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Liposuction is a plastic surgery that speaks to an extremely common frustration: unwanted fat. Many people look in the mirror and see select areas that they wish were slimmer, whether it’s their abdomen, “double chin,” thighs, upper arms, or other areas. To help you gain a better understanding of liposuction and whether it may be able to give you the body contours you prefer, I’m answering some of the most common questions I receive about liposuction as a double board-certified plastic surgeon.
This is an important question, and the answer is that it depends on your lifestyle choices. You are generally born with a set number of fat cells and when you gain weight, you don’t develop new fat cells; your fat cells just get larger. Liposuction works by removing fat cells from a precise area. While those fat cells won’t return, you will still have some fat cells in the area, and those can get larger if you’re taking in excess calories. This means you can gain weight in the treated area, although you will typically gain weight more slowly in this area because there are fewer fat cells here than in other areas.
Every surgery leaves scarring, but fortunately, liposuction scars are very minimal. The incisions I use for liposuction are very small, so your scars will be small and usually difficult to see. Additionally, I do everything I can to place these very small incisions in the natural creases of your body which makes them even more difficult to spot. This is especially true for my minimally invasive Band Aid Liposuction, a procedure I perform in-office with gentle numbing rather than general anesthesia.
Liposuction can play a part in weight loss, but in a different way than most people think. Liposuction is not an “easier” way to lose weight. In fact, your weight will barely drop after liposuction. This surgery is designed not for removing a considerable amount of fat but for refining your curves and contours by addressing small, specific bulges of fat.
For this reason, liposuction is a popular choice for people who have lost weight through other means and reached their goal weight, but who have some stubborn areas remaining and want to enhance their results. It’s important to be at or near your goal weight before considering liposuction.
The good news is that liposuction tends to have a shorter recovery period than many other plastic surgeries. The bad news is that it’s not possible to know exactly how long your recovery will be. There are many factors that affect your healing period, such as the details of your procedure, your pre-surgery and post-surgery care, your health, and more. It will also depend on the work you do because you’ll be ready for desk work before you will be ready to do work that is more physically demanding. Most people will be able to return to desk work within one week of their liposuction surgery, but we will discuss your recovery in more detail during your pre-surgical consultation.
Liposuction is an incredibly versatile surgery that can be used for nearly any area of your body where you have unwanted fat. Some of the most common areas include the abdomen, upper arms, hips, back, “double chin,” and thighs, as well as the chest and flanks for men. For particularly small areas of excess fat, my minimally invasive Band Aid Liposuction may be an option.
If you’re considering liposuction, the first step is to schedule a liposuction consultation at my Atlanta office to discuss your specific needs and what you can expect. Call me, plastic surgeon Dr. John LeRoy, to schedule your consultation today. Follow me on Facebook for more cosmetic surgery tips and insights.
If you look in the mirror and find that you look older than you feel or find yourself wishing you could turn back the clock on your facial aging, you may have started exploring your options. With the medical technology and advancements today, there are many treatments and procedures that can help you look younger, but one of the most balanced and successful options is my unique Band Aid Mini Facelift. To help you learn everything you need to know about this surgery, I’ve put together the ultimate guide to the Band Aid Mini Facelift.
The Band Aid Mini Facelift is a unique cosmetic surgery I developed over 25 years ago and have been performing with exceptional success ever since. This procedure is a variation of the traditional facelift that incorporates minimally invasive techniques, allowing me to perform the surgery in-office using gentle numbing rather than performing it in a hospital or surgery center with general anesthesia. You’ll be awake and resting comfortably throughout the procedure.
The aim of the Band Aid Mini Facelift is to take a more incremental, natural approach to facial rejuvenation. Because a traditional facelift is a rather substantial surgery, patients often wait until their facial aging has progressed dramatically and then hope to fix 20 years of aging in one surgery. The Band Aid Mini Facelift, on the other hand, is designed to be a more manageable procedure you receive about every ten years. This allows you to enjoy more natural-looking results at more consistent intervals so you continue to look your best decade after decade.
I also offer an even more incremental version of the procedure, called a Band Aid Micro Mini Facelift. This surgery is meant for patients who just want to update their look every few years instead of waiting about ten years for their next Band Aid Mini Facelift.
Because it’s a minimally invasive surgery, my Band Aid Mini Facelift allows you to get back on your feet in about half as much time compared to a traditional facelift. After a traditional facelift, it can take two, three, or even four weeks for you to get back to work and your typical daily activities. After a Band Aid Mini Facelift, most patients return to work after just a week. Keep in mind, however, that there are many factors that affect the recovery time based on each individual and their lifestyle, so there is no way to give an exact timeframe.
The Band Aid Mini Facelift is not only more convenient than a traditional facelift – it’s more cost-effective too. In fact, a Band Aid Mini Facelift costs about half the price of a traditional facelift surgery.
This is because a traditional surgery includes three primary costs: the surgeon’s fee, the operating room fee, and the anesthesia fees. Because a Band Aid Mini Facelift is performed in-office and uses gentle numbing rather than general anesthesia, you don’t have those added costs, which account for about half the price of a traditional facelift.
If you believe a Band Aid Mini Facelift may be the answer to your concerns about facial aging, the next step is to schedule a consultation with me, Dr. John LeRoy, at my Atlanta office. We’ll discuss the surgery in more detail, talk about whether you’re a candidate for the procedure, and address any questions you may have so you’ll feel comfortable with the entire process.
To schedule your consultation, call my plastic surgery office. For more insights into cosmetic surgery and my Band Aid line of procedures, follow me on Facebook.
