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Apr

What is Involved in a Body Lift?

A body lift is a surgical procedure, usually combining other plastic surgeries to improve the overall contouring of a body that has been affected by age, pregnancy, or extreme weight loss.A Full Body lift will most likely target the abdomen, buttocks, groin, thighs, and sometimes...

Apr

How to Reduce Scarring after Plastic Surgery

It is no secret that a side effect of plastic surgery is scarring. Dr. Hovsepian does his best to minimize scarring using specialized techniques and placement of incisions that are hidden, but it is inevitable that scarring will occur. There are multiple ways to prevent scarring...

Apr

Understand a Breast Lift and What Can be Achieved

As with any surgery, before you decide to go through with an operation it is important to know what the procedure entails and what results will be achieved.At your initial consultation with Dr. Hovsepian, he will determine whether or not you are a good candidate for a mastopexy (...

Apr

What Causes Breasts to Lose Volume, Shape?

Ptosis is what is medically termed as the sagging of breasts. The main cause to this natural consequence is age. As we age, our skin elasticity decreases and gravity starts showing its power. If a woman uses tobacco, has multiple pregnancies and increased weight gain...

Apr

Fight Aging Skin with your Diet

Aging is inevitable. It will happen to the best of us, and there is nothing you can do to stop it; however, there are ways to slow the process. Of course you always have the option to undergo plastic surgery, Botox, facials, etc. You can also prevent the signs of aging by e...

Apr

Is Loose Skin a Side Effect of Liposuction?

Liposuction is a great procedure to rid yourself of stubborn fat that will not disappear with regular diet and exercise. Liposuction was first introduced in 1982 and has become a popular cosmetic surgery for men and women alike in the United States.Liposuction has the ability to...

Apr

How to Reduce Bruising After Liposuction?

While it is important to know how to reduce bruising after your liposuction procedure to speed the healing process and reduce pain, it is important that you find a physician that will use specific techniques to minimize bruising during the procedure. This is especially common in...

Apr

How is the Belly Button Affected by a Tummy Tuck?

A tummy tuck is a procedure sought by men and women alike to achieve a flatter, more youthful stomach. Whether the “pooch” a patient experiences is from weight gain or previous pregnancies, a tummy tuck aims to fold and remove excess skin, creating a firm, flat...

Apr

When is a Tummy Tuck Medically Necessary?

An abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, becomes a necessary treatment when a woman, or a man, suffers from abdominal separation (diastasis recti). However, it is most common in women who have been pregnant.Diastasis means separation and the word recti refers to your ab muscles. So this...

Apr

Potential Scarring After Liposuction

Every liposuction patient we see is justifiably concerned about the risk of potential scarring. Many of our patients have read or heard about scarring horror stories where plastic surgery patients are forced to live with scars that resulted from an inexperienced or inept surgeon...

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