Many potential Los Angeles plastic surgery patients have common misconceptions about liposuction. Liposuction was actually the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedure of 2007, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), with over 450,000 procedures done in the U.S. last year. Hundreds of Los Angeles liposuction surgeries are performed in order to remove excess fatty deposits commonly localized in the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks, back, and neck of both men and women. Los Angeles and Beverly Hills liposuction experts agree, this procedure should not be sought as means to lose weight or automatically correct any body issues you may be experiencing. It should be considered for those healthy men and women at a stable and optimal weight, who are looking to remove stubborn fat deposits that cannot be rid with conventional diet and exercise, as means to reshape and contour the body.

Often, liposuction is considered by post-pregnancy women who are looking to gain their fitter, slimmer pre childbirth bodies back. The fact is that all post pregnancy bodies are different. Liposuction alone may not give the most optimal results in addressing every body image issue of the recipient. For example, some women after childbirth or with age experience a decrease in skin elasticity. With childbirth or after weight loss, women often suffer from loose, sagging skin around the midsection. A loose, “flabby” appearance can be due to fat, or it can result from a combination of loose skin and stretched-out muscles. Liposuction only addresses the excess fat, and has no affect whatsoever on loose skin, stretched muscles, or cellulite.

Body contouring procedures geared toward the post-pregnancy body, also commonly referred to as “Mommy Makeovers” often combine Los Angeles tummy tuck and liposuction to address skin and muscle looseness along with excess fat deposits. A Los Angeles or Beverly Hills tummy tuck involves stretching and repositioning the abdominal skin as well as tightening the underlying muscles in a way which creates a tighter, flatter stomach area.

While both liposuction and tummy tuck procedures often give marvelous results to women suffering with body image issues, neither procedure is recommended for those men and women who are experiencing an unhealthy level of sadness or frustration with their bodies. Cosmetic plastic surgery should never be sought to completely change your outlook on your life and self-image. Although surgery can help improve your body image, you cannot expect it to make you an entirely different person. After all, no matter how many surgeries you undergo, in the end, you are still you, and shouldn’t try to be anyone else!

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Why people might not be happy with their tummy tuck in Beverly Hills?

A person might be disappointed with the results of their Beverly Hills tummy tuck or abdominoplasty due to asymmetry, highly visible surgical scar or their location, unacceptable visible deformities, bunching and rippling. The skin near or at the incisions may heal poorly, wounds may disrupt, and sensation can be altered in the areas of surgery or adjacent to it.

Tummy Tuck Complications or Unsatisfactory Results in Beverly Hills

Tummy tuck scars can sometimes be revised or at least relocated to a less visible location. It is not uncommon to find patients who have had their tummy tuck incision placed too high, just under their belly button. These women are often unable to hide these scars under a bikini. This scar can often be lowered to where it can be hidden under a bikini. Another common complaint is the appearance and the size of belly buttons or the umbilicus after an abdominoplasty Beverly Hills. The belly button scar and shape can be optimized with minor revision tummy tuck surgery. Unwanted bulging and protrusion of the abdomen after a tummy tuck can be caused by several things.

First, it is not common for some women to gain weight after Los Angeles tummy tuck surgery which can cause accumulation of fat in certain areas of the abdomen and flanks. Second, tightening of the abdominal wall muscles can become undone with either heavy lifting, or weight gain. There are even times when the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon might not have performed a complete tightening of the abdominal Rectus Muscles along its entire length. This can also be revised similar to repair of a ventral hernia or incisional hernia. Smoking or use of Nicotine products can be detrimental to the results of a tummy tuck.

Nicotine causes severe chocking of the small and delicate blood vessels that supply blood to the umbilicus and the other areas of the abdominal skin. Therefore, smoking can cause death of the umbilicus or the abdominal wall skin and opening or dehiscence of the incision line. If this happens, a Board Certified Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon can possibly revise your abdominoplasty and repair or reconstruct these wounds. Having said this, it may not be possible to fully correct, revise, or improve upon the result of your tummy tuck. Following the instructions of your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon before and after surgery can minimize your chance of developing complications or unsatisfactory results.

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In Beverly Hills breast lift surgery or mastopexy has given women the freedom to dress more freely and to look more beautiful and sexy. While breast implants enlarge breast size, they do not lift sagging breasts. Beverly Hills women who have bore children and breast fed are often saddened by having droopy breasts, even if they have had Beverly Hills breast augmentation surgery. Contrary to the popular notion that breast augmentation lifts sagging breasts; saline or silicone breast implants do not lift breasts significantly. So what are the options for Beverly Hills women whose breasts have sagged after childbirth or weight loss?

