Doylestown Liposuction doctors
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Bruce Genter, MD
Abington Plastic Surgeon
100 Old York Rd Suite 3 - 120 (Lobby Level), Jenkintown |
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Brian R. Buinewicz, MD
Doylestown Plastic Surgeon
3655 Route 202 Suite 225, Doylestown |
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Michael A. Giuffrida, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon
Doylestown |
Recent Answers
Is It True That After Liposuction the Feeling and Hardness Can Persist Indefinitely?
hardness and firmness after any type of liposuction can occur but should be temporary. I encorporate Cellupulse (extracorporeal pulsed acoustic therapy) in all my liposuction patients to aid in healing, drive the fluid out of the tissue (which leads to the hardness) and achieve the results my patients want more quickly.
I have lost 115 lbs and still have fat on my upper arms, along with some loose skin that still has good elasticity. This upper arm fat has always been resistant to diet and exercise, and I'm now 44. I am considering liposuction to remove the fat, and am wondering if I should get an arm lift with that, or wait to see how things look after the lipo? I read somewhere that a Dr. said results are better if you do the two separately...wondering what you think?
I admire you for all that weight loss! Your arm will require an arm lift (brachioplasty) for complete treatment. There is absolutely no advantage to staging the procedure. The arms can be debulked with liposuction and the excess skin then excised during the same operation. The consensus at a recent meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery that Smart Lipo offers no advantage at all over regular liposuction. Also, Thermage, or any other so-called method of non-surgical skin tightening, will NEVER sufficiently tighten your arm skin.
Good luck!
I've had 3 kids and definitely need some help in my stomach area, but I'm not sure if I would need liposuction, a tummy tuck, or both to get the pre-baby look I want.
Liposuction is great for recontouring the abdomen when excess fatty tissue with good skin and muscle is the problem. But if pregnancy or weight loss has left you with a loose muscle layer and stretched skin, then an abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is the proper operation. If the fat is extracted without tightening the loose muscle and skin, the abdomen may still bulge and the loose skin might hang over the umbilicus and pubic areas like a deflated water balloon.
With any surgery, even cosmetic surgery, reaching the correct diagnosis is essential. Therefore it is important to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon who performs both tummy tucks and liposuction so he or she can offer you exactly what you need. A doctor who only can offer liposuction may guide you towards an improper operation.
