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Breast Reduction

Breast Reduction

Will you be able to help me with breast reduction due to neck and back pain?

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Eyelid surgery VA

Eyelid Surgery

I am looking for a great surgeon that specializes in blepharoplasty. I've always had dark puffy circles under my eyes and would love to get rid of them. I'm tired of people asking if I am tired. ;-) I live in Fredericksburg Virginia and looking for Doctor within 60 miles. So, Washington DC is an option.

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The best Doctor Breast Augmentations

Breast Augmentation

I currently haveI need to replace them. Not sure which are the safest? and picking the right Doctor to do a good job. I live Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Please help, thank you Peggy

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Breast Reduction

Breast Reduction

Will you be able to help me with breast reduction due to neck and back pain?

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Eyelid surgery VA

Eyelid Surgery

I am looking for a great surgeon that specializes in blepharoplasty. I've always had dark puffy circles under my eyes and would love to get rid of them. I'm tired of people asking if I am tired. ;-) I live in Fredericksburg Virginia and looking for Doctor within 60 miles. So, Washington DC is an option.

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The best Doctor Breast Augmentations

Breast Augmentation

I currently haveI need to replace them. Not sure which are the safest? and picking the right Doctor to do a good job. I live Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Please help, thank you Peggy

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No thigh gap after Lipo?

Liposuction

I had liposuction today on my hips, thighs, knees, calves, and ankles. I specifically asked for a noticeable thigh gap. With the compression stockings on, I do have a small thigh gap, but when I took them off briefly to go to the bathroom, my inner thighs looked the same as before—no thigh gap at all! My calves already seem a bit slimmer, but I can’t help feeling a little worried.

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Scar improvement help needed

Skin Cancer Removal

I had Mohs surgery on my cheek about 5 weeks ago. Now that the swelling has gone away, the scar is noticeably sunken and not smooth across the cheek. Does anyone know of a plastic surgeon that would perform fat transfer specifically for this type of sunken scar as a treatment?

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Scar improvement help needed

Skin Cancer Removal

I had Mohs surgery on my cheek about 5 weeks ago. Now that the swelling has gone away, the scar is noticeably sunken and not smooth across the cheek. Does anyone know of a plastic surgeon that would perform fat transfer specifically for this type of sunken scar as a treatment?

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Postop Costs

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

"It's always important to talk about aftercare with the patient coordinator. Massages, nursing, garments – these are the things that can get quite costly. And unless you are anticipating this and know about this, it can be quite an abrupt or shocking cost."


Facelift Incision for Men

Monday, March 31, 2025

"So, one thing we consider is the incision that is in front or around the ear that needs to take into account that that skin, when we move it, will grow hair. So, we tend to place the scar for a facelift incision for men right in front of the tragus, which is the little part of the ear that pokes into the ear canal. Because if you make the incision behind that part of the tragus, with men, then that skin will start to grow hair."


Minimally Invasive Options

Friday, March 14, 2025

"We definitely see patients who do not want surgery. They're not ready for it. They're concerned about it. You know, we can educate on the safety of it, but even so. And some patients are coming in and wanting big things, but might not be the best surgical candidates or might want something as an interim measure."


Featured Articles

Abdominoplasty or panniculectomy: Choosing the right procedure for your tummy

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Plastic surgery patients who have concerns about their tummy may opt for an abdominoplasty or a panniculectomy. Both procedures focus on the belly, but they each have several key differences in terms of how they are performed, the results that can be achieved and the patients for whom they are best suited.


Who's that girl I see? Postop recognition and plastic surgery results

Alia Willson | Freelance Writer Monday, April 21, 2025

Even if plastic surgery is something you've wanted with all your heart, you can wake up one morning, look in the mirror and realize that you don't recognize the person staring back at you.


Understanding the key difference in rhinoplasty for men and women

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Friday, April 18, 2025

Rhinoplasty is one of the most personalized procedures in all of plastic surgery, if not the most bespoke. No nose is the same, and there are several factors that must be considered, from ethnicity to gender. But how does rhinoplasty for men and women differ?


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