Dr LoMonaco

Recent comments

• Posted to Claim Check: Tummy tightening without surgery on 9 Oct 2009

  I have treied several non-surfical tightening systems in my office, and the results were about what you would see reported here on RealSelf: more than half of patients were unhhappy. Ive not even heard of the systems you mention, but I would encourage you to set up a profile page here on RealSelf and let the before and after photos speak for themselves.

• Posted to Tummy Tuck for Apron of Skin After Losing 125lb on 17 Aug 2009

  In many cases after massive weight loss, the skin must not only be pulled down but also inward (i.e. narrow the waista rea) to remove the horizontal excess of skin. This may require a bigger scar, but it prevents the creasing in the midline.

• Posted to How Often to Replace Implants? on 12 Jun 2009

  Breast implants do have a certain rate of failure, and today's implants have around a 15% of rupturing at 10 years. They are ceratinly not designed to be replaced at 10 years. If you have a saline implant, you will know right away if it ruptures as you will see decreasing size. An MRI would be needed to assess a silicone gel implant.