Doctor Q&A

In my opinion, any difference between the two implants will be very subtle and not worth the long-distance drive. In the absence of a complication such as a capsular contracture, neither implant should be "super firm/hard."

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Your contour and your laxity in below your umbilicus indicates you are a great candidate for an abdominoplasty- a surgeon well versed in secondary surgery should be able to minimize any issues from your liposuction surgery. Any procedure causes scar tissue- you scar on the inside just like you scar on the outside. Many surgeons are reluctant to operate on prior liposuction candidates for fear of not being unable to discern the proper tissue planes to dissect as well as any residual...

Great question—most of your result happens in the first 6–8 weeks. You control a lot of it with prep, surgeon choice, and how you protect the grafts while they “re-plug in.”
Before surgery (sets the stage) • Stable weight for ~3–6 months; avoid crash diets after surgery. • Absolutely no nicotine/vaping 4 weeks before and at least 6 weeks after—nicotine chokes the tiny vessels your fat needs to survive. • Control diabetes/thyroid/iron issues; high-protein diet (about 1.2–1.6 g/kg/...

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, you are a great candidate for rhinoplasty. I don’t recommend having rasping performed under local anesthesia. This will usually make the nose look better for 1-2 months and then it will actually get much worse long-term afterwards, with contour irregularities developing. This is because the skin of the dorsum is extremely thin. A much better approach is to do a formal revision with rasping and placement of a dorsal onlay f...

Hi hema2! That’s a great question, and it’s smart to plan ahead.

Having hip or knee replacements doesn’t prevent you from getting a mommy makeover in the future. Once you’ve fully recovered and your orthopedic surgeon clears you for elective surgery, you can safely move forward.

The key is timing — you’ll want to make sure you’ve regained mobility, strength, and are no longer at increased risk for blood clots or infection. Your plastic surgeon will also coordinate with your orthopedic su...

In some cases of larger areolae, it may be safer to leave behind a vertical remnant of areola, because complete areolar removal may jeopardize blood flow of the skin flaps during closure. After several months for the new skin to soften and post operative edema to resolve, there is usually sufficient skin laxity to remove the remaining areolar tissue. This may potentially be performed in an office procedure under local anesthesia.

Cup size isn't important. How you look in the mirror is. that's why you need to get sized in the office by the surgeon. That will inform the surgeon the correct implant for you.

It would not be accurate to make a definite judgment without an in-person examination, but based on your description and photo, there appears to be some skin laxity and stretch marks on the abdomen. These usually indicate that the skin’s elasticity is partially reduced after pregnancy.
In such cases, liposuction can sometimes make looseness more visible because removing fat decreases the support underneath the skin. However, since you are young, your skin still has some capacity to r...

Ptosis surgery (raising the eyelid height) can often have asymmetries following surgery. Revision surgery would be required to improve the symmetry of the eyelids. Best to see your surgeon again to get their opinion.

First, to set your mind at ease, there does not appear to be any problem with blood flow to your skin, and you are not at any risk of skin necrosis this far out from your surgery. Your photos also do not show any deformity, indicating that your skin was pulled too tight at the time of surgery. It appears that you had a flareup of your rosacea which can occur from the physical and emotional stress after surgery plus the surgical trauma which triggers an inflammatory response. Your best way...