Ear Surgery

Procedure: Set prominent ears back closer to the head, or reduce the size of large ears. Most often done on children between the ages of 4 and 14 years.
Length: ½ - 1 hour.
Anesthesia: Young children: usually general. Older children or adults: general or local with sedation.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.
Recovery: Back to work: 5 to 7 days. Strenuous activity, contact sport: 1 to 2 months.
Duration of results: usually permanent.

Nose Surgery

Procedure: Reshape nose by reducing or increasing size, removing hump, changing shape of tip or bridge, narrowing span of nostrils, or changing angle between nose and upper lip. May also relieve some breathing problems.
Length: ½ - 1 hour.
Anesthesia: local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.
Recovery: Back to work: 1 to 2 weeks. More strenuous activities: 2 to 3 weeks. Avoid hitting nose or sunburn: 8 weeks. Final appearance: 1 year or more.
Duration of results: Permanent.

Breast Surgery

Procedure: Enhance the size and shape of breast using artificial implants.
Length: ½ - 1 hour
Anesthesia: General, or local with sedation.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.
Recovery: Back to work: a few days.
Physical contact with breasts: 3 to 4 weeks.
Fading of scars: Several months to a year or more.

Breast Lift

Procedure: Raise and reshape sagging breast by removing excess skin and repositioning remaining tissue and nipples.
Length: ½ hour
Anesthesia: General, or local with sedation.
In/Outpatients: Usually outpatient. Sometimes inpatient 1 day.
Recovery: Feeling better and back to work: 1 week or more.
More strenuous activity: 1 month. Fading scars: several months to a year.
Duration of results: Variable, gravity, pregnancy, aging, and weight changes may cause new sagging. Results may last longer when combined with implants.

Breast reduction Mastopexia

Procedure: Reduce the size of large, sagging breasts by removing fat, glandular tissue, and skin.
Length: 2 hours.
Anesthesia: General.
In/Outpatients: Usually impatient 1 day.
Recovery: Back to nonphysical work and social activities: about 2 weeks. More strenuous activities: several weeks. Final look: 6 month to a year.
Duration of results: Variable. Breast size may fluctuate with hormonal shifts, weight changes, and pregnancy.

GYNECOMASTIA - MALE BREAST REDUCTION GINECOMASTIA

Procedure: reduce enlarged; female-like breasts in men using liposuction and/or cutting out excess glandular tissue.
Length: ½ - 1 hour.
Anesthesia: general or local.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Back to work: 3 to 7 days.
More strenuous activities: 2 to 3 weeks. Swelling and bruising: 3 to 6 months.
Duration of results: Permanent.

Profiles

COLLAGEN / BOTTULIN TOXIN / ARTECOLL / RESTILENE / DERMALIVE / FAT INJECTIONS

Procedure: Plump up creased, furrowed, or sunken facial skin; add fullness to lips and backs of hands. Works best on thin, dry, light-colored skin.
Length: 15 minutes - ½ hour.
Anesthesia: Local.
In/Outpatient: Outpatient.
Duration of results: variable, a few months to 1 year.

Face Surgery

Procedure: Improve sagging facial skin, jowls, and loose neck skin by removing excess fat, tightening muscles, redraping skin. Most often done on men and women over 40.
Length: ½ - 2 hours.
Anesthesia: Local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: some patients may require 1 day stay.
Recovery: Back to work: 7 to 14 days. More strenuous activities: 2 weeks or more. Bruising: 2 to 3 weeks. MUST LIMIT EXPOSURE TO SUN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
Duration of results: Usually 5 to 10 years.

EYELID SURGERY - BLEPHAROPLASTY

Procedure: Correct drooping upper eyelids and puffy bags below the eyes by removing excess fat, skin and muscle.
Length: ½ - 1 hour.
Anesthesia: usually local with sedation. Occasionally general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.
Recovery: Redding: 2or3 days. Back to work: 7 to 10 days. Contact lenses: two weeks or more. Strenuous activities, alcohol: about 3 weeks. Bruising and swelling gone: several weeks.
Duration of results: Several years. Sometimes permanent.

FACIAL IMPLANTS

Procedure: Change the basic shape and balance of the face using carefully styled implants to build up a receding chin, add prominence to cheekbones, or reshape the jawline. Implants may be made of natural or artificial materials.
Length: ½ hour.
Anesthesia: local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Occasionally 1 day stay.
Recovery: Back to work: about 1 week. Normal appearance: 2 to 4 weeks. Activities that could jar or bump face: 6 weeks or more.
Duration of results: Permanent.