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2025

Understanding scar discoloration after plastic surgery

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS | Santa Monica, CA Thursday, April 3, 2025

Most plastic surgery procedures cause some scarring. Patients often determine the success of their surgery by how visible the scars are. Scarring is inevitable with surgery, but there are many different ways to make them less noticeable.


Is breast explant surgery right for you?

Scot A. Martin, MD | Las Cruces, NM Wednesday, February 12, 2025

In 2023, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported over 41,000 breast explant procedures in the United States. But how do you know if implant removal is right for you?


Drainless tummy tuck: What is it and how does it compare to a tummy tuck with drains?

George Sanders, MD | Encino, CA Thursday, January 9, 2025

For patients who desire a flatter, more toned tummy and who find that diet and exercise alone cannot provide the results they desire, a tummy tuck may be an appropriate option. Drains after surgery are the typical method used, but drainless surgery is something to consider.


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