Cleveland Plastic Surgery Institute

A: Every doctor will have a different comfort level for doing procedures that are a little out of the ordinary and your situation would require an in-person consultation to determine if you would be an appropriate candidate, but in general, I am comfortable with performing fat grafting on patients who have had previous Sculptra injections, as long as the injections were performed approximately 12 months prior and there is no evidence of complications from the injections such as granulomas, lumps, firm areas, etc.  Best of luck!

A: Most patients need at least 2 weeks off for a breast reduction.  Nurses at the hospital I work at are given 2 weeks by their employer, the hospital, and they do well.  They have to limit lifting and try to ask for extra help if needed until they feel strong again, which is typically 4 weeks.  For more physical jobs, like police work, I do ask patients to hold off for at least a month, maybe 6 weeks.  Best of luck.  

A: Nobody likes hip dips.  Fat transfer with a BBL can correct this when done properly.  The combination of removal of fat above, and sometimes below, the dip with filling into the dip can often fully correct the issue.  Be sure to consult with a plastic surgeon board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Best of luck.

A: Visceral fat is the fat that is wrapped around the organs.  It is underneath the muscles, inside the body cavity.  The only way to decrease that fat is weight loss.  There are no plastic surgery procedures that can decrease visceral fat.  The typical patient with visceral fat is the man with the "beer belly".  The belly is round but very firm.  There's little fat that can be pinched on the sides.  Some women have this as well.  PCOS patients can have a similar shape.  Unfortunately there's only weight loss to help decrease the fullness.  Best of luck.