Doctors from Removing Excess Skin? I'm 24 years old, weigh 100 lbs and am 5'2". About 5 years ago I developed an ED that led me to lose more than half of my body weight, going from about 190-200 lbs (after I got that heavy I didn't want to weigh myself, so I don't know the exact weight - I wore a size 18, though) to 86 lbs at my worst. Thanks to the help/encouragement of loved ones I went to a doctor about 2.5 years ago and started making improvements in my life that helped me reach a healthier weight.

Unfortunately, my initial major weight loss happened over the course of 6 months and led to excess skin that serves as a reminder of the person I used to be. Given my history of anorexia and my current weight, would I be disqualified as a candidate for body contouring surgery so that I can get rid of that excess skin? After undergoing several exams, the worst doctors found that resulted from my ED was some loss of bone calcium.

A: Eating disorders and plastic surgery

Your accomplishments are inspiring. Acknowledgment of an eating disorder is very difficult, and probably saved your life. You deserve accolades for this! When evaluating any patient for surgery, specifically body contouring, a focus on your history of weight loss, nutritional status, and your psychological status are imperative.

Having a history of anorexia or bulimia does not immediately disqualify you from body contouring. Rather, having a stable weight with direct involvement of nutritionists and your psychiatrist in the surgical decision making process should be mandatory. Your safety is the overriding concern in any body contouring procedure and keeping your support structure involved in the process will improve not only your outcome from surgery, but your acceptance if you should have any complications afterwords.

When discussing procedures with your Plastic Surgeon, make sure to keep the conversation open and frank. Good luck to you and again, congratulations!

David Bogue, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Five Days Smoke Free Before Body Lift? I am having torsoplasty (body lift) in five days and just stopped smoking today. Will five days smoke-free prior to surgery aid in my recovery as long as I continue not to smoke afterwards?

A: Smoking and Surgery

There are many studies that show cigarette smoking interferes with healing. In your case, do not have the surgery. Your surgeon would not want to perform this surgery if he/she knew you were still smoking. I require my patients to abstain from smoking at least 2 months prior to the surgery. Cancel the surgery for your sake and the surgeon's.

Albert Dabbah, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon