IS PLASTIC SURGERY RIGHT FOR ME?

You should consider plastic surgery if you are dissatisfied with the look of a particular part of your body. For instance, if you have recently lost a lot of weight which has left hanging skin around your midsection, a tummy tuck may be right for you. If you’ve suffered a lifetime of teasing over big ears that stick out too far from your head, you may want to consider otoplasty surgery. Perhaps you’ve always felt that your breasts were too small for your frame size. If so, breast augmentation may be the solution. Common reasons patients seek plastic surgery include weight fluctuations, aging, pregnancy, or long-term unhappiness with the way a specific body part is shaped.

WHAT TYPES OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY ARE THERE?

Many plastic surgery procedures are designed to reshape facial areas. Rhinoplasty, otoplasty, and chin implant surgery are common ways to change the size or contours of specific facial features, such as your nose, ears, and chin. Other techniques, such as laser skin resurfacing, provide a subtle enhancement to facial appearance. Many facial surgeries can counteract sagging skin and wrinkles resulting from aging. These options include a brow lift, mini facelift, facelift, neck lift, or blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery).

WHAT TYPES OF BODY CONTOURING SURGERIES ARE THERE?

Many plastic surgery techniques are intended to sculpt a specific portion of the body by removing excess fat or skin. Frequently, such surgeries focus on the midsection that often develops excess skin as a result of weight loss, aging, or pregnancy. These plastic surgeries include a tummy tuck, mini tummy tuck, or body lift. Other options include an arm lift, thigh lift, and liposuction. While these procedures are commonly performed on men, as well as women, some techniques, such as a mommy makeover or labiaplasty surgery, are specially designed for women.

WHAT TYPES OF BREAST ENHANCEMENT SURGERIES ARE THERE?

Many plastic surgery techniques offer the opportunity to reshape your breast. The most popular plastic surgery procedure is breast augmentation, which increases breast size through the insertion of implants. The breasts can also be made smaller by performing a breast reduction or lifted to reduce the effects of gravity with breast lift surgery or a breast lift with minimal scarring. A breast lift or reduction can be combined with an implant for breast contouring.

WHAT TYPES OF PLASTIC SURGERY CAN MEN UNDERGO?

Many plastic surgery procedures are commonly performed on men, as well as women. In particular, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and liposuction are popular among men in the Fort Lauderdale and Broward County area. Men also undergo gynecomastia surgery, which removes excess breast tissue to achieve a flatter, more masculine chest appearance, as well as neck lifts, otoplasty, rhinoplasty, and plastic surgery after weight loss.

WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

If you live in Fort Lauderdale or Broward County and are considering undergoing plastic surgery and want to learn more about the techniques available, contact board-certified plastic surgeon Nathan Eberle, M.D., D.D.S., today for your consultation at the Weston Center for Plastic Surgery.