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Breast Augmentation

Breast Augmentation

Plastic surgery helps patients receive lifestyle-enhancing procedures that will not only change the way they look, but also the way they feel. It is important for patients to evaluate a plastic surgeon based on qualifications and past procedure results. Searching through a plastic surgery before and after photo gallery will help patients decide which Plastic Surgeons to consult. In addition, it is also essential for patients to verify that the procedure will be done and completed in a State-of-the-art plastic surgery facility with a certified staff that are caring and helpful. (see Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles)

Our Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery facility is now offering patients Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation procedure. With this procedure, patients are able to receive and quickly recover from breast enhancement surgery that accentuate a femininely-shaped figure. Recovery time can be reduced up to less than 24 hours, depending on breast size. Size and type of implants, either saline or silicone implants, are determined during the patient consultation with their plastic surgeon. The type is discussed during consultation to ensure the type of implant flows and works well with the body. Size may also be suggested by a plastic surgeon to match patients’ weight and size. For minimal scarring, the procedure is performed by making a small incision under the breast, or by scar less breast implant surgery through the armpit, or around the areolar. The incision will be made based on patient preference and physical anatomy. The results are enlarged breasts, restored breast volume, and an improvement in breast asymmetry.

With our Board Certified Plastic Surgeons throughout Southern California, patients receive outstanding body contouring results such as Tummy Tuck or Liposuction. Statistics show that Liposuction has been a top surgical cosmetic procedure among men and women as a body contouring procedure. Liposuction is a procedure for patients who wish to remove excess fat and skin on the body and the procedure allows this removal on virtually any location on the body. The surgeon can perform a fat transfer buttock enhancement procedure using the fat removed from your liposuction.  During consultation, a patient will be asked to express their concern for areas of the body they feel uncomfortable with and may benefit from a liposuction procedure. Once the patient’s candidacy has been evaluated, the patient will be given specific instructions on how to prepare for the procedure. Patients have found this procedure to be extremely effective with results that exceed their expectations as results are permanent unless the patient presumes weight gain. Body contouring procedures provide results that enhance a patients figure as they result in a figure that is slimmer and more defined.

Obesity is an alarming medical problem and is affecting over 1.5 billion people worldwide. A large portion of the morbidly obese patients are in United States. There are several procedures that fall under general bariatric surgery in Los Angeles area and here are a few :

The Sleeve Gastrectomy  induces weight loss by reducing the size of the stomach. Our Oxnard Gastric Sleeve patients undergo a procedure where 75% to 80% of the stomach is removed surgically laparoscopically. The remaining part of the stomach is roughly the size and shape of a banana and holds a little more than 3 oz. Since this operation does not involve any ‘cutting’ or ‘rerouting’ of the intestines, it is a simpler operation than the Gastric Bypass. Unlike the Adjustable Gastric Band (also knows as Lap Band Thousand Oaks to some of our patients), the Sleeve Gastrectomy does not involve a foreign device. For certain patients, particularly those who are super morbidly obese, the Sleeve Gastrectomy may require a second surgery such as of our Ventura gastric bypass patients who had an BMI of 65; she had to undergo two stage surgery in order to loss massive amount of weight.

Another option for restricting the amount of food that can be taken in is the Adjustable Gastric Band. Using this procedure, surgeons at the Beverly Hills Physicians Bariatric Surgery Oxnard  place an inflatable band around the upper portion of the stomach. This band creates a new, smaller pouch that is about one ounce in size. The small pouch makes you feel full with just a small amount of food.

The rate of loss is controlled by the size of the opening of the band. Doctors can adjust the size of the opening by inflating the band’s bladder with saline. Since we can adjust gastric band in the Thousand Oaks Lap Band patients, your rate of weight loss can be controlled so that it is healthy and doesn’t become disruptive to leading a normal life as you lose weight.

One of the advantages of the Adjustable Gastric Band as it is also known, is that there’s no cutting or stapling required. The band is added laparoscopically by surgeons at the institute, so it is minimally invasive. Instead of one large incision, the band is applied through several small incisions. This greatly reduces the recovery time and allows you to start losing your excess weight more quickly.

The weight loss and weight management experts at the Beverly Hills Physician’s Simi Valley Bariatric Surgery Center are actively involved in addressing the alarming rate of obesity in the world and members of our team participate in global sessions addressing the many health and lifestyle issues caused by obesity, which affects an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide.

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