Combining Breast Procedures: Can You Get an Augmentation and Lift at the Same Time?

So, you're thinking about changing up your look with a breast procedure that gives you a bit of a lift and some needed volume.

Recovery Guide: What to Expect After Breast Surgery

Breast augmentation, breast lift, and breast reduction are all among the most commonly performed cosmetic surgeries nationwide and around the world.

Breast Augmentation vs. Breast Lift vs. Breast Reduction: Which is Right for You?

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a combined half a million breast augmentation, breast lift, and breast reduction surgeries are performed each year.

Breast Augmentation, Breast Augmentation with Lift, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction -- Am I a Good Candidate?

Breast surgery has a lot of important factors to consider before jumping right in.

Breast Augmentation, Breast Augmentation with Lift, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction – What’s The Difference?

There are several surgical options available for enhancing or reshaping the breasts. Still, it can get confusing knowing which procedure to choose...

Are You a Good Candidate for a Mommy Makeover? Signs It Might Be Right for You

Many women find themselves wanting to restore their bodies after pregnancy but aren’t sure if they’re the right person for a Mommy Makeover.

Mommy Makeover 101: What Procedures Are Included and What to Expect

Motherhood is an incredible journey, but it comes with significant physical changes that can sometimes leave women feeling less confident in their own skin.

How to Prepare for Your Mommy Makeover: A Step-by-Step Guide

Preparation plays a crucial role in ensuring a smooth Mommy Makeover procedure. This step-by-step guide will walk you through all the details.

Open vs. Closed Rhinoplasty: Which Technique Is Right for You?

Rhinoplasty is one of the most sought-after plastic surgery procedures for enhancing facial balance and improving breathing.

Top Rhinoplasty Recovery Tips: What to Expect Week by Week

Rhinoplasty is one of the most sought-after plastic surgery procedures for enhancing facial balance and improving breathing.

Mommy Makeover Recovery Timeline

You’ve decided to go for a mommy makeover—exciting! But let’s be real: the recovery process is just as important as the surgery itself.

Facelifts - Less is More

If your goal with a facelift is to end up looking like yourself, only younger and refreshed, then ‘less is more’ is a good guideline.

Top Lip Lift FAQs: Your Ultimate Guide to Surgery, Recovery, and Results

Discover everything you need to know about lip lifts, including their nature, various forms, and the healing period through our comprehensive Lip Lift FAQs. Find straightforward explanations immediately.

Choosing Between Brow Lift, Botox Brow Lift, and Eyelift

In this article, we dive into the differences between surgical brow lifts and Botox brow lifts. We’ll look at the benefits, recovery times, possible risks, and how long each lasts to help you figure out which one is best for you.

Considering a Change? Your Essential Breast Implant Removal Exchange FAQ Guide

If you’re considering a breast implant removal or exchange, crucial questions about the process likely weigh on your mind. How does one decide between removal and exchange? What can be expected during recovery?

Essential Facelift FAQs: Understanding the Procedure and Results

Considering a facelift? It's natural to have some questions about it. A facelift is a significant cosmetic enhancement that rejuvenates your facial features by reducing the visible signs of aging.

Essential Breast Reduction FAQ: Understanding Your Surgery Options

Considering breast reduction surgery? Our breast reduction FAQ cuts through the clutter to answer the key questions you may have about the process, recovery, and what changes to expect.

Plastic Surgery - Fears and Anxiety

Many patients harbor fears about Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. That's understandable and even serves a protective function since it is real surgery, though it is a personal choice and not medically required.

Plastic Surgery - A Team Effort

Often, patients focus only on the result - that's understandable since that is what motivates them in the first place ("I don't like my neck," "I look tired," etc.). However, arriving at your result involves a dedicated team of numerous professionals who together strive to create an overall positive and safe experience for you.

Beauty at Every Age: Facial Contouring Treatments

Everyone, sooner or later, will look in the mirror one day and begin to see an older version of themselves, a version that is experiencing the effects of gravity, sun exposure, other lifestyle-related changes, or simply the results of genetics. While the signs of aging are inevitable, they can be softened to maintain a youthful glow and exude timeless beauty.

Mutually Exclusive: Chemical Peels and Facelifts

In the world of plastic surgery, it’s no secret that more is not always more. Going too far– or too fast– can push aesthetic outcomes beyond the realm of authenticity and, more importantly, health. While there can be benefits to bolstering a facelift with a skin treatment, it is imperative to remember that even non-surgical treatments place strain on the body.

