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Thomas S. Taylor, MD, is a Los Angeles plastic and reconstructive surgeon recognized for the enthusiasm and compassion with which he approaches his craft. He has provided outstanding, life-changing results for countless patients throughout the U.S.
Asked By: Reliable3405
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At 40 years old your skin tone and elasticity is probably reasonable enough to do a FaceTite procedure. This is done through 3 small incisions: one behind each earlobe and one under the chin. Local anesthetic is infiltrated across your entire neck, jawline and lower face. Liposuction is done first to remove any excess fat, and then the FaceTite probe is inserted which uses radio frequency energy to tighten the skin and induce collagen growth which further tightens the skin over the following several months. After finishing the FaceTite I usually treat the area with Morpheus8 for improved skin tightening. This procedure is done in an office operating room under minimal sedation anesthesia. It is painless to go through and the recovery is painless as well. You have to wear a Velcro compressive neck strap for a week or two. Most people look non-surgical after 3 to 4 days at which time they can resume full activities.
Asked By: Brookev79
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BodyTite is done in conjunction with liposuction to obtain better skin tightening after the fat is removed. The recovery for BodyTite of the knees is quite simple: There is almost no discomfort at all, just some tenderness when you touch the area. You can engage in all normal and athletic activities within several days. There will be some visible bruising that should disappear with a week or two. Lastly, there will be some swelling but not too much in this area. You will need to wear some type of compressive garment full time for a few weeks and then wean it off over the next several weeks as the swelling resolves. This surgery can easily be done under local anesthetic in an office operating room setting.
Asked By: JoanSkin
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If you took a single dose of 600 mg of Ibuprofen a few days before your Morpheus8 treatment then you will probably have no adverse effect at all, possibly a bit more bruising which will resolve normally.
Asked By: juliet2203
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From your description it sounds like your immediate problem is capsular contracture around your implant. This will require surgery to fully remove the implant and abnormal scar tissue that has formed around it. At that time the pocket size can be modified to help implant flipping in the future. Your situation is a bit more complicated based on your description and certainly will require a consultation to formulate a surgical plan specific for your situation. I hope this helps!Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
Asked By: RSProfile8557595
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Hi, you don’t have tubular breasts. You have more of a deflated appearance from your weight loss with some sagging. You will benefit from a breast augmentation with either a full mastopexy for maximum lifting and tightness or a circumareolar mastopexy (donut mastopexy) for some re-shaping, tightening, and slight lifting with minimal scarring. I hope this helps!
Asked By: BAjourney001
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I try to get my patients to wait 6 months after a breast augmentation surgery before deciding to exchange their implants for a larger or smaller size. It takes that long for all swelling to resolve, for the breast and muscle tissues to stretch, for the implants to fall into place and very importantly to psychologically adapt to your new breast look and size. If, after this time, one wishes to exchange their implants it’s a very easy process with minimal recovery. It can be done as an office-based procedure under minimal sedation anesthesia. I hope this helps!Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
Asked By: Lblanc
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The order in which you would do BoTox and liposuction of the neck doesn’t really matter.Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
Asked By: ABF90
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Those creases are indicative of underlying soft tissue changes as a result of aging and genetics. It probably has nothing to do with BoTox injections. At your age the best options are some type of filler treatment (Juvederm, Bellafill) to add volume and soft tissue tightening and remodeling with radiofrequency energy modalities such as Morpheus8. There is virtually no recovery from these options and they can be done with an application of numbing cream only. I hope this helps!Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
Asked By: Lbs119
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From your photos it appears that your right implant is lower than your left. This may have happened after you had a capsulectomy done only on your right side. The easiest solution is to perform a limited capsulotomy on the left side and allow the implant to settle a bit lower to match the right. This is a fairly simple procedure to undergo and recover from. It’s done under light sedation anesthesia only. I hope this helps!Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
Asked By: AA2C
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I assume you mean the skin is lifted up a bit on the inside edge of your breasts near the cleavage line. It will take several months for you to fully recover from BA surgery and during that time the skin will stretch out and the swelling will disappear both of which will help the skin tenting I believe you are referring to. Generally, no surgery is necessary. I hope this helps!Thomas S. Taylor, MD, FACS
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Dr. Thomas S. Taylor has received overwhelmingly positive reviews for his expertise in various plastic surgery procedures, particularly in