Body Procedures

Liposuction
(aka Lipoplasty)

Liposuction helps sculpt your body, eliminating unwanted pockets of exercise and diet-resistant fat from the buttocks, hips, love handles, saddlebags, thighs, calves, ankles, breasts, back, arms, and neck. Liposuction is often combined with other procedures to create a desired shape and is one of the safest and most popular cosmetic procedures.

Why You May Want to Consider Liposuction?
  • If you have localized deposits of fat in your abdomen, arms, thighs, and/or neck, which may be the result of heredity.
  • If you are bothered by excess fat deposits located anywhere on your body that don’t respond to diet or exercise
  • If you have localized areas of fat deposits that are disproportionate with the rest of your body.
  • If you would like more definition or a sleeker contour in certain areas of your body.

Pros:

  • Will make your clothes fit better and your body appears slimmer.
  • Uses small, minimally invasive incisions, which result in smaller scars than open body contouring procedures.
  • Can be done under sedation with less risks and shorter operating times than similar open body contouring procedures.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Liposuction?

  • You are physically fit, no more than 20 pounds overweight, and your weight is stable. (You may need to lose weight to be a better candidate for liposuction.)
  • You are within 30% of their ideal weight with good muscle tone.
  • Your skin elasticity is good. (Liposuction removes fat but does not tighten skin.)
  • You are a healthy individual who do not have a life-threatening illness or medical conditions that can impair healing.
  • You are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The results of liposuction surgery are technically permanent because fat cells have been removed. However, your body shape and contours might be affected by weight gain, aging, pregnancy, family genes, and lifestyle factors.

It is crucial to maintain healthy habits and a stable weight to maintain liposuction results. If you continue to eat excess calories, fat will no longer be stored in the cells that have been removed but will be stored in other body areas. There is no way to predict where your body will store new fat. What’s more, your surgeon will not remove all of the fat cells from your target area, so you could still increase the size of the remaining fat cells in that area.

Upper Arm Lift
(aka Brachioplasty)

An upper arm lift, or brachioplasty, reshapes the upper arm to tighten loose skin and remove fat that often creates a “bat wing” appearance under the arm. Removing the excess skin caused by weight loss or natural aging can tighten loose skin that extends from the underarm area to the elbow. Liposuction is sometimes used in combination to achieve the best results.

Why You May Want to Consider an Upper Arm Lift?
  • If you have lost a massive amount of weight and are left with excess upper-arm skin and fat that may resemble bat wings.
  • If you are an adult with significant upper arm skin laxity due to aging.
  • Although you can improve your upper-arm appearance with exercise, this redundant underarm skin remains a problem that does not improve with exercise.

Pros:

  • You will look much better in form-fitting clothes.
  • You will have increased confidence and a better self-image.
  • You will be able to wear short-sleeve or sleeveless clothing without feeling self-conscious.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for an Upper Arm Lift?

  • Your weight is stable, and you are not significantly overweight.
  • You are a healthy individual with no medical conditions that could impair healing or increase surgery risks.
  • You are committed to a healthy diet and lifestyle.
  • You are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The results of arm lift surgery should be long-lasting, as long as your weight does not fluctuate. Maintaining a stable weight and general fitness is important. If you gain considerable weight after the surgery and then lose the weight, loose skin will return. As your body ages, so does your skin. It is natural to lose some firmness, but most of your improvement should remain. In either scenario, subsequent arm laxity will be far less significant than before your surgery.

Tummy Tuck
(aka Abdominoplasty)

Tummy-tuck surgery or abdominoplasty can flatten your abdomen by removing loose, excess fat and skin and tightening muscles in the abdominal wall. It can also remove some, if not all, of the stretch marks in your lower abdomen. It is popular following pregnancy, massive weight loss, or whenever a flabby abdomen with weak muscles impairs body contour.

