Plastic Surgery

A tummy tuck, or an abdominoplasty, is a form of plastic surgery performed to improve the appearance of your abdomen. If you have flabby or stretched skin and muscles on your stomach, a tummy tuck...

Mesotherapy was developed by French physician Michel Pistor in 1952. Many cosmetic surgeons worldwide have since performed the procedure. There is great media hype about the effectiveness of...

Reduction mammoplasty, commonly referred to as breast reduction, is a procedure in which the breast are surgically reduced in size. Although breast reduction is normally performed on women, it is...

Having plastic surgery is the latest trend and if you are thinking about having a procedure done you need to know how to prepare yourself before going into surgery. You should always have a goal...

A butt lift --- also known as a Brazilian butt lift --- is a popular form of cosmetic surgery. The procedure is available at plastic surgery offices across the country and can emphasize your...

Both Tumescent and Ultrasonic Liposuction are methods of body contouring. Tumescent is considered the traditional form of liposuction and has been used in surgery for many years. Ultrasonic...

Liposuction is a fairly common plastic surgery operation. Overall it is generally considered safe. The most significant risk comes when individuals remove too much fat during a procedure or decide...

A butt lift (gluteoplasty) is a plastic surgery procedure in which the skin and muscles of the buttocks are lifted, tightened and reshaped, resulting in an improved contour of the buttocks, says...

A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is considered a major cosmetic surgery. As with any surgery, there are dangers and risks. Tummy tuck dangers are said to be from the surgery itself not from the...

If you are interested in getting liposuction, a common concern would be, will the fat come back? You want the procedure to be worth it, not only financially but physically as well. Liposuction...

In medicine prosthetic body parts, also called prostheses, are artificial extensions that replace a missing or defective body part due to accident, traumatic injury or congenital disease (where...

They say that once you've had a baby, your body is never quite the same. Of course this can happen for better or worse. Sadly, it's often for the latter. Faced with this, many women resort to the...

Lipo Dissolve has been touted as a minimally invasive way to get rid of excess fat and trim the figure. According to Denise Mann of the Consumer's Guide to Plastic Surgery, however, Lipo Dissolve...

Facial plastic surgery is an important subset of cosmetic surgery. Basically, a cosmetic procedure can be performed to correct, minimize or enhance almost every part of the face. Surgeries on the...

When eye lift surgery is done by a qualified plastic surgeon, the risks are considered low; however, no surgery is 100 percent risk free and you should be aware of potential problems before...

Excessive weight loss can result in loose folds of skin and pockets of fat that can only be addressed with surgery. The areas that are most commonly affected are the abdomen, breasts, buttocks,...

Stretch marks most often occur in people who gain weight quickly as is the case with many pregnant women. What happens is that the layers of skin are stretched and torn and then replaced by scar...

Abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck surgery, is a widely performed procedure in the United States. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 120,000 tummy tuck procedures were completed in...

Many people want to hold on to their youth. Not everyone ages gracefully, so skin-tightening procedures are wildly popular. If your crow's feet are taunting you and your laugh lines aren't so...

Having a plastic surgery procedure performed in Canada has become more affordable in recent years. However, you can still expect to spend on average about $3,000 to $7,000 for a single procedure...

A person who has lost a hundred pounds or more is left with a large amount of hanging skin and tissue. Their best hope to have their body look normal again is a lower body lift, a major form of...

The Lifestyle Lift procedure was developed by Dr. David M. Kent in 2001 and has enjoyed increased popularity since it's creation. The Lifestyle Lift may be popular but it is not without critics....

The average cost of liposuction is contingent upon many factors. The most significant factors in determining the cost of liposuction is the size or weight of the individual and area of the body....

Panniculectomies and tummy tucks are both major surgeries and are often confused because both procedures involve the removal of fat and both target the abdomen, but they are two very different...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes we all wonder what we can do about it. Finding a good plastic surgeon who can meet your needs is vital to the success of your surgery. Whether...

