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Whether your loose, sagging, or stretched skin is the result of significant loss of weight, pregnancy, or aging, a body lift is capable of helping you get your body contours back to normal. The surgery will also be able to provide you with tighter, smoother, younger looking skin. Cosmetic surgeons are capable of performing full body lifts or area specific surgery in the following areas: thighs, arms, abdomen, buttock, and breasts. An important note is that many plastic surgeons tailor their body lift procedures to meet the aesthetic and health goals and needs of their patients. If you require further information about a body lift procedure, you should set up a consultation with a plastic surgeon.

The chin will usually be taped after the procedure in order to minimize any discomfort and swelling. Sutures that were placed in the skin will be removed after five to seven days. If the plastic surgeon chose for you to have an intra-oral incision, the sutures will dissolve in time. While you recover from cosmetic chin surgery you will experience some mild discomfort and swelling in the affected area for several days after the surgery. It’s typically that you will experience some temporary difficulty with talking and smiling. Blue and black marks can be visible around the neck and chin in some cases. Your cosmetic surgeon will provide you with instructions about your dental hygiene, eating, and any other restrictions to your activities after the procedure.

The insertion of a chin implant into one’s chin may take anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour. During this surgery, the plastic surgeon will select the proper shape and size of implant to properly enhance your appearance. He or she will then proceed to insert the implant into a pocket that has been created over the front of the jawbone. The tiny incision that is used to create the implant pocket and to insert the implant is usually placed inside the mouth (along the lower lip) or in the skin just under one’s chin area.

When excess wrinkles and skin are present around the lower eyelid, the plastic surgeon may choose to use and external incision approach. With this, the incision is made just beneath the lower eyelashes. This is easily camouflaged during the healing process. Through this lower eyelid incision excess muscle and skin, and even fat may be removed. The incision will then be closed with sutures that will be removed about a week after surgery. Bruising and swelling are a little more common with lower blepharoplasty, however the problems will usually resolve within one week. Regular activities may be resumed within one to two weeks.

When a plastic surgeon performs a lower eyelid lift, patients are offered a gentle intravenous sedation from their anesthetist. This procedure can, however, be comfortably performed with only the use of local anesthetic. For any patient who has prominent fat bags under their lower eyelids and only a small amount of excess muscle or skin, the eyelid surgery can be performed with zero external sutures. Instead, the plastic surgeon can place an incision on the inner side of the lower eyelid and any extra fat can be carefully removed. There are no sutures required for this approach, and patients are asked to use a topical eye drop for a week after to aid in the healing process.

An abdominoplasty, or sometimes referred to as a tummy tuck, is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures available. An abdominoplasty is able to remove excess skin and fat and can also tighten the abdominal muscles to create a smooth, tight, better contoured waistline. In most cases it can also restore separated or weakened muscles. A good candidate for a tummy tuck will have excess or loose skin due to pregnancy, weight loss, or loss of skin elasticity from aging or stretch marks. The surgery is often combined with liposuction to the love handle areas to provide a better contour to the entire waistline. Also, it is commonly performed along with a breast augmentation procedure and liposuction. This set of procedures is often referred to as the “Mommy Makeover.” Your decision to have an abdominoplasty performed is extremely personal and you will have to decide if the benefits of surgery will achieve your goals and if the potential complications and risks are acceptable.