Why You May Want to Consider a Tummy Tuck?
  • If you’ve got flab, stretch marks or excess skin in your abdomen that does not improve with diet or exercise.
  • If the shape of your abdomen has been affected by pregnancy or massive weight loss.
  • If aging and/or heredity has added extra skin on your abdomen, abdominal muscle weakness, or both.
  • If prior surgery or weight fluctuations have left you with extra skin on your abdomen, abdominal muscle weakness, or both.

Pros:

  • Tummy-tuck surgery will restore a flat tummy.
  • You will look better in clothes and swimwear.
  • You will have a more youthful-looking body.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Tummy Tuck?

  • Your weight is stable. Slender individuals with extra fat and loose skin in the lower tummy are the best candidates. (If you are generally obese, this procedure is not appropriate for you.)
  • You are physically healthy. You must be in relatively good physical shape to tolerate this procedure.
  • You are finished having children. The muscles that are repaired during an abdominoplasty can separate again during a future pregnancy.
  • Internal or external scars from any previous abdominal surgery may also affect your candidacy.
  • You are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

Barring another pregnancy or significant weight gain, your results should be permanent. Your tummy tuck will result in a flatter, firmer abdominal contour that is more proportionate with your body type and weight. Plastic surgery will not prevent the normal effects of aging. Your skin will get a little looser as you age, but not much. However, if you gain and then lose a large amount of weight after a tummy tuck, the abdominal skin could stretch out again, negatively impacting the overall contour. Likewise, if you become pregnant your abdomen will loosen again. For this reason, it is best to wait until after you finish having children to undergo a tummy tuck. If you’re planning to lose weight, do it before then.

Medial Thigh Lift
(aka Thighplasty)

A thigh lift is a procedure that involves the removal of excess skin and fat from either the inner or outer thighs. This body contouring procedure reshapes the thighs by reducing excess skin and fat, resulting in smoother skin and better-proportioned contours of the thighs and lower body. Liposuction may be used as an adjunct to the recontouring of the inner thigh. If you are committed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and a moderate weight, a thigh lift can help you regain the youthful thigh contours you desire. A thigh lift is often part of a mommy makeover procedure.

Why You May Want to Consider a Thigh Lift?
  • If the effects of aging have led to sagging, cellulite, and loose skin on your thighs.
  • If you want your thighs to have a better, more proportional contour and a firmer look and feel.
  • If you have undergone bariatric surgery or massive weight loss.
  • If you are distressed about loose, flabby skin on your thighs.
  • If you have difficulty fitting into clothing because of heavy thighs.
  • You have succeeded in a weight reduction program and you now desire shapely thighs and legs that reflect your more proportional, toned figure.
  • If fitness and weight control efforts have not achieved your goals for a body that is firmer, more youthful-looking, and more proportionate to your overall body image.
  • Your thighs make you feel self-conscious and you want to restore your self-assurance regarding your body.

Pros:

  • Clothing and swimwear will fit better.
  • Your body will appear shapelier and more proportional.
  • Your thighs will be firmer and more youthful, with a curvaceous appearance.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for a Thigh Lift?

The following are some common reasons why you may want to consider a thigh lift:

  • You have excess soft tissue along the inner (medial) thigh region and/or the outer (lateral) thigh.
  • You do not have medical conditions that impair healing or increase the risk of surgery.
  • You have a positive outlook and realistic goals for what thigh lift surgery can accomplish.
  • You are committed to leading a healthy lifestyle, including proper nutrition and fitness.
  • If you are in good general health, have a positive attitude and realistic expectations, you are most likely a good candidate for this procedure.
  • If your weight is relatively stable
  • You are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The results of a thigh lift are visible almost immediately. However, it may take several months for the final results to fully develop. Following a thigh lift, skin quality is improved both in appearance and feel. Some visible scars will remain, but the overall results are long-lasting, provided that you maintain a stable weight and general fitness. As your body ages, it is natural to lose some firmness. However, most of your initial improvement should remain.

Body Lift / Skin Tightening

A body lift improves the shape and tone of the underlying tissue that supports skin and fat and are not intended strictly for the removal of excess fat. Liposuction alone can remove excess fat deposits where the skin has good elasticity and is able to naturally conform to new body contours. Excess sagging skin and fat are removed, and the procedure or procedures can improve the dimpled, irregular skin surface.

