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How Can I Maintain My Tummy Tuck Results?

May 22nd, 2020

2 Min Read

A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) can help you achieve a firm, toned stomach. It is one of the most popular plastic surgeries in the United States, with nearly 130,000 done each year, and, when performed on the right candidate, their results can be transformative.

Tummy tuck surgery provides both aesthetic and physical improvement—providing a slimmer, more toned abdomen to show off on the beach while correcting separated abdominal muscles, improving posture, repairing ventral hernias, and relieving the lower back pain caused by belly pooches.

Tummy tuck surgery provides long-lasting results, but they are not necessarily permanent.

One of the most common questions we hear from patients is, “How can I maintain my tummy tuck results?” While every patient is different, you can do some simple things to keep your abs looking great for years to come.

Can Regular Exercise Help Maintain My Tummy Tuck Results?

In most cases, abdominoplasty patients should refrain from any vigorous exercise for at least six weeks following their procedure, although recovery times vary. During recovery, patients can stay active by walking, but they need to refrain from all other activities until their plastic surgeon clears them.

Following the recovery period, regular workouts are necessary to keep your tone, build muscle, and burn fat—three things that will help you maintain your tummy tuck results. Be sure not to over-focus on your abdomen—while some stomach exercises are ok, too much early on can backfire.

Should I Follow a Special Diet After My Tummy Tuck?

There is no such thing as a ‘tummy tuck diet,’ but you should focus on eating clean, healthy foods. Remember, abdominoplasty is not weight loss surgery—it is a cosmetic procedure. Having a tummy tuck doesn’t mean you can eat junk food and overindulge. Doing so will only lead to weight gain.

Losing and gaining body fat can dramatically alter your surgical results, leading to stretched, saggy skin. This is why it is best to maintain a stable weight after your tummy tuck—whatever that weight may be.

Can I Get Pregnant After a Tummy Tuck?

Physiologically speaking, yes.

A tummy tuck does not interfere with your reproductive organs. Still, it is a good idea to hold off on having abdominoplasty until after you are no longer planning on becoming pregnant. This is because the dramatic weight gain in the abdominal area during pregnancy is likely to reverse the positive impacts of a tummy tuck.

Want to Know More About Tummy Tuck Surgery?

To learn more about how you can achieve and maintain your ideal look with a tummy tuck, contact Dr. Corbin to schedule your confidential by calling our Beverly Hills office at (310) 284-8384, our Brea office at (714) 671-3033, or by filling out our online contact form.

Categories Tummy Tuck

What Should I Expect From My Thighplasty Recovery?

by Frederic Corbin

March 20th, 2020

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Weight fluctuations, genetics, pregnancy, and natural aging may leave you dealing with sagging skin on your thighs that is resistant to diet and exercise.

A thighplasty, also known as a thigh lift, reshapes the upper legs by reducing the excess skin and fat. There are two thighplasty methods that can be used for this surgery, depending on the amount of fat that needs to be removed. These methods include the inner or outer thigh lift.

A Compression Garment May Be Needed

You will most likely be requested to wear a compression garment following your surgery to protect the incisions, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling, and help form your new thigh contours.

A compression garment is a piece of thick elastic fabric that places consistent pressure on the treatment areas.

It is necessary to wear your garments around the clock for the amount of time your surgeon recommends—usually four to six weeks.

There Is a Balance Between Not Enough and Too Much Activity

It is common for you to feel sore and tired after undergoing a thighplasty. While it is essential that you rest and not overexert your body, you still need to stay active.

This activity includes getting up for leisurely walks multiple times a day. Staying too stagnant is just as harmful as participating in strenuous exercise before you are ready.

Your walks should start slow and short and gradually increase as the days go by. These walks will promote blood circulation, which will reduce the chance of blood clots.

Most thighplasty patients can return to more strenuous activities after four to six weeks.

Clean Incisions Means Healthy Incisions

Keeping incisions clean and dry is important for preventing infections. You will be provided with information about how to care for your incisions, how often to change your dressings and bandages, and how to maintain your surgical drains, if necessary.

Surgical drains are sometimes required to drain excess fluid. These drains will be removed a few days after your surgery.

A Healthy Diet Is Non-Negotiable

The dietary choices you make following your thighplasty can accelerate or lengthen the healing process.

While you may be tempted to opt for “comfort” food like burgers, chips, and pizza, your body may regret it in the long run. Processed foods and sugars interrupt the healing process and make it difficult for your incisions to close properly and for the swelling to subside.

