Brazilian Butt Lift Recovery: How Painful is BBL Recovery?
Safety depends on patient condition. One of the popular procedures in the world of advanced body sculpting is a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)—also known as gluteal fat grafting—a very effective, two-stage surgical procedure. It consists of harvesting a patient’s own fat by way of liposuction from the abdomen, flanks, or back and then carefully reinjecting […]
Implant Replacement: Is it Safer to Remove or Replace Implants?
Safety depends on patient condition. Implant surgery for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes in the breast is a type of surgery where it is normal that the implants will not last a lifetime. The reasons may be due to natural changes with age, rupture of the implant, contracture of the capsule or a change of lifestyle […]
Buccal Fat Removal: Does Buccal Fat Removal Cause Aging?
It may accelerate facial aging. One of the most popular facial contouring methods in facial plastic surgery is bichectomy aka buccal fat removal, which aims to reshape the cheeks by removing deep fat pads. It is no surprise that among the numerous questions put to plastic surgeons by patients, one that most patients want to […]
Rhinoplasty: Does a Nose Job Affect My Smile or Lip?
Temporary smile stiffness may occur. Most people see rhinoplasty as a surgery that only changes the appearance of the nose and doesn’t affect anything else. But in fact, the nose and the middle part of the face are a complex system of muscles, tissues, and nerves all so closely linked that any change in one […]
Otoplasty: Can Otoplasty Fix Asymmetrical Ears?
Yes, it corrects ear asymmetry. As far as facial plastic surgery is concerned, bilateral asymmetry is a general characteristic of human beings; however, severe auricular asymmetry, such as when one ear protrudes significantly more than the other or when there is a great difference in shape and size, may cause a person to experience great […]
Breast Reduction: How to Prevent Sagging After Breast Reduction?
Maintain stable weight and support. One of the most dramatic physical reliefs and immediate aesthetic enhancements that a reduction mammaplasty (breast reduction) offers in the field of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery is the alleviation of the heaviness resulting in the drooping of the breasts and lifting the breasts simultaneously. However, it is very common […]
Stomach Reduction: Is Stomach Reduction Surgery Reversible?
No, it is usually permanent. Bariatric and metabolic surgery considers “stomach reduction” to be a very deep, lifechanging anatomical intervention. When patients inquire whether these surgeries are reversible, the medical truth must be very honest: most of the effective and popular stomach reduction surgeries are permanent at their core. Having bariatric surgery as a temporary […]
Labiaplasty: Can I Have a Natural Birth After Labiaplasty?
Yes, natural birth remains possible. In the area of functional and aesthetic gynecology, a surgical procedure called labiaplasty is done to reduce, reshape, or even out the labia minora (inner lips) or labia majora (outer lips). When younger patients decide on the procedure because the physical symptoms or appearance cause them discomfort, one of the […]