Doctor Q&A

This has to be discussed with a plastic surgeon who specializes in tummy tucks. The operation of choice fully depends on what your expectations are. From your photographs, it seems you would be an excellent candidate for a full tummy tuck if you are ready to put a little more energy into the healing process. Also, you would have to accept a longer scar. It seems these might be a good trade off in your situation to get a very nice result.

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...

Unfortunately, at two years after your surgery the reduction in sensitivity is most likely permanent.

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...

Ibuprofen is in a drug class called NSAIDs which may be assoicated risk of bleeding. Some surgeons advise their patients to avoid taking these medications for a period of time both before and after surgery. I encourage you to follow your surgeon's instructions and discuss concerns if your pain isn't being managed with the recommended medication plan.