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Arm Lift
Q: Will the scar from my arm lift show?
A: The scar is hidden under the arm in a quite invisible place. However,
when you lift your arms up the scar will show as one thin line similar to
a stretch mark.
Botox
Q: Will my wrinkles return in a worse condition when the Botox effect is
gone if I decide to postpone re-injecting it?
A: Botox simply weakens the muscles that cause the wrinkles, once its
effect is gone your wrinkles will gradually return to the same condition
they were in right before the Botox injection.
Breast Augmentation
Q: Can breast augmentation cause cancer?
A: Breast implants have widely been used for decades with no proof of
causing cancer or any other disease.
Q: Can the implant rupture if I have a mammography?
A: The external shell of the implant is very thick and malleable it can't
rupture by the squeeze caused by mammograms. In general it would be good
to inform your mammography technician that you have implants. Also these
days with the rising awareness of breast health, we almost always use the
sub-muscular placement of the implant (i.e. the implant is behind the
muscle of the breast, not even in contact with the breast tissue itself) so you
can easily have your breast self examination and your mammography.
Q: Will I need to change my implants?
A: The breast implant only needs to get changed if it ruptures or leaks,
otherwise it is made to stay. New implants are designed with a double
layered capsule making the rupture almost impossible. Also, using the
pre-filled gel implants (the ones that don't have a valve) makes the
leaking of the implant very unlikely. The implant can only rupture
if it is poked with a sharp tool.
Q: Can I breast feed after breast augmentation?
A: Placing an implant in the breast has no interference with the mammary
ducts; you will be able to breast feed as you normally would have without
the implants.
Breast Lift
Q: Will my breasts ever droop again after my breast lift?
A: Your procedure will take you back in time like when you had your firm
lifted breasts. If you gain or lose an excessive amount of weight or get
pregnant and breast feed your breasts may droop again in the same number
of years it took for them to droop the first time.
Q: Will I loose sensation in my breasts after my breast lift?
A: Your procedure simply removes excess skin and remodels your breast
tissue, it has no interference with the nerves that cause breast
sensation. Your breast sensation may change temporarily while your breasts
are swollen, but as healing is completed the sensation will return.
Q: Can I breast feed after my breast lift?
A: The breast lift procedure has no interference with the mammary ducts;
you will be able to breast feed as you normally would have without this
procedure.
Breast Reduction
Q: Can my breasts grow back after my breast reduction?
A: Your breasts can't grow back unless you gain a significant amount of
weight that causes the fat in your breasts to increase.
Q: Will I loose sensation in my breasts after my breast reduction?
A: Your procedure simply removes excess fat, skin, and remodels your
breast tissue, it has no interference with the nerves that cause breast
sensation. Your breast sensation may change temporarily while your breasts
are swollen, but as healing is completed the sensation will return.
Q: Can I breast feed after my breast reduction?
A: According to the size of your breasts and the amount of tissue removed,
there is a chance that your milk may decrease or that you are unable
to breast feed. However this decrease in breast milk or the
incapability for breast feeding is not proven to this day.
Butt Augmentation
Q: Can my butt implants rupture?
A: The implants in the butt are placed beneath the muscle, therefore they
can't rupture by sitting down or any other form of impact. You just need
to avoid taking injections in the area of the implants. The implant
can only rupture if it is poked with a sharp tool.
Butt Lift
Q: Will my butt droop again after my butt lift?
A: Your procedure will restore your butt to a more youthful elevated
position, if you gain or lose an excessive amount of weight it may cause
your butt to droop by gravity over the same number of years it took for it
to droop the first time.
Calf Augmentation
Q: Will the scar from my calf augmentation show?
A: The scar from the calf augmentation procedure is hidden in the crease
at the back of the knee, it hardly shows unless you point it out to
someone.
Chemical Peel
Q: Will I need to repeat my chemical peel treatment to maintain my
results?
A: Your facial chemical peel will remove the defects in the external
layers of your skin, you need to wear sun-block always whenever exposed to
sun, minimize sun exposure and use moisturizing cream to prevent other
skin defects from occurring. It is also recommended to have one session of peel once every 6
months to maintain your results.
