Can I Travel out of State to Have my Tummy Tuck? (photo)

From your description you wish to have a Tummy Tuck and liposuction of your leg, and an  arm lift. In my practice I try to limit surgeries to less than 6 hours to decrease risks. The procedures that you mentioned can all be done in that time period so I would recommend one surgery. To...

For this reason and others, my choice is to perform abdominoplasty under general anesthesia.  Your situation must be carefully investigated with your anesthesiologist and surgeon.  Believe it or not, some patients have very vivid dreams that they were awake during portions of their...

When abdominoplasties are performed the fascia is tightened with sutures which are permanent.  These sutures are below the level of the fat and usually cannot be felt, unless the patient is very thin or the sutures erode.  In the immediate post-operative period, patients my have...

Every plastic surgeon develops their own postoperative regimens based on their training and experiences.  I prefer to use compression garments immediately following surgery because I think they help with edema and may prevent some seromas.  I think they also provide a little extra...

Since you will be having a c-section, you will already be experiencing a significant recovery period that is typically longer than that for a tummy tuck so I would say that you will have no problem re-repairing the muscles during the c section. Don't forget however that if you are...

A 42 DD breast corresponds to 2.6 liter per side.  Removal of 700 cc's would bring you down to 1900 cc's, which is between a B and a C.  I would not recommend a breast reduction, a tummy tuck and liposuction done at the same time.  This is a long operation for a 207...