Washington DC Plastic Surgeons

	Rondi Kathleen Walker, MD Washington Plastic Surgeon 3301 New Mexico Avenue, N.W. Foxhall Square, Suite 252, Washington		105 answers
	Ayman Hakki, MD Washington Plastic Surgeon 3010 Crain Highway, Waldorf		105 answers
	Navin K. Singh, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 5454 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1710, Chevy Chase		89 answers
	Eric Chang, MD Baltimore Plastic Surgeon 8860 Columbia 100 Parkway Suite 206, Columbia		83 answers
	Byron D. Poindexter, MD Reston Plastic Surgeon 1825 Samuel Morse Drive, Reston		71 answers
	Nia Banks, MD, PhD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 8116 Good Luck Road Suite 215, Lanham		55 answers
	Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon 5454 Wisconsin Ave Suite 1710, Chevy Chase		34 answers
	Adam Tattelbaum, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 3203 Tower Oaks Blvd 2nd Fl, Rockville		32 answers
	Vineet Mehan, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 3289 Woodburn Rd Suite 245, Annandale		21 answers
	Behzad Parva, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 224-D Cornwall Street, NW Suite 300, Leesburg		20 answers
	C. Coleman Brown, MD Bethesda Plastic Surgeon 5454 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1250, Chevy Chase		12 answers
	Burton M. Sundin, MD Richmond Plastic Surgeon 7611 Forest Ave Suite 210, Richmond		7 answers
	Paul G. Ruff IV, MD Washington Plastic Surgeon 2440 M Street NW Suite 200, Washington		3 answers
	Michael Chiaramonte, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 120 Waterfront St Suite 400, National Harbor		2 answers
	Vikisha Fripp, MD Washington DC Plastic Surgeon 1150 Varnum Street, N.E. Ste 300, Washington		1 answer

Recent Answers

Will I Grow into my Nose? Nose is Bigger then All my Features (photo)

My family has pretty big noses, but the difference is for them, it works with there facial features. I'm 17 and my nose isn't bumpy, it's straight. The problem is it's very WIDE at the bottom and I don't think it goes with my features. My lips are small, my eyes are small, and im not a large kid. I don't understand why my nose is so unproportional. I want to be a actor someday and I don't think ill get to if my nose looks so bad. I feel if my nose was smaller i'd look good. Help? :(

A: Wide Nose will I grow into my nose

I do not feel your nose looks extremely large for the rest of your facial features, except at the nasal base. From your photogrphs it appears that you have thick skin and this is responsible for the wide apperance of your nasal base. It is possible to narrow the base of your nose slightly, but the surgery must be done with caution as an overly narrowed nasal base looks ridiculous and is very difficult to correct. Make sure you see a plastic surgeon who is very experienced in rhinoplasty surgery.

Rondi Kathleen Walker, MD

Washington Plastic Surgeon

Pregnancy Stretch Marks

When I was 8 months along in my pregnancy, I got PUPPP which created very severe stretch marks. I have these stretch marks little over a inch above my belly button, all over my lower tummy, and a little on my hips. I am 22 yrs old, 5'4", 148 lbs, and in the process of losing 38 lbs. I have one child but not planning on having any more. Will it get rid of the stretch marks? I have a C-section scar from geting an ovarian cyst removed when I was 16. Will the incision start from this scar?

A: Remove the c-section scar and the stretch marks.

Thanks for your question.

I agree with others here that it is good to be as close to your Ideal weight as possible eefore you proceed. Ideal weight doesn't necessarily mean rail thin which may be unrealistic, but you should try to achieve a weight you are comfortalbe with. If you starve yourself or use a fad died or medication you may fail to maintain your goals.

Being more slender helps the abdominal wall to stay flatter if your surgeon tightens the muscles that have stretched during your pregnancy.

As for the c-section and the stretch marks. Most surgeons will make your tummy tuck incision at or below the c- section scar-- literally throwing the old scar away and trading it for the new one.

Your surgeon will have to use judgement in removing the stretch marks. In most cases we can remove the tissue from the top of te belly button and below and sometimes more. The goal is always to remove as many stretch marks as possible but to also be able to close the incision at surgery.

Hope this helps !

Adam Tattelbaum, MD

Washington DC Plastic Surgeon

How to Get Rid of Pregnancy Fat?

i have 3 kids and a doc i saw says i need a tummy tuck. i was given a lot of steriods during all 3 pregnancies and full bed rest. i dont want to be perfect, only shaped up. my main concern is the pubic area and the hips. no matter what i do i can not lose these areas. would smartlipo help with these issues and be less costly? should i try regular lipo and eat the cost? or maybe i should just continue not be happy with my reflection a little longer until the cost come down?

A: The hips and the pubis after pregnancy- lift and thin

Thanks for your question.

You should always do your best to loose weight after pregnancy through diet and exercise. Unfortunately, sometimes doing everything right just doesn't solve all areas. If your skin has been stretched from pregnancy and the pubic area is saggy weight loss can make it worse. If the skin is loose liposuction regaardless of type may make it looser. Hips are sometimes the last to go as they are a diet resistant fat.

If you embark upon tummy tuck discuss your concerns with your surgeon. The pubic area can be thinned and elevated with the tummy tuck and the flanks can be liposuctioned or tightened at the same time.

Best of luck.

Adam Tattelbaum, MD

Washington DC Plastic Surgeon