December 3, 2009
Recent advances in breast surgery techniques allow for breast reduction (or reduction mammoplasty) using tumescent liposuction alone (scarless). Los Angeles plastic surgeons perform scarless breast reduction only in selected candidates, and may be performed without any of the traditional reduction surgery scars. Patients can demonstrate a 30-50% reduction in size of their breasts. Breast reduction [...]
December 3, 2009
Los Angeles plastic surgeons usually perform a mini tummy tuck procedure on people who have subtle excess fat and skin in the lower region on their abdomen. It can also be performed to remove previous surgical scars (such as a C-section). The scars from the procedure are usually much smaller than a traditional tummy tuck [...]
December 3, 2009
Plastic surgeons use the latest in surgery techniques in performing their forehead or Los Angeles and Santa Monica forehead lift and brow-lifting procedures. Forehead lift procedures can reposition and elevate brows that have become droopy and tired, and they can also improve the wrinkles that are between the forehead and the eyes. According to Los [...]
December 2, 2009
Any woman facing mastectomy also faces another difficult decision, the desire for and timing of reconstructive breast surgery. While the procedure is able to be performed many years after the mastectomy, recent advances encourage that women undergo simultaneous removal and reconstruction. Simultaneous breast reconstruction offers several distinct emotional advantages: the avoidance of a non-reconstructed breast, [...]
November 30, 2009
Why consider breast augmentation surgery? Ask two people, even of the same sex, and you’ll probably get two answers. Of course, the most important reasons for having or not having cosmetic surgery should come from the recipient. Volume lost to pregnancy, position lost to time and gravity, and an imbalance in size from one side [...]
November 24, 2009
As a man who himself has been frustrated with shirts clinging to his chest, Dr. Teitelbaum will be able to relate to what you tell him about how gynecomastia bothers you. The development of gynecomastia, also called “man-boobs,” is more common than you may think, and happens to most men to one extent or another. [...]