For many patients, plastic surgery feels like a strong leap of faith because of the recovery period, the procedure itself, and the cost. One of my top passions as a double board-certified plastic surgeon has been to allow patients to get the confidence-boosting cosmetic results they want without the recovery time and cost of a traditional facelift. It was that mission that drove me to create my signature Band Aid Mini Facelift over 25 years ago, using minimally invasive techniques and in-office gentle numbing rather than general anesthesia, and I have been performing it with great success ever since.
If you’re considering a Band Aid Mini Facelift, you may be curious about the aesthetic concerns that this procedure can address. While it is a versatile procedure that I customize for each patient’s desired results, below are the primary cosmetic concerns that this minimally invasive surgery can address.
As we get older, our skin loses its firmness and eventually succumbs to the effects of gravity. While the skin is sagging throughout your face, that excess skin tends to collect and be most visible at the jawline. This is why we develop jowls as we age.
During my Band Aid Mini Facelift, I remove excess sagging skin and give the entire lower face and mid face a refreshing lift. This creates not only a more defined jawline but a smoother, younger appearance throughout your lower and mid face.
During the aging process, our skin isn’t the only part of our face that shifts downward. Underlying facial tissue like fat and muscle can decrease with age and may fall from the cheeks into the lower face. This not only creates more bulk around the jawline but creates hollows in the cheeks that may make you look gaunter and harsher.
In my Band Aid Mini Facelift, however, I can restore your facial tissue to a more youthful position. This gives you the natural look of a younger you.
Wrinkles can arise from multiple different causes. Some wrinkles are caused by repeated facial expressions over the years, while other wrinkles are primarily the result of your skin losing firmness and thickness with age. A Band Aid Mini Facelift can target the second type of wrinkles throughout your lower face and mid face.
Keep in mind that trying to remove all wrinkles with a Band Aid Mini Facelift or any facelift surgery is impractical and will also lead to an unnatural and uncomfortable result. However, my Band Aid Mini Facelift allows me to create an overall smoother facial contour that still looks natural for you.
You may find that you have other signs of aging that aren’t listed above, such as bags under your eyes or wrinkles in your forehead. How can we address these signs of aging?
In many cases, I can combine a Band Aid Mini Facelift with other surgical or non-surgical treatments to treat a variety of cosmetic concerns in one procedure. For example, my Band Aid Eyelid Surgery combined with my Band Aid Mini Facelift can enhance your overall facial contour while improving bags under your eyes. Cosmetic facial injections like facial fillers, Botox®, or Dysport® can address fine lines and wrinkles that cannot be removed with a Band Aid Mini Facelift.
Regardless of your cosmetic concerns and desired results, the best place to begin is with a plastic surgery consultation. During this appointment, I will listen to your goals and determine the best procedure or procedures to achieve the results you want. Schedule your facial rejuvenation consultation at my Atlanta office today. For more cosmetic surgery insights and tips, follow me on Facebook.
For many people, Botox® or Dysport® injections are one of the first treatments they receive to reduce signs of aging. While it is a low-risk, minimally invasive, brief procedure, it can still feel like a leap of faith for patients who have never had professional facial rejuvenation treatments or those who have only had mild skin treatments like chemical peels. How do you know when you’re ready for Botox® or Dysport® injections?
As a double board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in facial rejuvenation, I have helped many patients ease the anxiety of their first injection appointment. While wrinkle reduction injections and other cosmetic treatments should be an entirely personal decision, there are a few signs that indicate you may be ready for Botox® or Dysport®.
Among the first signs of aging that tend to appear are wrinkles called crow’s feet. These lines start in the outer corners of your eyes and extend outward.
Crow’s feet develop as the result of making the same facial expressions for decades. Over time, your muscles become tense and create a wrinkle in your skin. Botox® or Dysport® can ease these wrinkles by relaxing those tensed muscles for months at a time.
When you raise your eyebrows or tense your forehead, you see horizontal wrinkles across your forehead. In the same way crow’s feet develop, these forehead lines occur because your forehead muscles eventually become tense in a prolonged way so that you have wrinkles even when your facial expression is neutral. Botox® or Dysport® injections can smooth these lines to give you a more youthful appearance.
When you frown and furrow your brow, you’ll notice that vertical lines appear between your eyebrows. As with crow’s feet and forehead lines, though, for many people, these wrinkles eventually reach a point when they don’t fade after you stop frowning. This can make you look older and you may appear irritable or unhappy when you aren’t.
If you have noticed these persistent frown lines, Botox® or Dysport® injections are the ideal way to ease them for several months with each treatment. These injections will relax the targeted muscles to give you a more positive and refreshed look.
There are many treatments and procedures available today to reduce wrinkles, but they each have their own pros and cons and are ideal for different types of wrinkles. If you want a way to reduce expression lines with a quick and simple treatment that is minimally invasive and requires no time off work to recover, Botox® or Dysport® injections are likely a good fit.
The best way to treat aging is to prevent it as much as possible. Botox® and Dysport® injections have a unique advantage of slowing the development of expression lines. Expression lines appear because the facial muscles become progressively more tensed after years of repeated facial movements. Botox® and Dysport® relax these muscles for months with a single treatment. During that time, not only are your wrinkles smoother but because the muscles aren’t contracting, they aren’t making your expression lines worse. This is why many younger adults are starting Botox® or Dysport® injections even before they have significant wrinkles
If you can identify with the signs above, you may be ready to start using Botox® or Dysport® injections to enjoy a more youthful, refreshed appearance in a non-surgical, minimally invasive way. To learn more and decide whether Botox® or Dysport® injections may be right for you, schedule a consultation with me, Dr. John LeRoy. For more insights, follow me on Facebook.