The number of women opting to go to the doctor for injections and surgeries to create fuller lips is on the rise. However, on the opposite side of the spectrum, there are women who wish to reduce...

Diet and exercise aren't always effective in eliminating unwanted fat and ridding cellulite from certain areas of the body, no matter how continuous and aggressive the effort. Liposuction is a...

Many people, both men and women, have areas of fat on their bodies that they cannot seem to get rid of no matter how much they diet and exercise. Some people will consider liposuction in order to...

Cosmetic surgeons have used injectable fillers for many years to reduce wrinkles and add fullness to sagging faces, but they are now being used for non-surgical procedures to correct deformities...

Any cosmetic procedure carries risks, but some procedures may be better, less risky options. Non invasive procedures are extremely popular now due to the fact that surgical procedures are not...

Breast augmentation involves the surgical insertion of breast implants to increase breast size or restore breast size and shape after weight loss or pregnancy. As with any surgery, complications...

The relaxed musculature and loose skin that are common side effects of losing weight are usually not eradicated by exercise and diet. Abdominoplasty, or a "tummy tuck," is a surgical procedure...

A mini tummy tuck is a type of plastic surgery that removes excess fat and loose skin around the lower abdominal area of the body. Not as invasive as a full abdominoplasty, this surgery is ideal...

How do you know if plastic surgery is right for you? Especially when it comes to Liposuction, some people are better candidates for it than others. Do you have saddle bags on your hips? A stomach...

A tummy tuck, also known as "abdominoplasty" is a widely performed plastic surgery procedure. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, 120,000 tummy tuck surgeries were performed in...

Liposuction is cosmetic surgery preformed by a medical doctor to remove excess fat in the body using a vacuum device. The procedure, also known as body contouring, commonly targets areas such as...

In the quest to perfect our bodies, the plastic surgery business is booming. It used to be that a tummy tuck was the only way to a flat stomach, other than diet and exercise. Then liposuction came...

The demand for Botox has grown since the product was first introduced into the cosmetic marketplace. Consumers who are interested in cosmetic surgery find that Botox gives them a less expensive,...

Liposuction is a form of cosmetic surgery that removes excess fat pockets located between the skin and the muscle. Through a small incision in the skin, the fat is removed by a tube called a...

Keloids are protruding scars that rise above the skin. They are irregularly shaped and are a purple or pink color. They're usually dome-shaped and gradually get larger over time. Some of the...

Lip augmentation is a procedure that fills, plumps or puts implants into lips, making them fuller. Procedures performed to plump lips include fat transfer, synthetic implants and collagen injections.

Every year, millions of people all over the world undergo a variety of plastic surgery procedures to improve both their appearance and self-confidence. According to statistics compiled by the...

Every year, millions of people undergo cosmetic surgery. According to statistics provided by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in the United States alone people spend more than...

Plastic surgeons use silicone and saline breast implants for women who want to enlarge their breasts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration deem these products safe, but women can experience...

Plastic surgeons perform procedures for aesthetic purposes, such as facelifts, tummy tucks, liposuction and breast implants. Aesthetic procedures help remove sagging skin and reshape the body...

While a nutritional diet and exercise are the healthiest and safest weight loss methods, some people have difficulty losing fat in certain areas. Plastic surgery is a viable method of losing this...

Rhinoplasty, commonly known as a nose job, is performed for both medical reasons (such as a deviated septum) and cosmetic reasons. Although rhinoplasty is a common, fairly risk-free surgery, you...

Botox is a product that when injected into the skin, paralyzes the muscles and helps to fill in small crevices also known as wrinkles. An unfortunate side effect from Botox injections is a...

Many people struggle with "trouble spots"-- areas of excess fat on the body. Many common trouble spots include the abdomen, arms, hips and thighs. Losing weight in these areas can be...

The procedure called botox is the injection of the botulism bacteria into a specific area of the skin in order to paralyze the nerves below the surface. Dermatologists perform this procedure most...