Alternatively, foods that are high in lean protein and nutrients like Vitamins A and C and antioxidants can promote the healing process by reducing inflammation and stimulating cell renewal.

Try to focus on foods like:

Fish, such as salmon
Chicken breasts
Vegetables, such as spinach
Berries
Nuts

Want to Know More About Thighplasty?

If you would like to learn more about your thighplasty options in Beverly Hills or Brea, California, contact Dr.Corbin at (310) 284-8384 or fill out our online contact form.

Categories Thigh Lift

4 Reasons to Get a Breast Augmentation

by Frederic Corbin

February 28th, 2020

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Thanks to enhancements in technology, breast augmentation is safer and more effective than ever before. Breast augmentation surgery is a cosmetic procedure that increases the breast size using implants placed above or below the chest muscles.

There are many reasons why a woman would want to undergo breast augmentation surgery, as this surgery can help a woman regain her self-confidence and attain the body figure she has always wanted.

A woman smiling after a breast augmentation

1. Increases Breast Size

The main reason that women choose breast augmentation is to increase their breast size. Women with small breasts can achieve fuller, more substantial breast size with more cleavage while maintaining a natural look.

Small breasts might also make a woman feel like their breasts are disproportionate to the rest of their body. Increasing breast size can make the body look balanced and proportioned and can provide women with hourglass figures.

2. Corrects Breast Asymmetry

Typically, no two breasts are the same size, but occasionally, one breast may be noticeably larger or differently shaped than the other. Breast asymmetry can give a woman an unbalanced appearance that may lead to emotional insecurities or frustrations. Breast augmentation can restore balance to the breasts by increasing the size of the smaller breast to match the size of the larger breast.

While patients can undergo breast reduction on the larger breast (to create balance), many women choose to undergo augmentation on the smaller one.

3. Reverses Damage From Pregnancy

Typically, after breastfeeding, the breasts begin to sag and become less dense. Breast augmentation can restore the appearance of deflated breasts by adding volume and fullness after having children.

4. Enhances Other Breast and Body Procedures

Breast augmentation is compatible with other procedures that improve your body contour after pregnancy, weight loss, or the natural aging process. Breast augmentation can be combined with additional breast enhancement procedures, such as the breast lift, body contouring procedures, such as tummy tuck surgery or liposuction, or as a part of a Mommy Makeover Procedure.

Want to Learn More About Breast Augmentation?

If you would like to learn more about breast augmentation in Beverly Hills, contact Dr. Corbin at (310) 284-8384 or fill out our online contact form today.

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Will I Still Look Like Myself After Facial Surgery?

by Frederic Corbin

January 31st, 2020

Facial enhancement surgery will define your features and highlight your natural beauty.

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Some women considering facial enhancement surgery may desire a whole new look. Others are afraid that surgery will change their face too much.

Facial plastic surgery is designed to define your facial features and highlight your natural beauty.

The extent of your facial alteration will depend on the procedure or combination of procedures that you choose to undergo.

How Much Will My Face Change After Plastic Surgery?

Facial enhancement surgery is separated into two sections: anti-aging and facial augmentation.

What Are Anti-Aging Facial Procedures?

Anti-aging procedures, such as facelift surgery, eyelid surgery, and the forehead lift, target signs of aging like fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. These surgical techniques tighten and manipulate the facial tissues, but they do not alter the bone structure or add significant volume or shape to the face.

Anti-aging procedures restore a more youthful facial contour—much like you had in your younger years, but it will not radically change the shape of your face.

Depending on the surgery you choose, these procedures:

Tighten sagging skin
Reposition facial fat and muscles
Eliminate jowls
Lessen under-eye bags
Smooth forehead creases
Reduce or erase the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

What Are Facial Augmentation Procedures?

Facial augmentation procedures, such as rhinoplasty, chin implants, or cheek implants, do affect your underlying structure and may alter the shape of your face that you are used to seeing when you look in the mirror.

Rhinoplasty—or cosmetic nose surgery—corrects nasal irregularities such as humps, wide bridges, upturned or drooping nasal tips, and flared nostrils. Your nose is the central feature on your face, and the way it interacts with your surrounding facial features significantly impacts your overall facial appearance.

Adjusting the nose—even by the slightest margin—can impact your physical appearance. Narrowing the nose may narrow your entire face just as removing a nasal hump may create a more defined profile.

Correcting an aesthetic nasal concern allows your surrounding features, such as your eyes or cheekbones, to take center stage.