The Most Dangerous Procedure: Why You Shouldn’t Get a BBL

The Brazilian Butt Lift has skyrocketed in popularity over the last decade, with some estimates showing an increase of over 700% in the number of BBLs performed since just 2011. In Miami, FL, Brazilian Butt Lift is even more common and highly sought after, so much so that this might be considered the epicenter for BBLs.

Facelifts - Beyond Techniques

A prospective facelift patient researching options these days is likely to encounter some confusion, given today's abundance of enticing advertising on Instagram and other social media platforms. Claims are made about the superiority of one "technique" versus another, including a re-marketed technique originally conceived (and relegated) decades ago, the "deep plane" of the 80's and 90's.

Breast Implant Removal or Renewal?

An increasing number of patients request their implants removed. Though happy with them earlier, they no longer desire them for various reasons: “just over it,” “at a different stage in my life,” “want to be all-natural again,” “they make me look heavy,” “don’t want to have to renew them again,” or “never liked them much,” “don’t look nice anymore,” “my implants keep getting encapsulated.”

Cosmetic Breast Surgery Challenges

First, let’s cover the ‘easy’ part: If you look in the mirror and like what you see, but it’s only a bit small, consider yourself blessed, as only an implant should serve you well. The main challenge here is to find the anatomically appropriate, proportional implant size for you, which is best done during surgery.

Plastic Surgery Combos

Patients occasionally inquire about having multiple procedures at the same time. Their motivation includes limited time for more than one surgery, avoidance of multiple recoveries, as well as potential cost savings.

Mommy Makeover - One or Two Stages?

A ‘Mommy Makeover’ includes a tummy tuck and breast rejuvenation. The tuck restores abdominal contour by removing stretched skin and excess fat, as well as tightening the muscles. The breast component addresses breast deflation or droopiness after breastfeeding ...

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Facelift Variations

Most facelift patients care about safety and want to end up with an aesthetic and natural-looking result. They wish to look younger and refreshed but still like themselves - not pulled, not weird, not different, and certainly all with minimal or no unnecessary risk. How a surgeon proposes to accomplish this goal isn’t really their concern, it is the surgeon’s job and...

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How to Fix Your Jowls and Double Chin with a Neck Lift

If you had to guess which area of the body starts to show the signs of aging soonest, what would you say? The chin and neck area often starts to show signs of aging before other parts of the face. Often, the combination of gravity and neglect are to blame for the development of fatty...

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Liposuction: Body Contouring, Not Weight Loss

If you think that liposuction will tighten your tummy overnight, you're not totally wrong. This popular cosmetic surgery can target stubborn areas of fat like the lower belly "pooch," love handles, double chin, chest, and thighs. But if you're looking for a weight loss solution, then you might need to look elsewhere. Liposuction isn't intended...

Stretched-Out Stomach Muscles? Here's Why You May Need a Tummy Tuck

Getting a firm, flat stomach is the main focus of thousands of diets, supplements, exercise apps, and fitness devices, yet the tummy continues to be a problem area for many women and men. The abdomen is one of the toughest areas to tighten and sculpt, especially after pregnancy or significant weight loss because of stretched...

Mommy Makeovers Customized to Fit You

Being a mom is quite possibly the most rewarding role in your life, but there is no shame in admitting that you don't like the way pregnancy and breastfeeding have taken a tremendous toll on your body. The good news? Specialized mommy makeovers allow women to regain their pre-pregnancy bodies and restore their confidence after...

Should You Combine a Breast Lift With Breast Augmentation?

If you are unhappy with your breasts, you have some options. Breast enhancement surgery, which continues to rank among the top cosmetic procedures in the United States, offers women control over the shape, size, and appearance of their breasts. A breast lift can elevate your breasts for a more youthful, sexy appearance, and is a...

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Cosmetic vs. Functional Blepharoplasty

When you hear that someone has recently gotten plastic surgery or is considering plastic surgery, your first thought might be that they want to enhance or rejuvenate their appearance. While many plastic surgeries are performed for cosmetic reasons, some also have functional purposes. After consulting with their doctor, a person might decide that surgery is...