Mastopexy is a breast lift procedure that lifts the breast tissue and nipple to it normal level over the chest. In Beverly Hills there are different types of mastopexy procedures performed by plastic surgeons. Often breast lift, or mastopexy, is combined with breast augmentation, in a cosmetic surgery procedure that is called augmentopexy. The technique of breast lift surgery depends on the degree of breast dropping.

In cases of mild breast ptosis, or sagging, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon may choose to do a Crescent breast lift, which involves removing a crescent shape amount of breast skin above the areola and then tacking up the nipple areola complex.

In cases of mild to moderate breast ptosis, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon may choose to perform a peri-areolar or Benelli mastopexy. With this technique of breast lift surgery, a doughnut shaped area of skin is removed from around the areola and the surrounding breast skin is tightened in a purse sting around the areola. The advantage of this breast lift technique is that its scar is well hidden at the periphery of the areola.

For Beverly Hills women who have severe breast sagging as a result of massive weight loss, gastric bypass, pregnancy, or simply aging, an inverted-t, or anchor mastopexy is the breast lift technique of choice. The axis of this anchor goes vertically from the nipple/areola to the under-breast fold, and the legs of the anchor fall in the under-breast fold. This breast lift technique offers the tightest lift with the best longevity.

Beverly Hills and Los Angeles women who seek breast lift plastic surgery should know that although mastopexy is an effective procedure, breasts can re-sag through the normal aging process. Wearing bra support, choosing implants that are not too large and heavy, and avoiding great fluctuations in weight can help slow down the sagging process.

Before considering breast lift surgery in Beverly Hills, you should carefully discuss your plastic surgery options with your Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon. Finally, don't forget to review before-and-after pictures of mastopexy or augmentopexy on plastic surgery photo gallery.

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Considering that liposuction is one of the most common Los Angeles and Beverly Hills cosmetic surgery procedures, there are a number of patients who are dissatisfied with their liposuction results.

The most common reason for being unhappy with liposuction results in Beverly Hills is lack of seeing significant results. As an expert in Beverly Hills Liposuction and Body Contouring, Dr. Younai comes across many patients that come to him for revision liposuction just because their plastic surgeon was very "conservative". These people often say in frustration that they just can't see a difference after having paid much for their liposuction in Beverly Hills. It seems that these patients did not do adequate research about the experience of their plastic surgeon in liposuction and body contouring. They might have just chosen a cosmetic surgeon only based on advertisement, their office location, and hype. Therefore, it is recommended that you really investigate the credentials of your plastic surgeon. Many patients don't know the difference between a Board Certified Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon and a Board Certified Los Angeles Cosmetic Surgeon. A cosmetic surgeon is not a plastic surgeon, and did not have a formal plastic surgery residency training and Board Certification by the American Board of Plastic surgery.

Also, carefully view before and after pictures of your plastic surgeon's patients. If he/she does not have many examples of the specific procedure that you are contemplating, maybe, he/she is just not experienced in it. To remedy this choose a plastic surgeon that is board certified and is experienced in Large Volume Liposuction.

The second most common reason for dissatisfaction with liposuction in Beverly Hills or Los Angeles is getting dimples, ripples, bumps, or skin irregularities. These skin irregularities are sometimes unavoidable depending on your skin elasticity, chronic skin sun damage, presence of stretch marks, or a history of recurrent weight gain and loss. Multiple previous liposuctions can increase your risk of skin irregularities with subsequent liposuctions. 

Having said this, certain liposuction techniques can help reduce the occurrence of dimples, ripples, and bumps. Liposuctioning from multiple entrance sites and at right angles does lessen the chance of skin irregularities. Tumescent liposuction has a lesser probability of these complications as compared to Ultrasonic liposuction, power-assisted liposuction, laser-liposuction, or lipo-zap.

To help revise these liposuction outcomes, it might be necessary to do fat grafting in certain locations, along with revision liposculpture in adjacent areas. Dr. Younai has had experience with these techniques in the areas of the neck and face, abdomen, back, thighs, chest, and buttocks.

Finally, you can help lessen your chance of getting dimples, ripples, or bumps after liposuction, by doing aggressive and thorough massage over the areas of liposuction. This deep skin massage when combined with skin hydration helps increase skin circulation and healing, as well as smoothing out areas that might be predisposed to become dimply. Dr. Younai recommends all his liposuction patients in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills to continue this for at least 8 weeks after their liposuction.