Why You May Want to Consider a Body Lift / Skin Tightening?
  • If you have excess skin after losing large amounts of weight
  • If your sagging skin causes discomfort, sores, rashes, and chafing
  • If you don’t feel confident enough to show off the results of their diet, exercise, or weight loss procedure.
  • If you want to finish your weight loss journey and get the body, you imagined.

Pros:

  • The removal of excess skin and saggy fatty tissue will help give you a firm, trim body.
  • More energy and stamina when you are no longer carrying around extra weight and skin.
  • The elimination of persistent rashes and skin infections that can come from the rubbing, and in the folds, of excess tissue.
  • The emotional benefit and self-esteem that comes from regaining the physical appearance you want.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Body Lift / Skin Tightening?

In general, body lift candidates include:

  • If you have significant soft tissue looseness in one or multiple body areas.
  • If you are healthy and without medical conditions that impair healing or increase the risk of surgery.
  • If you are committed to leading a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and fitness.
  • If you have a positive outlook and realistic goals for what body lift surgery can accomplish.
  • If you are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The results of body lift surgery are visible almost immediately. However, it may take two years for the final results of the body lift procedures to fully develop. Some visible scars will remain, but the overall results are long-lasting, provided that you maintain a stable weight and general fitness. As your body ages, it is natural to lose some firmness. It is important that the surgical incisions are not subjected to excessive force, motion, swelling, or abrasion during the time of healing.

Buttock Augmentation
(aka Gluteal Augmentation)

Buttock augmentation, or gluteal augmentation, is used to improve the contour, size, and/or shape of the buttocks. This is done through the use of buttock implants, fat grafting, or sometimes a combination of the two. Buttock implants are silicone-filled devices that are surgically placed deep within the tissues of the buttock.

Buttock augmentation through the use of fat grafting involves the transfer of fat from one area of the body into the tissues of the buttocks. This technique is sometimes referred to as a Brazilian Butt Lift.

A buttock lift, or gluteal lift, improves the shape and tone of the underlying tissue that supports skin and fat in the buttock area. In order to achieve a smoother and more pleasing contour, excess sagging skin and fat are removed. A traditional gluteal lift will not make a butt larger but may improve a dimpled, irregular skin surface.

Why You May Want to Consider a Buttock Augmentation?
  • Increase fullness, roundness, and projection of your butt or buttocks.
  • Improve the balance of your figure.
  • Enhance your self-image and self-confidence.
  • You are bothered by the feeling that your butt is too small.
  • You are unhappy with the roundness or general shape of your butt.
  • Your butt is asymmetrical.

Pros:

  • Clothes and swimwear may fit better.
  • Your body may appear shapelier and more proportionate.
  • Your buttocks may be firmer and rounder, creating a more youthful and curvaceous appearance.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Buttock Augmentation?

  • You have significant soft tissue looseness in the gluteal area.
  • You are in good health without medical conditions that impair healing or increase the risk of surgery.
  • You have a positive outlook and realistic goals for what gluteal lift surgery can accomplish.
  • You are committed to leading a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and fitness.
  • You are a non-smoker.

Fat Grafting
(Brazilian Butt Lift)

  • Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedure. The choices include intravenous sedation and general anesthesia.
  • Liposuction is performed through small, inconspicuous incisions. First, diluted local anesthesia is administered to reduce bleeding and trauma.
  • Then a thin hollow tube, or cannula, is inserted through the incisions to loosen excess fat using a controlled back and forth motion. The dislodged fat is then suctioned out of the body using a surgical vacuum or syringe attached to the cannula. In general, your surgeon may liposuction up to three times the amount of fat than what will actually be injected into the buttocks.
  • The fat, tissue, and blood that were removed through liposuction are then processed. The syringes are then connected to a special cannula. Your surgeon will use this cannula to add the fat to the buttocks through small injections all over your behind.