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Hormones and Gynecomastia

Man boobs, moobs, male breasts: whatever you call it, gynecomastia can be a condition that causes embarrassment. Gynecomastia develops when the breast tissue in a man or boy becomes enlarged. The most common cause of enlarged male breasts is a hormone imbalance. Hormonal imbalance can occur at any stage of life, meaning that gynecomastia can...

Keep This In Mind Before Deciding on a Mommy Makeover

Motherhood takes its toll on mind, body, and spirit, but it's a wonderful journey. Many moms struggle with redefining their new role as a mom while maintaining their identity–part of this is because we've given so much already physically that we need to "feel" like ourselves again. Many women are now opting for the mommy...

Why realistic expectations are important in Plastic Surgery

In his famous Fables, Greek storyteller, Aesop, wisely said, "Appearances are often deceiving." This is true in the present day when we talk ourselves into expecting that looking good on the outside will solve all the problems we have on the inside. Plastic surgery is a wonderful tool, but it needs to be chosen with...

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Picking the Right Facial Procedure for Your Needs

Many patients of all ages desire to look and feel younger. Unfortunately, even the most rigorous at-home facial treatments are no match against some superficial signs of aging like wrinkles, fine lines, and sun damage. Aging skin may require some lifting or enhancement surgeries to improve the face. Fortunately, Dr. Baker offers a wide variety...

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How a Neck Lift Can Transform Your Facial Appearance

Facial skin begins to lose its firmness as we age, resulting in sagging skin along the jawline. Other factors can also age us, including our environment, gravity, heredity, and stress. Although exercising can tighten lax muscles on the body, neither diet nor exercise can fully correct loose skin and muscles on the neck. Regardless of...

Can Rhinoplasty Affect Taste and Smell?

Many people who are unhappy with the appearance of their nose look into plastic surgery and undergo rhinoplasty. Although rhinoplasty can provide you with a new and aesthetically pleasing nose, some patients may experience a loss of taste or smell after their surgery. This may sound scary, but there is no need to worry, as...

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Eliminating Excess Skin After Weight Loss

Massive weight loss is a huge reward in itself and can significantly boost a person's self-esteem, confidence, and body image. However, excess skin can serve as an unwanted reminder of previous struggles and can interfere with your appreciation of your new figure. Significant skin laxity can also cause physical discomfort and embarrassment in social situations...

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Can a Facelift Look Natural?

One of the biggest hang-ups that many people have about facelift surgery is that they worry the results will not look natural. This is certainly an understandable fear. It wouldn't take long on the internet to find lists and images of "plastic surgery fails." While there is no denying that some undesirable and unnatural results...

Bigger Isn't Always Better: Are Large Implants Over?

Over the years, breast implant removal surgery has been seen as a procedure to improve the appearance of implants that are 10 to 15 years old. However, as the ideal body image changes, we are seeing more women choose to undergo implant removal surgery to create a better-shaped breast appearance. If you've been one of...

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Is Facelift Surgery Safe for Me?

One of the most common surgical procedures among both men and women is facelift surgery. Facelift surgery can correct facial imperfections, such as wrinkles, fine lines, and loose skin, to give patients a younger and more radiant look. Although it is safe, facelift surgery requires several different considerations to be made depending on who is...

Top 3 Reasons Men Undergo Plastic Surgery

It comes as no surprise that, in recent decades, many men have started seeking plastic surgery to enhance their physical appearance. While most people associate plastic surgery with procedures for women, men can feel just as concerned about their bodies. Whether it is changing the shape of their nose or resculpting the chest, it is...

Facelift vs. Non-surgical Options

As we go through the aging process, men and women begin seeking ways to rejuvenate the appearance of their face in hopes of regaining their youthfulness. Whether done through plastic surgery or non-surgical treatments, there are many options to choose. However, recent studies have shown more and more people, usually younger patients, are leaning toward...

Why Are My Breasts Smaller After My Pregnancy?

We don't have to tell you that your body went through some pretty dramatic changes while you grew your baby. Now that your bundle of joy is here, and you are trying to develop a new "normal" routine, you may find yourself wondering when your body will return to its original look and feel. Many...

How to Prepare for a Facelift

Following your primary facelift consultation, your surgery is booked for several weeks out. This time should be used to properly prepare for your surgery. Taking care of your body and planning to reduce stress in the weeks leading up to your facelift can help ensure that you will achieve quality results. Your surgeon will provide...

