ABDOMINOPLASTY

             Abdominoplasty is also known as a tummy tuck. This procedure helps you create a firm, flat abdomen by removing excess skin and fat from your belly while tightening the muscles of your abdomen. Typically, this procedure is performed in women after pregnancy and patients who have lost weight by diet and exercise or after bariatric , weight loss, surgery.  
            Tummy tuck surgery is typically performed in a hospital or surgical center with general anesthesia.     The procedure takes three to four hours and due to the length of the procedure there typically is an overnight stay at the facility. You go home in the morning after you are seen by the surgeon.   Over the course of the first week you may need to walk slightly bent over. At the end of the first week you will be walking upright as you did before the surgery. In addition, for the first week and sometimes going into the second week you will have drains that the nurse will show you how to take care of before leaving the hospital. The recovery time is two weeks with   resumption of normal activities between four to six weeks.

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LIPOSUCTION

            Despite diet and exercise there are areas of excess fatty tissue that are difficult lose . Liposuction is a technique of contouring the body by removing these localized fatty collections giving you the physique you desire. The areas of the body commonly treated with liposuction are the neck, arms, abdomen, hips, buttocks, inner and outer thighs as well as the calves and ankles. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure however it can improve your waistline reducing it a   size or two making your clothes fit better   while boosting   your self image and confidence.

            The most common technique is called tumescent liposuction. The tumescent technique uses saline to assist in the removal of the fatty tissue by being injected into area to be treated prior to the removal of fatty tissue.   This technique not only aids in the removal of fat it also minimizes blood loss. The fatty tissue is then removed with a thin cannula through several small incision . The procedure is usually done at a surgical center or hospital as a same day surgery. Liposuction is usually performed under light sedation or general anesthesia and takes one to two hours.

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BODY LIFTS

            Body lifts are a great way and often the only way to remove excess hanging skin that can develop from gravity and age as our skin becomes more lax as we get older. More commonly, this excess skin develops from weight loss got through a healthy lifestyle of diet and exercise or from weightloss , bariatric , surgery.   Body lifts are done on the following areas: arms; brachioplasty , abdomen, inner and outer thighs; thigh lifts.   Body lifts will give you a better physique, help your clothes fit better and often helps improve your self image and confidence.

            Body lifts are usually performed at a hospital or surgical center under general anesthesia.   The procedures often take several hours and sometimes requires you to stay overnight in the hospital.   Bruising and swelling is common after this procedure. T             The recovery time depends on the type of lift you have but generally is several weeks.

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