Marin County Vaser Liposuction

April 10th, 2009 Dr.Terry Hand

One of the most popular procedures for both men and women in my Marin County plastic surgery practice is Vaser liposuction.  Although I have been performing liposuction for over 20 years, I am always delighted to see the difference this procedure can make for so many of my patients.

The ideal liposuction candidate is at a comfortable, stable body weight pounds.  Liposuction is commonly performed on the neck, arms, abdomen, flanks, thighs and knees.  Vaser liposuction is not a method of weight reduction but very often my patients will continue to lose a small amount of weight after the procedure to compliment their result.  It really is a  “feel good” surgical procedure in that it resculpts annoying areas that previously were resistant to weight loss or exercise.  I also utilize  liposuction to tailor bulky adjacent areas when performing breast lift or abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).

I find that with Vaser liposuction there is very little postoperative pain.  Most of my patients experience about 2 hours of real discomfort after the procedure and are minimally sore in the following days.  I do require that they wear a special liposuction garment for about 3 weeks that greatly assists in postoperative swelling and skin retraction.

The above patient is an excellent example of a woman that is of normal weight but has experienced accumulations of fat on her abdomen, hips and upper thighs.   The contour of her hips and thighs were greatly improved and her  abdominal definition and shapely waist were redefined.  Her general appearance in and out of clothing was very pleasing to her.

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2008 Top Plastic Surgery Procedures

March 19th, 2009 Dr.Terry Hand

I always find these statistics interesting as to what the top plastic surgery procedures are nationally compared to our practice.  This survey was performed by the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the only professional society requiring  a plastic surgery residency and board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and documented specialization (lots of cases!) in cosmetic surgery of the face and body.

For the past 11 years, liposuction has always been the top surgical procedure.  This year breast augmention has taken over with liposuction as 2nd, eyelid surgery 3rd, rhinoplasty 4th and abdominoplasty 5th.  Botox continues to lead the nonsurgical procedures as most popular with  laser hair removal and hyaluronic Acid dermal fillers in popularity.

The top 2 procedures for women were breast augmentation and liposuction.  The top 2 procedures for men were liposuction and rhinoplasty, with eyelid surgery following the top two for both sexes.    At my Marin County cosmetic surgery practice, I would probably designate vaser liposuction and eyelid surgery as my top 2 requested  procedures.  Often, different areas are addressed at the same  time surgically,  particularly with mommy makeover  (breast and tummy)  and facial surgery.  Of  interest this year is the increased usage of dermal fillers and Botox for patients interested in correcting minor facial issues with little downtime.

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