Restoring Volume During Your Facelift

Facial aging can come in many different forms. Wrinkles and sagging are usually one of the first signs that prove you're getting older. You may try to use at-home products to stave off the effects of time, but it can often be a losing battle. Restoring firmness to drooping facial muscles by using some cream...

How Does a Facelift Improve Your Appearance?

We all dread the day the mirror becomes our worst enemy, when the effects of gravity, sun exposure, and lifestyle choices show across our face. After that, it isn't long before our cheeks and jowls suddenly remind us of Halloween masks, and the sagging and loose skin and folds on our necks start to resemble...

Ideal Facelift Candidates

If there is one thing that you can guarantee, it's that you will age. There is no way around it, and the signs of aging often become visible long before we feel the age we look. Sun exposure, lifestyle choices, and even heredity all play a part in aging our faces, creating a disconnect between...

Am I Too Old for Plastic Surgery?

The older we get, the more aging indicators we develop. Many patients who undergo plastic surgery procedures are in their 30s, 40s, or 50s. But what about those who are older and are unsatisfied with their face or body? Is there a cut-off age for men and women who want to undergo plastic surgery? You...

How Weight Loss Can Age You

Making the decision to lose weight is a life-altering choice, and the process of shedding pounds and maintaining the results can be arduous. When a person works hard and sees how their uphill battle has led to looking and feeling better, achieving a successful weight-loss outcome is extremely gratifying. However, what many people find out...

CoolSculpting® and Ulthera®: Understand Before You Spend

Non-surgical rejuvenation options are popular these days. But before you sign up, become well educated before spending your money. Two recent patients illustrate the point: One patient had belly fat freezing (CoolSculpting®). She had no improvement and was upset that she had spent $2,500. What she needed was a tummy tuck, but the non-surgical option...

Getting Your Body Back After Pregnancy

The birth of a child is one of the most miraculous, life-changing events a woman can experience. Your priorities and time are definitely affected, and your body is noticeably different even if you remained active and healthy throughout pregnancy. Almost all women experience sagging skin, stretch marks, deflated or asymmetrical breasts, and fat that accumulates...

Should I Get a Facelift?

No one should undergo facelift surgery on a whim. If you are wondering whether you should get a facelift, carefully consider the following legitimate reasons to undergo facelift surgery. Do You Have Signs of Facial Aging? Facelift surgery is designed to correct signs of facial aging. Examples include skin sagging in the lower face, loss...

12 Signs You Might Need a Breast Reduction

Overly large breasts can be a surprising burden. If your breasts are oversized, here are 12 signs you might need abreast reduction. 1. You struggle to find bras that fit and provide adequate support. Finding a comfortable bra is difficult enough, let alone finding a bra that fits and provides enough support. For most women...

How to Know if Ear Surgery Is Right for You

Some unique physical features can make you look more attractive and engender envy from others. Having brilliantly blue eyes or naturally auburn hair are good examples. Other unique physical features can make you look awkward and prompt mockery from others. Having prominent "Dumbo" ears is the perfect example.Ear surgery can correct prominent ears and soften...

Do I Need an Eyelid Lift or a Brow Lift?

A tired, aged appearance is often attributed to the eyes. The eye and brow area can develop wrinkles, sagging skin, and fine lines that make you look older. Both a brow lift and an eyelid lift can help to correct signs of aging in this area of the face. Here are some of the key...

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Eliminate Your Turkey Wattle With a Neck Lift

The turkey is a large bird native to the Americas. Turkeys are the quintessential centerpiece of the American Thanksgiving feast. Legend states that Benjamin Franklin so admired the turkey that he wanted it to be the American national bird instead of the bald eagle. The turkey has highly distinctive physical traits such as a fanned...

Get More Benefits for Your Buck by Combining Facial Procedures

It is amazing what one procedure or injectable treatment can do to completely refresh your appearance. An eyelid lift can brighten your eyes, making you appear more alert. A facelift can take years off of your lower face as it improves wrinkles and tightens facial muscles and skin. Injectable fillers can plump the face to...

Warning Signs of Breast Augmentation Complications

Breast Augmentation Complications: Know the Signs

Breast augmentation can be a wonderful thing. It has been shown to increase self-esteem, positive body image, sexual satisfaction, and overall life satisfaction. However, breast implants are not intended to last a lifetime, and most will eventually need to be replaced. Although the risk of complications is low, here are some problems that can arise...

