Question: My neck has become very saggy. What are some of my options for firming it up? Answer: The degree of neck skin laxity and your tolerance for surgery and subsequent recovery time will dictate which procedures are best for you to address your neck. If there are changes to the quality of the neck… [Read More]
Laser Liposuction
I’m a fairly young-looking 58 year old.
Question: I’m a fairly young-looking 58 year old. I’m pretty happy with my overall appearance except for my neck which has been getting a bit saggy looking over the past year. What are my options for improving this? Answer: Improving the appearance of your neck will depend upon several different factors. If all that you… [Read More]
I am diabetic, 59 years old and wonder if I am eligible
Question: I am diabetic, 59 years old and wonder if I am eligible for laser liposuction treatments. I would like treatment on my neck. Is there the possibility of complications because of my diabetes? Answer: All surgeries, including laser liposuction, have somewhat of a higher risk when performed on a diabetic patient. Diabetic patients have… [Read More]
How common is the risk of burning the skin
Question: How common is the risk of burning the skin with laser liposuction? Answer: The risk of burning the skin during laser liposuction is present but small. The laser energy is pulsed in such a way that the skin will burn only if you are not moving the laser tip appropriately during liposuction. The laser… [Read More]
I have a large flap of skin the hangs down below my chin.
Question: I have a large flap of skin the hangs down below my chin. Is a necklift the only procedure that will eliminate this unwanted skin? Answer: If you have a large flap of skin that hangs down beneath your chin, although laser liposuction may help to tighten this skin, to really provide you with… [Read More]
The advances in plastic surgery have always amazed me
Question:The advances in plastic surgery have always amazed me. I am currently on a fat removal search on the Internet and came across laser lipolysis. With this procedure, do you have to go under the skin? How does the laser remove the fat? Answer:The particular type of laser fat removal that I perform is laser… [Read More]
I’m 45, female, and I have developed a sagging double chin.
Question: I’m 45, female, and I have developed a sagging double chin. The fat seems to be the biggest problem so I’ve been thinking about getting neck liposuction. Even with my age, will neck lipo be effective in making my chin and jaw attractive again or will my skin be too loose to see good… [Read More]
I have always been uncomfortable about my thighs
Question:I have always been uncomfortable about my thighs. They have always rubbed together or against my pants giving me painful cysts. How much (volume) fat will have to be liposuctioned to prevent future chaffing. Answer:The amount of fat that can be removed from your thighs will depend in large part on how much excess fat… [Read More]
I have too much skin in my neck that seems to cover my chin
Question: I have too much skin in my neck that seems to cover my chin. I would like a weekend neck lift but I would like to have it done under local anesthesia. I hope this is possible. Do you actually cut off the extra skin? Where do you make the incision? Answer: Too much… [Read More]
I have fat fairly evenly dispersed all over my body
Question: I have fat fairly evenly dispersed all over my body but it is really only the arms that I care about. I would like liposuction on my upper arms. I am 67 years old. Do you think that the skin will retract and tighten? Answer: The SlimLipo procedure is a wonderful procedure that exceeds… [Read More]