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Plastic surgery is commonly identified with women but research over the last five years shows that children and men are also increasingly partaking in plastic surgery. Children as young as seven years old are opting to have Beverly Hills ear surgery. Some children are made to feel self conscience about having ears that are too large for their head or stick out. This procedure is more common among men and children. Although adults can understand the frustrations in being self conscience about a body part researches have raised the question many times. How young is too young for plastic surgery? Seven years old is the most common age in which children have their ears pinned back, is seven to young to decide or have the “right reason” to under go plastic surgery. These procedures are suppose to be done for one self and not for anyone else, and at that age who is to tell that these children wont grow in to their ears.

Although some say seven is too young to have ear surgery some question whether teenage plastic surgery is also too young. In Bay area breast implants are common among teenage girls of eighteen and nineteen. Most are question whether teenage girls have lived with their bodies long enough to decide they don’t like what they see and have the right to change it. Plastic surgeons agree that plastic surgery is not for everyone, but people have the right to change what they don’t like. Surgeries like breast augmentation and Beverly Hills liposuction are procedures done to change what is other wise physically impossible. Most people believe liposuction is an easy way out of losing weight, but the ideal liposuction Beverly Hills patient is already their ideal weight and does not struggle with weight issues. Plastic surgery is not the easy way out of anything, but only used to help ones self esteem and change the things that other wise we can not change. There is no set age in which one can have plastic surgery and depending on what type of surgery is appropriate according to the patient’s age.

Leading plastic surgeon Beverly Hills say most people think that liposuction is the only useful tool in the fight against cellulite because of all its qualities to suck the fat out skin but generally liposuction can help to lighten or eradicate cellulite for a while but it is likely that the cellulite will return. Liposuction sucks the fat out of that area and then tightens the skin around; generally this would mean that the skin no longer dimples. However studies show that the cellulite is likely to return to that area if the patient does not maintain a healthy lifestyle. When looking to have plastic surgery Beverly Hills in order to reduce cellulite one should know that there is no procedure specifically intended for the removal of cellulite. Researchers and plastic surgeons agree, the best thing to eliminate and lighten the appearance of cellulite is exfoliation. Exfoliating the skin is ridding the dead skin and making the skin promote new healthy skin. This new skin is then softer and doesn’t allow for the cellulite to rise to the seen surface. Stretch marks are the other issue that is common among women and have no real procedure that was intended to fix this problem.

The key factor in the development of stretch marks is overly stretched skin. One must think of their skin like elastic, and once the elastic is stretched beyond its stretching point it can no longer return to its original size. The over stretching of the skin causes the tearing of the dermis which is what then shown on the skin. This generally occurs to women when they gain weight, but most often during pregnancy. Other women experience stretch marks on the breast after breast implants Beverly Hills. Women who develop stretch marks after having breast augmentation are usually unhappy with this, but they should not be alarmed. Stretch marks initially appear purple, redish or a pink color but soon the color fades and the stretch marks lighten and fit in with the color of the skin. Most people say their stretch marks aren’t very visible but instead can only be felt. There are several creams and lotions that are known to prevent and lighten stretch marks, the mot popular being coco butter. Although stretch marks and cellulite may seem like a major issue to some women neither of these two things prevent or stop function and can not be removed surgically however changing ones everyday habits and applying set lotions and creams will work to help both of these things appear invisible.

Changing something a person feels self conscious about is natural and done by many men and women. If one disagrees with the style of their hair, want to change the color thinks the look is old they simply have their hair colored and cut differently. Many women feel self-conscious about parts of their body that are not visible to the public, and changing what they feel most self-conscious about may change their life by being able to be more comfortable in their skin. If a woman feels self conscious about her breast or her vagina she may shy away from meeting someone for fear of rejection or simply because they would like to avoid what they may think would be an awkward situation.

Feeling self-conscious about ones breast size, shape, or form is not something one should have to live with and get use to because fact is that one may never get comfortable with that part of their body. Many women do not like the size or shape of their vagina and that to, is not a part that one must have to live with. With new technology and technique there are Beverly Hills plastic surgery procedures one can undergo to correct what they feel is wrong.

Leading plastic surgeon Beverly Hills say that breast augmentation is one of he most popular plastic surgery procedures in the country and many women are aware that they do not have to live with small breast if they do not wish to. Small breast has been the cause of several women’s self-esteem issues and no longer does it have to be. Plastic surgery can definitely make a women feel empowered by increasing her breast size. When undergoing Beverly Hills breast augmentation a women has the choice to move up one size or several and have the shape of her breast changed. If it is not breast size that bothers her but instead the size of her nipple or both that can also be altered to the size she desires. Incisions can be made through the navel to insert the breast, under the natural crease, through the arm pit, and/or around the nipple. The scars usually fade very smoothly living little trace of the surgery.

