Patients now have an opportunity to change the size of their breasts after the surgery is complete. The augmentation is performed just as a standard breast augmentation. A special saline implant is used with a small port which is buried underneath the skin. The port is not visible but can be felt with the fingertips. During post-operative visits, if the patient desires to make the breasts larger or smaller, a tiny needle can be inserted through the skin, into the port, and saline can be added or removed. This allows the patient to be in total control of her size. After a period of approximately three months, the ports are removed through the old incisions. The second procedure takes twenty minutes to perform but is performed with sedation for the patient’s comfort. And, the patient is back to work the following day.
Clostridium Botulinum type A exotoxin is one of the most effective and exciting treatments for wrinkles. BOTOX® is safe for weakening the muscles the produce the deep forehead furrows and crowsfeet. The effect is a more relaxed and refreshed appearance. It is injected in the office. Results are visible in three days and last for three months. This is a good alternative to a browlift for patients who do not wish to undergo surgery. Please visit the following website for more information:
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Breast Augmentation surgery is performed to increase the breast size by placing saline filled implants through a one-inch incision in the natural fold underneath the breast. The implant is typically placed underneath the muscle. Women also undergo breast augmentation after having children as their breasts have lost volume with respect to the skin. Breast Augmentation can also correct uneven breasts. It is performed as an outpatient procedure. Patients are usually able to return to work after a few days following the breast implant procedure. They are restricted from lifting heavy objects for four weeks.
This is technically referred to as mastopexy. Over time, women’s breasts lose elasticity with gravity, age, and following pregnancy. This produces a sagging appearance to the breasts and a lowering of the nipple. To correct this process, a mastopexy (a.k.a. breast lift) is performed to remove excess skin, reposition the nipple, and to increase the fullness of the breast. Mastopexy can be performed with or without an implant. The incisions are around the areola, below the areola in a vertical line between the areola and the breast fold, and a small horizontal incision in the breast fold. Women who need only minimal lifting may be candidates for minimal scar techniques such as “doughnut mastopexy” where the scar as placed only around the areola, or “crescent mastopexy” where the scar is placed around the areola only around the top half of the areola. Patients are back to work after a week or two following breast lift surgery. They are restricted from lifting heavy objects for four weeks.
Women with large breasts can suffer from back pain or neck pain as a result of the increased weight of their breasts. Breast Reduction surgery involves removing excess skin and breast tissue while repositioning the nipple and areola. The incisions are placed around the areola, underneath the areola in a vertical line from the areola to the fold underneath the breast, and in a horizontal line in the fold underneath the breast. In appropriate candidates, vertical breast reductions can be performed which eliminates or minimizes the horizontal portion of the incision. The nipple and areola are repositioned by remaining attached to the breast tissue underneath and the breast tissue/nipple/areola unit is moved and reshaped. The skin envelop is then sutured around the new breast mound. Because the nipple remains attached to the breast tissue, sensation and sensitivity remain normal following recovery. Most patients are back to work after a week or two.
A browlift or forehead lift is a procedure designed to restore a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance to the eye and forehead area. It corrects the angry, sad, or tired appearance of the eye area with aging. It also corrects the deep wrinkles of the forehead between the eyes. It is often performed in combination with blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation) or facelift procedures. During this procedure, an incision is made just behind the hairline, excess forehead skin is removed, and the muscles that produce the deep wrinkles are released. Patients are usually back to work after a week or ten days. Because the eye area is the main area of the face others look at during conversation, the browlift is a powerful method of restoring a youthful and relaxed appearance.
Chemical peeling uses a chemical solution to improve the appearance of the skin by diminishing wrinkles and reducing hyperpigmentation (brown spots). It works by removing the outer layers of damaged skin. New skin forms in seven to ten days and makeup may be applied to conceal the pink new skin. Once the pinkness fades, the skin is softer, smoother, more evenly toned, and has fewer wrinkles. Patients are back at work by two weeks.
Dermabrasion helps to “refinish” the skin’s top layers through a method of controlled surgical scraping. The treatments soften the sharp edges of surface irregularities, giving the skin a smoother appearance. It is often used to improve the fine lines around the mouth or acne scarring. New skin forms in seven to ten days and is smoother in texture. Patients are back to work in two weeks.
