Joseph Perlman, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
Recent answer posted by Joseph Perlman, MD
Q: How can I get rid of loose sagging skin after pregnancy? asked by Anonymous
It's interesting how some women in my practice, who had children ,develop significant stretch marks and loose skin after one child and others, that have three or four children, and gain the same amount of weight,tighten back up and had very few stretch marks. For those unfortunate ones who skin stretches and never shrinks back down, even after they've gotten to their pre-pregnancy weight, skin excision is the treatment. For some patients this means a mini tummy tuck, removing an ellipse of skin up to 6 inches wide with minimal tightening of the muscles from the bellybutton to the pubis ,and for others, it's the more standard tummy tuck with tightening from the breast bone all the way down, and removing more skin, usually from hip bone to hip bone.
As far as the breasts are concerned, patients who have lost breast volume, in addition to the stretching of the skin ,require an augmentation as well as a breast lift. As stated by some of my colleagues previously, the tummy tuck and breast surgery combo is referred to as the "mommy makeover"
| Board certification | |
| Education | Undergraduate: BA, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1972 Medical School: MD, Brown University Medical School, 1976-1978 |
| Post-medical school training | Residency: General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1978-1981 Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1982-1984 Fellowships: Microsurgery, University of California San Francisco, 1981 Hand Surgery, University of Colorado, 1982 |
| Aesthetic medicine experience | 25 years (post-medical training) |
| Professional memberships | American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) |
| Hospital affiliations | Houston NW Medical Center, CY Fair Medical Center, Tops |
| Medical or professional license | TX |
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| Location | Advanced Plastic Surgery Centre 6319 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX View map |
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Treatments offered by Joseph Perlman, MD
Arm liftArtefill
Botox
Breast implants
Breast lift
Breast reconstruction
Breast reduction
Cheek augmentation
Chemical peel
Ear surgery
Eyelid Surgery
Facelift
Forehead lift
IPL
Juvederm
Labiaplasty
Laser resurfacing
Lip augmentation
Microdermabrasion
Mini tummy tuck
Neck lift
Nipple surgery
Perlane
Photofacial
Restylane
Rhinoplasty
Scar removal
Sclerotherapy
Tattoo removal
Tummy tuck
Vaginal rejuvenation
Vaser Liposuction

