
What is the cost of breast enlargement at your clinic?
Breast enlargement costs vary because different doctors have different prices. It depends on whether you’re doing it with complete general anesthesia or local anesthesia. I personally charge $6800 for a breast augmentation with saline implants, and $8800 with silicone gel implants. The reason the gel implants are more expensive, is...

Tummy tuck after pregnancy and cesarean section
Well, I know people that promote doing it the same day as the delivery, but I think that's absurd. I think you need a woman to see how she has healed, how much loose skin has remained, whether or not she has torn the abdominal muscles, so I would say...

Tummy tuck plastic surgery in conjunction with hysterectomy
I was taught long ago that doing multiple operations such as entering inside the abdomen and doing a tummy tuck increases risks from both operations, so my opinion is don't do it. Some people do, it's a matter of judgment.

Breast enlargement: Patients expectation at a first appointment for breast augmentation?
The patient seeing the plastic surgeon for the first time at a breast augmentation should first be examined, and express to the doctor what she wants to achieve - how big she wants to be, what she feels is appropriate for her body. The plastic surgeon then interacts with her...

Breast implants and free breast augmentation consultations
Personally, I do provide free consultations for every procedure. Many doctors do not provide free consultations. This is the matter of the doctor determining how they want to run their practices.

What techniques reduce the visibility of tummy tuck scars?
Any surgery that leaves a scar, leaves a permanent, visible scar. The better the surgeon, the more careful his technique. A good surgeon will put the would together very, very carefully, and that for the best possibility for good would healing, but the patient is the one who makes the...

Could you please describe the tummy tuck surgery procedure?
Tummy tuck surgery is done as follows. First of all about have of the patients can be done with conscious sedation and local anesthesia, which means that the local anesthesia will break the pain cycle, and they will have a smoother and less painful post-operative course. On the other hand...

Who is the best candidate for tummy tuck surgery?
There are two types of patients that need or at least want a tummy tuck. The first is a patient who has had a pregnancy, or more often multiple pregnancies, in which they have torn the abdominal muscles, and they have excess skin with stretch marks, and they want to...