Beverly Hills Tummy Tuck after Pregnancy December 10, 2008

In Beverly Hills tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is performed every day by plastic surgeons. The popularity of tummy tuck in Beverly Hills is flamed by the women’s desire to reverse the negative effects of pregnancy on their body.

Effect of Pregnancy on a woman’s abdomen:        The rapid enlargement of the abdomen during pregnancy produces stretch marks on the tummy, hip, and thighs. This process also stretches the abdominal muscles and weakens abdominal wall integrity and tightness. That is why Beverly Hills women cannot regain their original figure despite dieting or exercise.

Beverly Hills tummy tuck technique:                      Beverly Hills abdominoplasty tightens the abdominal muscles, removes the excess hanging skin folds and stretch marks; rejuvenates the belly button; and even at times, tones the upper thighs and buttocks. The High Tension Abdominoplasty™ performed by Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Younai accomplishes all of this, and more. It combines liposuction, tummy tuck, and to some extent body lift, to shape and form a women’s torso to that of an hourglass.

When to undergo a Tummy tuck in Beverly Hills? Many Southern California women who had just delivered are shocked to see the dramatic toll that pregnancy has put on their body. Therefore, they are often very anxious to quickly “fix” their body. Most Beverly Hills plastic surgeons recommend that you delay getting a tummy tuck until at least your weight has reached a plateau. You should also wait until you are done with breast feeding for at least two months. And finally, you should wait until your newborn baby is big enough that can do without your direct attention for at least several days. You do need an adult to help care for you and your baby for at least 10 days.

When can you expect to get back to normal after having had a tummy tuck in Beverly Hills?                       You can do gentle walking in two weeks, and increase your pace to jogging by 4 weeks. Do not lift anything heavier than a bag of groceries for at least three months. You should not do any sit-ups for at least three months but you can have sex in 3 weeks!

To learn more about Tummy tuck after pregnancy in Beverly Hill visit California Center for Plastic Surgery. Here you can also view many before-and-after pictures of tummy tucks and learn about tummy tuck techniques, risks, and expected recovery course.

Facial Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills December 9, 2008

In Los Angeles and Beverly Hills early facial aging is no longer addressed with a full facelift. Instead, much smaller and less invasive facial procedures are used to lift the face. Your Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon can use facial fat grafting to inject very small amounts of your own body fat (micro-grafting) into the areas of the face that have hollowed and sag as a result of aging. These areas might include the naso-labial folds, eyelid grooves (tear troughs), cheeks, and even the jaw lines. Often time, fat transfer to the face is combined with the newest versions of Eyelid Surgery. Blepharoplasty in Beverly Hills has evolved to minimize the unnatural “hollowed-eye” look and to keep the eyes and face full, natural, and youthful.

To erase the deep naso-labial folds, to fill the hollowing of the central face, and to reverse the sagging of the cheeks, fat transfer alone might not be the ideal choice. Minimal invasive mid-face lift as performed in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles suspends the sagging cheeks and the central face through a thin incision under the lower eyelashes. This facial plastic surgery procedure rejuvenates the face without the distinctive signs of a facelift. The recovery of a mid-facelift or cheek lift is rather quick as compared to a full facelift.

Sagging brows that hood over the eyes makes us look sad and tired. Beverly Hills endoscopic forehead lift elevates the droopy brows and softens forehead wrinkles and frowns via small hidden incisions in the scalp.

Stretch mark removal in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles December 8, 2008

Stretch marks removal in Beverly Hills is women’s top priority after pregnancy. Beverly Hills women are shocked to have developed ugly stretch marks after pregnancy or with weight gain and loss. In Beverly Hills stretch mark removal techniques include different types of lasers and creams. Do these really work?   

What causes stretch marks? Stretch marks develop as a result of loss of dermal integrity which occurs after rapid stretching of the skin during pregnancy, growth spurt, or with weight loss and gain. Most of the stretch marks concentrate over the lower abdomen and around the umbilicus. While some believe that stretch marks only occur in darker skin women, I have seen it in all skin types.

Treatment of Stretch marks by Laser in Beverly Hills: Pulsed dye and vascular lasers can be used to treat stretch marks. Newer fractional resurfacing lasers appear to have a favorable effect as well. These lasers help by blending in the color of the stretch marks, while helping to “shrink” them. Some claim that lasers increase collagen production and help heal stretch marks. The fact is none of these laser modalities have been shown in scientific studies to have removed stretch marks. Lasers might alter the appearance of stretch marks but lasers don’t remove stretch marks.

Treatment of stretch marks by creams in Beverly Hills: Retin-A and chemical peels stimulate collagen production in the skin, which is claimed to help heal stretch marks. Hydroquinone which is a bleaching cream does lighten the appearance of the dark stretch marks but this is only temporary.

Surgical Treatment of Stretch marks by tummy tuck in Beverly Hills: A tummy tuck removes the majority of the loose skin of the lower abdomen, thus removing the part of the abdominal skin which bears almost all of the stretch marks caused by pregnancy. Tummy tuck in Los Angeles is not designed for only the removal of stretch marks but also to tighten the abdominal wall.

 

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