Question: I hate my breasts. My husband says that I am obsessed with breasts, but I am just obsessed with mine and I always compare mine to others. My breasts hang and they are quite terrible. I am interested in a breast lift. Can I get breast augmentation at the same time? Answer: Yes, having…

Question: I am from Hilton Head and I have never been diagnosed with this, but I think I have tuberous breasts because mine developed into weird shape. Can this be improved with implants? Answer: I have never really seen a statistic for the prevalence of tuberous breasts, but I think it is incredibly common, and…

Question: I would like to have a breast lift with augmentation. Do you put implants underneath the muscle? How long does this procedure usually take? Answer: It is 2013, so really all implants should be below the muscle now. This has to do with visibility, palpability, rippling and capsular contracture rates. An augment with a…

Question: What are the instances when you can have a short scar rather than one from hip bone to hip bone from abdominoplasty? Answer: The patients who are good candidates for short scars, i.e. mini abdominoplasties are those without much loose skin.  These are patients who might have a belly button hernia fixed or muscles…

Question: Do chemical peels require anesthesia? Answer: It really depends on the strength of the chemical peel.  For very strong peels like strong PCA peels or Phenol peels, anesthesia would be required.  I personally do not do these in my practice anymore.  All the chemical peels that we do are actually pretty light, because when…

Question: What is the average age of your facelift patients? Do you think 40 is on the young side to be considering a facelift? Answer: The average age in my practice is probably a bit older than normal and is in the late 60s, probably right around 68 or 69. We have done patients from…

Question: Are there general things that Hispanic patients want changed about their nose with rhinoplasty? Answer: I would not say that there is any general thing that Hispanic patients want, because I do think there are different noses from different Latin countries.  I have had patients with narrow tall noses who want dorsal humps taken…

Brazilian butt lifts are one of the most rapidly growing operations in plastic surgery. Over the last two or three years, our practice has seen a large increase in the interest in Brazilian butt lift. This is due largely to media attention of the procedure, and also pop culture interest in some celebrities with more…