Facial implants, like those placed in the cheek or the chin, can also alter and define your facial contour. These silicone implants enhance volume and shape. Cheek implants give off the appearance of higher, more defined cheekbones. A chin implant increases the projection of the chin so that it balances with your surrounding facial features.

Even though these augmentation procedures make subtle alterations to the facial structure, the appearance of those changes can be significant.

Why Should I Choose a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon?

Board-certified plastic surgeons have the training, experience, and skills to give you the safest procedure possible with the most desirable-looking results.

Dr. Frederic Corbin is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 25 years of experience in facial surgery.

Do You Want to Learn More About Facial Plastic Surgery?

If you are interested in facial enhancement and want to set up a consultation with Dr. Corbin, contact his Beverly Hills office at (310) 284-8384 or his Brea office at (714) 671-3033.

Categories Facelift, Facial Rejuvenation

Why Should You Combine Eyelid Surgery With a Forehead Lift?

by Frederic Corbin

December 22nd, 2019

3 Min Read

Blepharoplasty and forehead lift surgery. Close-up of a woman's eyelid Although they both address the upper region of the face and impact the eyes, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) is an entirely different cosmetic procedure than a forehead lift.

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that addresses access skin of the upper and lower lids and removes increasing fat in either lower and upper lids.

A forehead lift addresses lines and wrinkles on the forehead as well as a sagging brow.

Which Procedure Is Right for Me?

Some women develop laxity in the eyelids, others in the forehead, and some in both. Determining the correct cosmetic procedure for you comes down to your specific aging concerns as well as your personal preference.

The eyes and the upper face are among the first areas to display the visible signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles.

This is due to:

Repeated facial expressions and movements
Thin skin
Excessive sun exposure
Poor skincare routines

These situations often result in the development of heavy upper eyelids. Unfortunately, the cause for this heaviness varies from person to person.

Sometimes, this laxity is due to the breakdown of tissues on the eyelids themselves. Other times, it is due to a sagging brow—which is caused by the weakening of the forehead tissues—that is putting pressure on the eyelids.

Do I Need Eyelid Surgery?

If your laxity is limited to the upper and lower brow, or if you are unhappy with the appearance of crow’s feet (lines that radiate from the outer corners of your eyes), then blepharoplasty may be the procedure for you.

Do I Need a Forehead Lift?

If you have moderate to severe horizontal lines on the forehead, frown lines between the brows, or eyebrows that have noticeable dropped on the forehead, a forehead lift is right for you.

While these procedures can be performed as standalone procedures, many patients discover the benefits of performing them in combination with each other.

What Are the Benefits of Combining Plastic Surgery Procedures?

Facial Balance and Symmetry

Since aging is not always limited to just the eyes or the forehead, many potential patients benefit from a combination procedure. This combination ensures that facial balance remains across the upper third of your face.

If you have laxity on the eyelids and the forehead but only choose to address the eyelids, the pressure of the sagging brow may disrupt and reverse the quality of your blepharoplasty results.

When you combine these procedures, both areas will be addressed, and you will likely experience longer-lasting improvement.

Reduced Recovery Period

Eyelid and forehead surgery both require a recovery period of several weeks. This is due to bruising, swelling, and the healing of the incisions.

If blepharoplasty and forehead lift surgery are performed in tandem, you will heal from both techniques simultaneously, thus reducing the recovery time—as opposed to the procedures being performed separately.

Lessened Financial Cost

Much like the reduced recovery time, if you choose to combine your procedures, you will only be paying for one day of the facility and one round of anesthesia.

And since you will recover from these simultaneously, you will be required to take less time off of work.

Can I Have Blepharoplasty Now and a Forehead Lift Later?

While there are many benefits to combining procedures if you are experiencing laxity in both areas, it is possible to perform these at different times should you prefer.

How Can I Learn More?

If you are interested in blepharoplasty, forehead lift surgery, or a combination of both, contact Dr. Corbin by calling his Beverly Hills office at (310) 284-8384, Brea office at (714) 671-3033, or by filling out his online contact form.

Categories Eyelid Surgery

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How Can I Maintain My Tummy Tuck Results?

Can Regular Exercise Help Maintain My Tummy Tuck Results?

Should I Follow a Special Diet After My Tummy Tuck?

Can I Get Pregnant After a Tummy Tuck?

Want to Know More About Tummy Tuck Surgery?

What Should I Expect From My Thighplasty Recovery?

A Compression Garment May Be Needed

There Is a Balance Between Not Enough and Too Much Activity

Clean Incisions Means Healthy Incisions

A Healthy Diet Is Non-Negotiable