In Los Angeles labiaplasty is a plastic surgery procedure that can be done to a woman’s vagina to correct the size and shape of a woman’s labia. This surgery is done by pairing back an area that is fleshy. Very few plastic surgeons perform this procedure. This surgery can correct tears, stretching and deformity caused during child birth, reduce the size and shape of even the labia minora, correct scarring contracture or distortion, reduce fatty excess tissue in the pubic region, correct symmetry.

Los Angeles rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) is one of the most difficult cosmetic plastic surgeries to master. It requires a fine balance between form and function, with regards to the overall aesthetic of the patient’s face. Achieving satisfactory results for ethnic patients is often the most difficult. Luckily there are new techniques in constant development aimed at achieving the best results possible for ethnic patients seeking a more harmonious balance of their facial features. Los Angeles and Beverly Hills rhinoplasty is complicated because of the very delicate and intricate structures of the nasal cavity.

There are aesthetic guidelines as to what constitutes an attractive nose, for each face it takes a different nose to create an appropriate harmony and balance. Nose reshaping surgery (rhinoplasty Los Angeles) can help enhance the appropriate balance between the nose and facial features. With ethnic patients a successful nose surgery is a bit more difficult to achieve because of the range of characteristics which are incredibly diverse and which make up each unique face type of ethnic populations. By identifying the common characteristics among the different types of ethnic noses as well as taking into consideration the expectations of the individual patient, their cultural ideals, and the balance between form and function, surgeons can plan and execute a more successful surgery. Rhinoplasty surgeons should also keep in mind, the procedure shouldn’t be performed in a way that erases the person’s ethnic identity, but rather they should focus on adapting their surgical technique to fit meet the requirements of the individual patient. Some of the effects that can be achieved by various types of rhinoplasty Beverly Hills include:

1.The hump on the bridge of the nose can be removed

2. The boxy or bulbous tip of the nose can be refined

3. Droopy nose can be rotated up

4. A long nose can be made shorter

5. A wide nose can be narrowed

6. Certain traumatic deformities of the nose can be improved or corrected

7. Certain causes of nasal airway obstruction can be treated

These characteristics can be altered through “open” or “closed” rhinoplasty techniques, or by removing excess cartilage or bone from the nasal bridge, by using small nasal implants, by adjusting the size of the nostrils, by reshaping the flesh of the tip of the nose, or even by using nonsurgical dermal filler injections. The surgeon should be able to give a full evaluation and suggest the right techniques based on your facial features and aesthetic requirements during the consultation.

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The nose is the central part of a person’s face. How the person’s face is perceived to a large extent depends on the size and shape of the nose as well as the balance of the nose with the rest of the face. It is not surprising that a large number of people turn to plastic surgeons to improve the shape of the nose. The beauty and movie icon city is no exception – in Los Angeles Rhinoplasty procedures are among the most popular. Nose reshaping surgery or nose job is called rhinoplasty.

Most Beverly Hills rhinoplasty experts will agree that rhinoplasty is the most difficult plastic surgical procedure. The two common techniques to peform rhinoplasty are close and open approaches. Increasingly, in high awareness Beverly Hills Closed rhinoplasty (also referred to as endonasal rhinoplasty) is gaining prominence. In open rhinoplasty, an incision is made across the bottom portion of the nose the skin is elevated exposing the underlying cartilages and bony structures.

Even though in most patients the scar is may not be noticeable, there are many patients who complain of the visible or notched scar following an open rhinoplasty. Certain groups of patients are more prone to developing unfavorable scars including patients that have thick skin and patients with olive and darker color skin. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to remove the scar. Closed rhinopasty (endonasal rhinoplasty) is performed through incisions inside the nose which avoids external scars.

Using a closed rhinoplasty approach the nose can be effectively reshaped and breathing can be improved. Recovery after closed rhinoplasty is usually faster than after open rhinoplasty. Sutures are placed and inside and do not need to be removed as they are absorbable. Closed rhinoplasty requires a higher level of surgical experience. Regardless of the approach used, outcomes following rhinoplasty largely depends on the surgeon’s experience with this procedure. There are far fewer Los Angeles Closed Rhinoplasty specialists, as it is a different skill set. To learn more about closed rhinoplasty visit http://www.vgplasticsurgery.com/ .