Natural Facial Enhancement with Fat Transfer Technique

These days, it's all about what's natural. People are becoming concerned about the foods and products they're putting in and on their bodies. Even the cosmetic industry is seeing a lot of change in the variety of tools and techniques offered to achieve various cosmetic looks. If you're looking to rejuvenate your appearance with natural-looking...

Faces and Apples Don't Match

Too often we see patients who have taken facial filler injections too far. Fueled by the quest for everlasting beauty and the fear of any surgery, they keep having their face injected over and over with various facial fillers. But over-filling cheeks and cheek bones with HA fillers (such as JUVÉDERM®, Restylane®, JUVÉDERM VOLUMA® XC)…

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Combining Breast Procedures: Can You Get an Augmentation and Lift at the Same Time?

Recovery Guide: What to Expect After Breast Surgery

Breast Augmentation vs. Breast Lift vs. Breast Reduction: Which is Right for You?

Breast Augmentation, Breast Augmentation with Lift, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction -- Am I a Good Candidate?

Breast Augmentation, Breast Augmentation with Lift, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction – What’s The Difference?

Are You a Good Candidate for a Mommy Makeover? Signs It Might Be Right for You

Mommy Makeover 101: What Procedures Are Included and What to Expect

How to Prepare for Your Mommy Makeover: A Step-by-Step Guide

Open vs. Closed Rhinoplasty: Which Technique Is Right for You?

Top Rhinoplasty Recovery Tips: What to Expect Week by Week

Mommy Makeover Recovery Timeline

Facelifts - Less is More

Top Lip Lift FAQs: Your Ultimate Guide to Surgery, Recovery, and Results

Choosing Between Brow Lift, Botox Brow Lift, and Eyelift

Considering a Change? Your Essential Breast Implant Removal Exchange FAQ Guide

Essential Facelift FAQs: Understanding the Procedure and Results

Essential Breast Reduction FAQ: Understanding Your Surgery Options

Plastic Surgery - Fears and Anxiety

Plastic Surgery - A Team Effort

Beauty at Every Age: Facial Contouring Treatments

Mutually Exclusive: Chemical Peels and Facelifts

The Most Dangerous Procedure: Why You Shouldn’t Get a BBL

Facelifts - Beyond Techniques

Breast Implant Removal or Renewal?

Cosmetic Breast Surgery Challenges

Plastic Surgery Combos

Mommy Makeover - One or Two Stages?

Facelift Variations

How to Fix Your Jowls and Double Chin with a Neck Lift

Liposuction: Body Contouring, Not Weight Loss

Stretched-Out Stomach Muscles? Here's Why You May Need a Tummy Tuck

Mommy Makeovers Customized to Fit You

Should You Combine a Breast Lift With Breast Augmentation?

Cosmetic vs. Functional Blepharoplasty

Hormones and Gynecomastia

Keep This In Mind Before Deciding on a Mommy Makeover

Why realistic expectations are important in Plastic Surgery

Picking the Right Facial Procedure for Your Needs

How a Neck Lift Can Transform Your Facial Appearance

Can Rhinoplasty Affect Taste and Smell?

Eliminating Excess Skin After Weight Loss

Can a Facelift Look Natural?

Bigger Isn't Always Better: Are Large Implants Over?

Is Facelift Surgery Safe for Me?

Top 3 Reasons Men Undergo Plastic Surgery

Facelift vs. Non-surgical Options

Why Are My Breasts Smaller After My Pregnancy?

How to Prepare for a Facelift

Restoring Volume During Your Facelift

How Does a Facelift Improve Your Appearance?

Ideal Facelift Candidates

Am I Too Old for Plastic Surgery?

How Weight Loss Can Age You

CoolSculpting® and Ulthera®: Understand Before You Spend

Getting Your Body Back After Pregnancy

Should I Get a Facelift?

12 Signs You Might Need a Breast Reduction

How to Know if Ear Surgery Is Right for You

Do I Need an Eyelid Lift or a Brow Lift?

Eliminate Your Turkey Wattle With a Neck Lift

Get More Benefits for Your Buck by Combining Facial Procedures

Breast Augmentation Complications: Know the Signs

Natural Facial Enhancement with Fat Transfer Technique

Faces and Apples Don't Match

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