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For all of the joy that comes with intentional weight loss, there is one rather sizable drawback. Loose skin. Much of the focus on TV and in publications has been on abdominoplasty (a.k.a. “tummy tuck”) to rid the abdominal area of loose skin. But what if you experience a lot of your weight loss in…

Plastic surgery is just like any other surgery. So just as you wouldn’t (we hope!) do nothing but sit on your couch and eat salty potato chips after heart surgery, there are effective ways of maintaining plastic surgery post-op results too. Although some of them may require a small amount of medical intervention, but most…

When you glance in the mirror, are you bothered by sagging, wrinkles, or bags in the under-eye area? If so, you can smooth out and tighten that area with a lower lid blepharoplasty – also known as a lower eye lift. The lower eye lift is not a one-size-fits-all procedure though. So knowing what to…

Losing a lot of weight is something to celebrate. Yet, after massive weight loss, there are often multiple skin folds of the lateral chest and back. In addition, there may be loose skin on the arms and sagging in the breasts. And no amount of diet and exercise alleviates the condition – zapping some of…

One of the most common questions plastic surgeons hear is, “Can I still have plastic surgery with medical conditions?” The short answer is, “As long as your health is optimized for surgery, it is safe.” That’s why highly professional plastic surgeons not only provide compassionate care, but they also conduct a pre-op screen to catch…

Are you a fitness buff but are finding that your workouts aren’t exactly working out? That no matter how many grimacing crunches or grunting dead lifts you perform, it doesn’t seem to make a difference? You’ve hit the dreaded workout plateau. It’s that unpleasant space of existence where your workouts seem for naught because NOTHING…