Plastic and reconstructive surgeries encompass many different procedures and techniques to restore function and form when the body is compromised due to illness or injury, or, when cosmetic improvements can significantly enhance a patient’s life.
L+M board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons experts in performing a wide range of procedures on the body and face. They treat patients with breast cancer by reconstructing the breast following their cancer surgery; improve skin damage from burns or after surgical removal of skin cancers; and improve scars or deformities from other injuries or wounds.
L+M plastic surgeons can also enhance a patient’s self-esteem and outlook on life through procedures on the body and face. These procedures include breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, facelifts, eyelid lift, nose surgery, liposuction, body lift, and tummy tucks.
Our surgeons bring to each case the latest techniques and cutting edge materials most appropriate to each patient’s specific condition. And, by choosing to have surgery at L+M Hospital, each patient is assured that highly skilled anesthesiologists, nurses and technicians are teaming with our surgeons to ensure safety and the best possible outcomes.
With options for breast, body and face, L+M’s board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons use the latest proven advances to enhance your health, look and life.
When certain changes in one's life reduces her or his ability to savor life, the time may be right to consider a surgical solution. L+M plastic surgeons can help restore a patient’s comfort and confidence, while also fostering a more youthful and healthy appearance.
Contour irregularities of the abdomen can be caused by a variety of reasons, but the goal is usually the same for the patient: to return the body to a smooth, natural and appealing contour. Various surgical options are available.
Liposuction is the most common body contouring procedure to help reduce fat to create a smoother and aesthetic contour. Liposuction is not only performed in the abdomen and other areas of the trunk, it is also done in arms, thighs and neck. Liposuction procedures at L+M include advanced techniques.
A Tummy Tuck, as it is often called, is also known as an abdominoplasty. A tummy tuck can address the skin, fat, stretch marks and bulging of the abdominal area that can often can result after pregnancies. It is designed to restore the youthful abdominal contour and appearance before pregnancy. It is designed to restore the youthful abdominal contour and appearance before pregnancy. A body lift, a variation of the tummy tuck, is commonly performed for someone who has lost a large amount of weight. The extent of a tummy tuck procedure can vary.
Other common body contouring procedures include arm lifts and thigh lifts. Aesthetic surgeons at L+M will design the optimal procedure to address the differing needs of every patient seeking body contouring procedures
Breast surgery at L+M is always tailored to the specific health needs and physical goals of each individual patient. Patients always receive detailed consultations and a full review of all appropriate options. Only then is the surgical procedure planned and scheduled. It is important to ensure patients are as healthy as possible to prevent complications, including avoiding tobacco use and maintaining a healthy BMI. Please ask your doctor for more information on how to optimize your health before planned surgery.
For breast reconstruction L+M plastic surgeons can rebuild the breast mound to replicate the size and shape of the breast before the mastectomy. This can be accomplished with one's own tissue or with an implant.
Surgeons can also recreate the nipple and the darker area around the nipple (areola) as part of reconstructive surgery, usually at a later stage.
Women who have had a lumpectomy are less likely to need reconstructive surgery, but in some cases, it can also be offered. Sometimes, the plastic surgeon will work with the breast surgeon during the lumpectomy procedure to perform a reconstruction at the same time, especially in women with large breasts undergoing lumpectomy.
For breast augmentation, either silicone or saline implants may be used for your procedure. In addition, a variety of different incisions may be used for placement of the implants, and the implants themselves can be placed behind the breast gland or even deeper behind the chest muscle.
A woman's breasts often change over time, losing their youthful shape and firmness. These changes can result from pregnancy, aging or weight fluctuations. Breast lift surgery can raise and firm the breasts by removing excess skin and reshaping the breast tissues to create more youthful breast contours.
Breast reduction surgery is often chosen when women are suffering from neck, shoulder, and upper back pain, but many women with large breasts also suffer from the psychological repercussions of their body image. During this operation, the breast is both reduced and lifted to also achieve a more youthful appearance. The end-result is a much more proportionate breast in relation to the body.
How we perceive ourselves can have an untold impact on our lives. It’s no mystery that people want to look their best – socially, professionally and romantically. Very often, plastic surgery can offer a boost in confidence that, in turn, can enhance many other aspects of the patient’s life.
The face is our most prominent feature, and how each of us feels about his or her face can have profound effects on self-esteem, confidence and our mood. At L+M, a variety of surgical options are available to help patients feel good about the way they look.
One of the facial aesthetic procedures is a facelift, also known as a rhytidectomy, performed to reduce the effects of gravity and time. By tightening underlying muscles and removing excess skin and fat, a facelift operation can restore a more youthful and fresh appearance. Incisions are placed as inconspicuously as possible and the scars tend to fade with time.
Eyelid, nose, chin and earlobe surgeries as well as fat transfer procedures to restore loss of volume in one's face with aging are also available with L+M surgeons.
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