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Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ January 26, 2012 # No Comment Yet
When is really the best time to have plastic surgery? Perhaps this is one of the most common questions of patients considering having the procedure. While there is no exact answer on this matter, there are season-related factors which must be considered.
Traditionally, December is the month when most plastic surgeons are fully booked. This is [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ January 12, 2012 # No Comment Yet
Traditional tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) requires the use of horizontal incision placed below the navel in a downward curve so the scar is covered by the underwear. But since the pannus—or the hanging skin and fats in the abdominal area—comes in various degree and location, doctors today use different incision patterns.
Fleur-de-lis tummy tuck is ideal for [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ January 4, 2012 # No Comment Yet
Because every individual has a varying amount of excess skin, fats, tissues, and weakened muscles; and different goals and expectations, plastic surgeons have developed surgical variations in tummy tuck surgery.
Meanwhile, these are the most common incision patterns used in tummy tuck:
Traditional tummy tuck
This approach involves making a hip-to-hip incision and another one around the navel [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ January 3, 2012 # No Comment Yet
Tummy tuck was the fifth most commonly performed cosmetic surgery in 2010, with about 112,000 patients who had undergone the procedure, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. But with the use of long horizontal incision within the pubic line, patients should expect several days of bed rest.
Because the surgery is typically performed with [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ December 28, 2011 # No Comment Yet
During pregnancy, the abdominal muscles and skin are stretched to their limit in order to accommodate the growing baby. In some cases, the fats also start to accumulate in the tummy which further aggravate the sagging appearance in the area.
Unfortunately, even the most rigorous exercise is sometimes not enough to address the sagging appearance especially [...]