Doctor Q&A

A mini-abdominoplasty is a short scar abdominoplasty. Optimal candidates have minimal skin excess localized below the level of the umbilicus (belly button). The major benefit of the procedure is the shorter scar burden. Alternatively, the drawback to the procedure is it's minimal access nature. The shorter scar and the upper limit of dissection (belly button) limits the opportunity to tighten the muscle as you only have access to the lower 1/3 of the muscle in the midline for plication...

We don’t “move fat.” Migration often means the fat was placed in the wrong plane or in unstable tissue. The correction plan might include lipo in those areas and proper grafting to stable gluteal layers. It’s fixable — but safely, strategically, and with imaging.

3 weeks of healing after a rhinoplasty should be adequate time for healing of your rhinoplasty so you don’t need to worry about a trip affecting your results. This reassurance is mirrored in the advice you received from the 2 other plastic surgeons you spoke with. Best wishes.

Congratulations on your weight loss and thank you for your photos. Clearly, your best result will be from a breast reduction, which includes a breast lift at the same time, to rejuvenate your breasts. You have a circumferential excess of skin and the best way to manage that would be with a lower body lift. There may be some spot areas which could benefit from liposuction, however, a reduction and LBL surgery will likely be about 6 hours and increased time under anesthesia has a progressively...

Yes. Modern mammography includes implant-displacement (Eklund) views to visualize more breast tissue. Always inform the imaging center that you have implants. When appropriate I also recommend periodic ultrasound or MRI. See our breast health and augmentation info for screening guidance.

Liposuction reshapes fat but does not correct cellulite, which is a skin and connective-tissue issue. In some cases it can even make dimpling more visible. If cellulite is a concern, I combine lipo with treatments like subcision or radiofrequency tightening when appropriate. Learn more on our liposuction page.

This small amount of redundant skin is likely secondary to the skin bunching up after your lateral canthoplasty. This should easily be remedied with an upper blepharoplasty performed with local anesthesia only and should complement your lower blepharoplasty and the improvement in your upper eyelid appearance. Best wishes.

Thank you for your photo. Facial aging is seen in 2 forms. First is the loss of volume, skin looseness, muscle banding in the neck, etc. This is accompanied by wrinkles in the skin. Both must be treated for optimal results. To restore volume in areas of your face that have lost it, straighten and sharpen your jawline and contour your neck, you would require a facelift and neck lift. While, this will help somewhat with the smoothing of the wrinkles of your skin, some form of skin...

Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns. When the surgeon gives a recommendation on implant size there is a thought process behind it. It includes measuring the distance between the nipple and the inframammary fold, the with of your breast and ribcage, the position of the nipples within the breast and the elasticity of your tissues.
It's difficult to make an accurate judgment based on a photo, but you are tall and young and your skin skin will likely adapt to that size. It's not an...

It's best to wait 3 to 6 months after cessation of breastfeeding before having breast reduction surgery. Even if your milk production has stopped it takes time for your breasts to return to a stable state after breastfeeding. Visit with a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more. I've included a video on the procedure that I hope you find helpful.