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70 Tres Aurae Spa - Williamsville Reviews
Hands down the most amazing plastic surgeon
S-lift and upper Bleph. Hands down the most amazing plastic surgeon! I had a tummy tuck, Lipo, and upper Bleph from a different plastic surgeon in Buffalo. My experience with Dr Shatkin and his staff compared to the other plastic surgeon was night and day. The moment I entered Dr Shatkins office they rolled out the red carpet. Every person I had contact with was smiling, warm, and welcoming....
Office review - precise, careful and takes great pride in his work
I always get great results with my procedures from Dr. Shatkin. I can relax because he is precise, careful and takes great pride in his work. I highly recommend Dr. Shatkin for any beauty or ageless procedures.
Awesome doctor - confident about his approach and very helpful
Dr Sam was so awesome, patient with my questions, confident about his approach, and very helpful,,walked us out to the car! Helped me with the seatbelt,,just a great experience ..a blessing to have this in our home town..a true Buffalonian!
Wonderful, caring doctor.
The doctor and staff were caring, and made you feel at ease.
They are all knowledgeable, kind, and most importantly real
Love Dr. Shatkin and all those that work with him!!! They are all knowledgeable, kind, and most importantly real; taking an approach that works for me, explaining each process and procedure, even suggesting the one that is not the most expensive if it is the right one. I don’t always write reviews but I do read them from real patients when looking for a good doctor!
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A: Generally, patients should try to reach their ideal weight before any surgery. If a patient has some intra-abdominal fat, it may reduce the amount of tightening of the muscle layer. From the photos, it appears as if you would be a candidate for the surgery. During a consultation, the Plastic Surgeon will assess the muscle weakness and be better able to determine whether one is ready for surgery. One simple trick to see if the protrusion of the abdominal area is related to loose muscles or from excess intra-abdominal fat is to see how it appears lying on your back. If the fullness still protrudes, then you are dealing with visceral (intra-abdominal) fat. If the abdomen is flat or concave when you lie down, then you are dealing more with loose muscles.
A: Sometimes the pulling on the tight closure can cause some separation. This can happen and when it does, your surgeon will probably treat it conservatively as the body closes the wound and the healing occurs. It is important to follow up with your surgeon to assure that proper management is provided.
A: When the discussion comes up in our consultation about location of incisions, i explain to the patient that the inframammary (below the breast) incision is the most direct approach to placement. It allows direct visualization of the entire pocket and is a scar that typically heals well. This is my go to location for implant insertion. When an incision is placed in the axilla, generally they heal well, but if the scar is unsightly, it may be see in a bathing suit or sleeveless breast. Incisions on the breast itself would not be visualized with clothing.
A: There are several factors that a Plastic Surgeon will use to help decide the best size of the implants, whether with or without a breast lift. When undergoing a lift, there is always a concern for the tightness that happens when the lift is done and there is placement of an implant too. This could be one reason to limit the size of the implant. Another reason could be that the dimensions of the chest would not accommodate a particular size. Finally overall balance and proportions are important as well. One option may be to perform the breast lift first, then after healing, say a few months later, Breast implantation can be done. When done at a later date, the concern about being too tight should not be a problem and the exact size you desire could be better accommodated.
A: Whenever possible, we try to place the tummy tuck scar low into the bikini line or panty line. Some patients have limited skin excess and because of this, the skin can be pulled down only so far. alternatively, in those patients that do not have a large amount of loose skin, a lower transverse scar can be used with a short vertical scar at the midline, or, doing a floating umbilicus to reposition the skin and the belly button as well. Generally, the preoperative condition of skin excess dictates the ultimate position of the scar, and in the photos, it appears as if there is limited skin excess.