This is also known as Otoplasty or Ear pinning. It is performed to correct prominent ears usually in childhood but also in adults. Ears are fully grown by four years of age. Surgery is performed soon after this age to prevent the teasing and ridicule the child may endure at school. The surgery involves creating an incision behind the ear, lifting the skin off the cartilage, and placing permanent sutures to reshape the cartilage and to hold the ears closer to the head. The incision is closed and the patient will be able to be back to school or work in one week.
Eyelid surgery is also known as blepharoplasty. It corrects drooping upper eyelids and the puffy bags under they eyes. It also smoothes the fine lines of the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelid surgery does not correct crows feet. It a typical procedure, incisions are made following the natural lines of your eyelids; in the creases of your upper lids, and just below the lashes in the lower lids. Working through these incisions, the skin is separated from underlying fatty tissue and muscle, excess fat is removed, and sagging skin and muscle is removed. The incisions are then closed with very fine sutures.
If you have a pocket of fat beneath your lower eyelids but don’t need to have any skin removed, a transconjunctival blepharoplasty may be performed. In this procedure the incision is made inside your lower eyelid, leaving no visible scar. It is usually performed on younger patients with thicker, more elastic skin.
Most patients are back to work after a week to ten days following eyelid surgery.
As we age, several processes occur. The deeper facial tissue descends causing jowls around the mouth and deep folds around the mouth. Also, the skin loses its elasticity producing wrinkles and loose skin around the neck. The facelift procedure addresses both of these problems. Older methods of facelifting produced a “tight” or “pulled” look. Now, newer methods of facelifting avoid the “tight” or “pulled” look by lifting the deeper membrane of the muscle and repositioning it to a more youthful position. This takes tension off of the skin and produces a far more natural looking result and a more long lasting result. During the procedure, incisions usually begin at the temples hidden behind the hairline, extend in a natural line just inside the cartilage at the front of the ear, and continue behind the earlobe to the lower scalp. If the neck needs work, a small incision may also be made under the chin. In general, skin is separated from the fat and muscle below. Fat may be trimmed or suctioned from around the neck and chin to improve the contour. The underlying muscle and membrane is tightened. The skin is pulled back and excess skin is removed. The neck is also lifted in this process so that the face and neck are rejuvenated as one unit to, again, produce a natural appearing result. Stitches secure the layers of tissue and close the incisions. Swelling and bruising after the procedure is normal. Most patients are back to work ten days to two weeks after surgery.
Liposuction is a surgical technique which can sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from areas that are resistant to traditional weight loss regimens such as saddlebags, love handles, under the chin, under the arm, lower abdomen and inner thighs. It is performed through tiny incisions and a long, thin, tube-like instrument is inserted and moved in long strokes multiple times and in multiple directions as the fat is being suctioned. The benefits of liposuction include the sculpting effect and skin tightening which occurs following liposuction. A compression garment will need to be worn for three weeks. Most patients are back to work after a few days. For liposuction information in Fort Myers Florida please contact us here.
by mdranchak on May 21, 2007
This is performed for a medical condition called gynecomastia. Gynecomastia refers to enlarged male breast tissue. It affects 40 to 60 percent of men. It can be caused by certain drugs or medical conditions. However, the majority of cases occur without a known cause. The surgery involves liposuctioning the breasts through tiny incisions and removing the glandular tissue either through a direct U-shaped incision around the areola and a scalpel, or using a special shaving device which can fit through the tiny liposuction incisions. Patients are back to work after a few days.
Restylane® is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler used to correct fine lines and folds such as lines around the mouth and nasolabial folds. It is also used for lip augmentation (producing fuller, smoother lips). It is injected in the office. Patients are back to work the following day. The results typically last four months. Please visit the following website for more information: www.restylaneusa.com.
Rhinoplasty, or surgery to reshape the nose, is one of the most common of all plastic surgery procedures. It can reduce or increase the size of our nose, change the shape of the tip or the bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils, or change the angle between your nose and your upper lip. It may also correct a birth defect or injury, or help relieve some breathing problems. Depending on the area targeted to improve, the surgery involves making incisions inside the nostrils and across the columella (the vertical strip of tissue separating the nostrils), separating the skin from the underlying cartilage and bone, reshaping or trimming excess cartilage, and reshaping the bones. The skin is then redraped and the incisions are closed with sutures. A splint is placed and patients are back to work after a week or so.
