American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons

or share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Share your journey with other people just like you on the Patient Community

or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

2025

Understanding scar discoloration after plastic surgery

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?

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?

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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