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Through modern technology and medicine, Beverly Hills Lasik surgeons have been able to improve vision and do away with spectacles or contact lenses. According to The Jakarta Post, LASIK (short for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) has gained wide popularity over recent years, whether for aesthetics or for practical reasons. The following are questions and answers commonly discussed regarding laser eye correction surgery.

Question: Can Beverly Hills Lasik be individualized? Answer: LASIK can be tailored to an individual's eyes and requirements, according to The Jakarta Post. Newer technology means that treatments can be much more accurate and for a higher degree level of correction, although some of these still need evaluation to determine their true benefits. In the past, the higher degree a person had, the more cornea had to be removed. With new LASIK technology, less tissue needs to be removed for higher levels of vision correction. It is important to choose a center with a wide range of femtosecond laser and excimer laser machines to find the best match in technology to an individual's requirement. Some refractive intraocular implants are also now available to treat extremes of myopia not amenable to LASIK surgery.

Question: Does LASIK use heat energy and can people smell the cornea being burned? Answer: The excimer is a "cool" laser and does not use heat energy to remodel the cornea. However, there may still be an element of tissue vaporization that may result in some smell during the treatment.

Question: Is LASIK still a new technology and are there any long-term studies out there? Answer: LASIK was first performed 20 years ago in 1989 by an ophthalmologist in Greece and then introduced to America in 1990. Since then, peer reviewed publications have shown excellent safety, efficacy and stability results for eyes up to 10 years after LASIK was first performed, and millions of LASIK treatments worldwide have shown no unexpected long-term complications.

Question: It is possible to target the LASIK laser accurately all the time as eyeballs will make involuntary movement and is there a risk of the laser zapping the wrong areas of the eye? Answer: Most Los Angeles Lasik platforms have highly advanced eye-tracking devices that compensate for any minor eye movements during the procedure. These active tracking systems follow the patient's eye position at a speed of up to 4,000 times per second and redirect the laser pulses precisely.

According to a top local Lasik surgeon Los Angeles patients can refer to their local laser eye correction center for more information regarding Lasik and other surgical eye procedures.

The most popular variation of laser treatment is called Lasik (for "laser in-situ keratomileusis"). In this technique, the Los Angeles eye surgeon applies the laser upon the cornea, rather than near the corneal surface. This is accomplished by creating a protective flap in the front 20-25% of the cornea and then applying the laser treatment to the tissue beneath the flap. This protective flap can be made with a laser or with a keratome.

The vision correction treatment can also be applied near the surface of the cornea (instead of under a protective flap), in which case the technique is referred to as Advanced Surface Treatment, or "Lasik without a flap". This technique has several minor variations, which include PRK (for "photo-refractive keratectomy"), Lasek, and Epi-Lasik.

In PRK, the thin layer of soft tissue coating the outside of the eye (the epithelium) is removed and the Beverly Hills Lasik surgeon applies the laser energy to the firm tissue underneath.

In Lasek--with an "e"--the soft tissue on the surface is replaced after the laser treatment. In Epi-Lasik, this thin layer of soft material is folded back using a machine. PRK, Lasek, and Epi-Lasik are very similar to each other.

When the laser treatment is applied to the tissue deep within the cornea (as in Lasik) instead of near the surface (as in Advanced Surface Treatment), the healing is quicker with more rapid vision recovery. Patients usually see quite well the next day after a Los Angeles Lasik treatment. In "Lasik without a flap" the intial healing takes about a week. However, after the healing period is complete, the results are the same with each of these techniques.

Lasik requires an additional surgical step, which is the creation of the protective flap. The flap is created with an instrument known as a keratome or with the IntraLase laser. Creation of the flap takes about 15 seconds and is virtually painless. Complications with the flap occur about 1% of the time. Almost all of the complications are mild and can be easily treated, often by lifting or repositioning the flap. The most serious complication would involve improper creation of the flap; when this occurs, the patient is asked to wait three months, and then can return for a repeat treatment.

With either Beverly Hills Lasik or "Lasik without a flap", there are two types of computer software that can be used, known as conventional and Custom. Both of these use the same laser to perform the vision correction treatment. The conventional software works like glasses or a contact lens; there is one prescription that covers the entire eye. Obviously, this produces excellent vision, just as do glasses and contact lenses. With Custom treatment, an additional modification is made in the treatment to account for additional irregularities in the vision. On average, the Custom treatments produce slightly better vision than the conventional software.

At the Caster Eye Center, we perform all of the variations of laser vision correction. All of the variations produce excellent vision. During your consultation, we will obtain measurements of your eyes, and Dr. Caster will personally talk to you and determine which procedure is the best for your specific situation. In this careful way, we obtain the best vision possible for our patients.