Posts Tagged ‘Tummy Tuck’

How a Tummy Tuck Can Treat Stretch Marks

Stretch marks are scars that form when the skin stretches. Skin can stretch as a result of age, pregnancy, weight gain, and working out. (more…)

2009 Plastic Surgery Statistics – Which Procedures Are the Most Popular?

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has made its 2009 plastic surgery data available to the public. (more…)

Tummy Tuck Surgery: Post-surgical Instructions

1. Dr. Paul Pin recommends that our Dallas tummy tuck patients remain under our care at Baylor Hospital overnight. That way our staff can manage your pain and take care of any needs you have in the first 24 hours after surgery. (more…)

Slow Plastic Surgeons

One of the key components to safe plastic surgery is that the procedure be done in as short a time as possible. It is well known that prolonged surgery is associated with (more…)

Simpler Tummy Tuck After Pregnancy and/or Weight Loss

If you cringe with pain when you hear the words “tummy tuck,” maybe some recent advances will change your opinion. A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is an operation used to remove lower abdominal skin and tighten muscles after childbirth or significant weight loss. Traditionally, a tummy tuck was associated with (more…)

Tummy Tuck Surgery – When Is It Time to Undergo Surgery

Men and women who wish to undergo tummy tuck surgery should consider the timing of surgery before they schedule a surgery date. (more…)

Smoking and Surgery - How it Can Endanger Your Health

Whether you are undergoing surgery, have an infection, a broken bone, or an open wound, smoking tobacco products can significantly prolong the healing process. (more…)

The Truth about Excess Skin

Men and women who have lost significant amounts of weight are often disappointed to find that they are still unhappy with the appearance of their bodies due to excess skin. (more…)

Abdominoplasty after Weight Loss

Women frequently ask themselves, “What happened to my body?” after the birth of their second or third child Despite dieting and exercise, young women notice their abdomen does not look as good as it once did. Stretch marks may be present across their lower abdomen, and no matter how many “crunches” are done muscle tone just cannot be recovered. (more…)