Buttock Lift

  • Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedure. The choices include intravenous sedation and general anesthesia.
  • One common technique of gluteal lift uses an incision just below the waistline and is commonly combined with an abdominoplasty incision in a body contouring procedure.
  • Liposuction may be used for improved contouring as well. If it is determined by your surgeon that you are a good candidate for an auto-augmentation, some of the tissue that is normally removed is strategically left in place hidden underneath the remaining skin.
  • Another technique uses an incision just below the buttocks and is placed in the crease between the buttocks and the upper thigh. The excess skin and tissues are removed resulting in a more defined crease and sometimes smooths the skin of the back of the upper leg.
  • Deep sutures within underlying tissues help to form and support the newly shaped contours.
  • Sutures, skin adhesives, tapes, or clips may be used to close the skin incisions.

How Long Will the Results Last?

Results of buttock augmentation are permanent and immediately visible; however, you will see final results in 6-12 months depending on the procedure. Over time, post-surgical swelling will subside, and incision lines will fade. Satisfaction with your new image should continue to grow as you recover and realize the fulfillment of your goal for a fuller butt. As you gain or lose weight, your results may change as the transferred fat can grow or shrink just as any other fat in your body.

Scar Revision Surgery

Although scar revision can provide a more pleasing cosmetic result or improve a scar that has healed poorly, a scar cannot be completely erased. Scar revision surgery will attempt to minimize a scar so that it is less conspicuous and blends in with the surrounding skin tone and texture. The type of scar you have will determine the appropriate techniques your plastic surgeon will use to improve your scar.

Why You May Want to Consider a Scar Revision Surgery?
  • You are bothered by a scar anywhere on your body.
  • Your flexibility is impeded by scarring.

Pros:

  • Improved skin tone.
  • Improved skin texture.
  • Scars can become less noticeable.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Scar Revision Surgery?

  • You are physically healthy.
  • You have a positive outlook and realistic goals for your scar revision surgery.
  • You do not have active acne or other skin diseases in the area to be treated.
  • You are a non-smoker.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The final results of your scar revision surgery will be long-lasting however it may take several months for your final results to become apparent and in some cases, it may take a year for the new scar to fully heal and fade. Although good results are expected, there are no guarantees; and in some situations, it may not be possible to achieve optimal results with a single surgical procedure and another surgery may be necessary.

Vaginal Rejuvenation

Vaginal Rejuvenation is one way to avoid pain, stress, and embarrassment. There are a variety of vaginal rejuvenation procedures: clitoral hood reduction, monsplasty, labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, and labia majoraplasty. Vaginal Rejuvenation can ensure that a vagina is lubricated, feels tight, and has a lowered chance of urinary incontinence.

Why You May Want to Consider Vaginal Rejuvenation?
  • If your muscle strength and surrounding connective tissues have weakened due to childbirth, hormones, estrogen, and aging.
  • If you experience pain or soreness during exercise and sexual intercourse.
  • If you do not feel much sensation during sex intercourse.
  • If you experience urinary incontinence.
  • If you shy away from any physical activities and living life to the fullest.
  • If you want to improve the look of the genitals.

Pros:

  • Improves self-confidence.
  • Improves sexual sensations.
  • Reduces bladder incontinence.

What Makes You a Good Candidate for Vaginal Rejuvenation?

  • You are in good health who has the following issues can go for surgery.
  • You have had the structures of their vagina stretched or otherwise altered as a result of childbirth and/or aging.
  • You experience soreness or pain when they partake in sexual activity, when they ride a bike, or when they go horseback riding.
  • You experience reduced sensation during vaginal intercourse as a result of multiple vaginal deliveries.

How Long Will the Results Last?

The results of vaginal rejuvenation typically last for a lifetime unless a new vaginal delivery reverses its effects. As you age, all parts of the body relax slightly but the vaginal area should never return to the degree of relaxation experienced prior to surgery. The aging process involves muscle, tissue, and skin throughout the entire body.