Cosmetic Surgery Program

The Body Contouring Program offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art surgical services designed to enhance the patient’s appearance. We offer treatments for patients interested in body contouring after massive weight loss, as well as patients interested in aesthetic and cosmetic enhancements.

Our surgeons perform a wide range of body-contouring procedures, including:

• Arm lift (brachioplasty)
• Breast lift/reshaping using the patient’s own tissue from the sides and back [intercostal artery perforator (ICAP) or spiral flap]
• Breast reduction
• Buttocks lift/reshaping and enlargement using the patient’s own tissue [superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap]
• Circumferential body lift, a procedure in which an abdomen reduction and buttock reduction are performed at the same time
• Fat transfer from one area of the body into the face and nasolabial folds, buttocks or breasts to improve appearance following breast reconstruction
• Gynecomastia correction to minimize abnormally large breasts in males
• Liposuction
• Thigh lift
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty/panniculectomy)

Our surgeons have conducted many of the primary research studies on silicone and saline breast implants. We offer a variety of surgical options to help patients improve the appearance of their breasts, such as:

• Breast enlargement (augmentation mammaplasty): Increasing the volume or size of the breasts
• Breast lift (mastopexy): Raising and reshaping sagging breasts
• Breast surgery after massive weight loss to remove excess breast tissue
• A combination of breast enlargement and lift

Elective surgery for breast reduction can produce important health benefits and may be covered by insurance. This procedure involves removing fat, glandular tissue and skin from the breasts, making them smaller, lighter, firmer and lifted.

We offer a variety of surgical options to address the cosmetic concerns of male and female patients:

• Brow or forehead lift
• Custom cheek or facial implants
• Ear pinning (otoplasty)
• Eyelid rejuvenation (blepharoplasty)
• Face lift, including "short-scar" face lift
• Facial fillers such as Botox®, Restylane®, and Juvederm®
• Facial fat removal or grafting
• Facial scar revisions (to lessen prominence of scars)
• Facial-skeletal contouring
• Mid-face lift
• Neck lift (platysmaplasty)
• Nose surgery (rhinoplasty)
• Removal of benign skin lesions

Noninvasive procedures may be performed on their own or in tandem with surgical procedures to address:

• Facial asymmetries
• Facial discolorations
• Facial wrinkles
• Loosening of facial skin

Noninvasive aesthetic treatments to enhance facial appearance include injectable therapies and chemical peels.

Facial Fillers

Injected into the skin, facial fillers can augment creased and sunken areas of the face or fill out lips and cheeks.

• Botox®: Among the most widely used treatments for facial wrinkles, Botox provides a simple approach for temporarily smoothing moderate to severe lines
• Fat injections: After extracting fat from another part of the body (e.g. abdomen or thighs), we inject it into an area requiring augmentation; because the fat comes from your own body, there is no risk of an allergic reaction
• Juvederm®: This "next-generation" injectable gel consists of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the skin that adds volume and hydrates, and is designed to smooth away wrinkles and folds
• Restylane®: This injectable gel also consists of hyaluronic acid and acts in similar fashion to Juvederm

Chemical Peels

Applying a chemical solution to remove the outer layers of skin can uncover smoother, more evenly pigmented skin. We offer three types of chemical peels:

• Light peels (alphahydroxy acids, or AHAs): The mildest of the chemical peels, light peels include glycolic, lactic, and fruit acid peels M
• medium peels (trichloroacetic acids, or TCAs): For skin with moderate sun damage, surface wrinkles and/or uneven tone or pigment abnormalities, medium peels may offer a solution
• Deep peels (phenol acid): We use deep peels to treat skin with coarse wrinkles, blotchiness or precancerous growths