Chin Implant
Q: Will my chin implant change my facial features?
A: Your chin implant will simply enhance your chin from the face view,
improve your jaw line definition and enhance your chin protrusion from the
profile view. As a consequence some patients report that their nose
appears smaller from the profile and their jaw line is more defined from
their neck.
Dermabrasion
Q: Will all my facial defects be removed from one dermabrasion procedure?
A: Dermabrasion removes all the elevated defects and flattens them down to
be leveled with the depressions in your facial skin. In around 20% of the
patients, the depressions in their skin are too deep to be reached by the
first procedure. In such cases the first procedure eliminates 60 to 70% of
the defects and only one more procedure is needed 6 months after the first
one to eliminate the remaining 30 to 40%. One exception to that would be
dark birth marks that may need up to 4 treatments to this particular mark
only.
Ear Surgery
Q: Will the scar from my ear surgery show if I wear my hair up?
A: The scar is hidden in the exact line where the back of the ear meets
with the head, so even if you wear your hair up the scar will not show.
Eye Lid Surgery
Q: Will the scar from my eyelid surgery show?
A: In the lower eyelid surgery the scar is hidden just below the lash
line. Patient often report that they have a mild shadow right beneath
their lash line that actually makes their lower eye contour prettier. For
the upper eyelid, the incision is hidden in the natural crease in the
upper lid which looks like a natural crease with your eyes closed and
doesn't show at all with your eyes open.
Q: Will the shape of my eyes change after my eyelid surgery?
A: The eyelid surgery simply removes the saggy skin and fat resting on
your upper eyelid and the saggy skin and fat on your lower eyelid, the
shape of your eyes stays the same. Some people report their eyes appearing
a bit bigger or more open especially with the upper eyelid lift.
Q: Will the skin or fat ever come back after my eyelid surgery?
A: The results are usually ever lasting.
Face & Body Filler Esteform
Q: Is Esteform a safe filler?
A: Esteform is composed of Polyacrylamide, which is a nonabsorbable
soft-tissue filler that has been used safely for face and body contouring
for more than 10 years.
Q: Can I use Esteform to fill any place in my body?
A: Esteform is successfully used in the face, butt, calves, and hands, to
correct asymmetry in the body, correct unsatisfactory results caused by
over suction or simply anywhere in the body to fill depressions or create
volume.
Face Lift
Q: How long will my face/neck lift result last?
A: A good face/neck lift can last up to 15 years and no less than 10
years.
Q: Will the scar from my face/neck lift show?
A: The scar from a face/neck lift barely shows once healed.
Q: Can I have an eyelid tuck with my face or neck lift?
A: Patients interested in a face/neck lift almost always have their
eyelids corrected during the same procedure.
Fat Transfer
Q: Will I need to repeat my fat transfer procedure more than once?
A: Since fat injected in your desired area is your own fat, your body
always absorbs 25 to 75% of the fat injected. People opting for fat
transfer usually come in for another 2 or 3 more procedures after the
first one to achieve their desired result.
Hair Transplantation
Q: Can I cut or shave my transplanted hair?
A: With natural hair transplantation, you can cut, shave, color or do
anything you please with your transplanted hair. It is your own natural
hair.
Lip Filler Juvéderm
Q: Will my lips feel normal after filling with Juvéderm?
A: Juvéderm is composed of Hyaluronic acid (a readily available substance
in the body) therefore it is absolutely safe and feels exactly as your
normal lips.
Q: Will the shape of my lips change after filling with Juvéderm?
A: The shape of your lips doesn't change, your lips only become fuller.
Q: Will I loose sensation in my lips after filling with Juvéderm?
A: You will have normal sensation in your lips.
Liposuction
Q: Are the results of liposuction permanent?
A: Liposuction removes the actual fat cells with their fat content, a very
few number of cells are left in the treated area for the skin to look
healthy. Even if you gain weight after your liposuction the weight will be
distributed in other areas and not the treated areas.
Q: Can liposuction cause any irregularity in my skin?
A: As mentioned above a safety margin is left for the skin to keep looking
normal. Therefore a good liposuction for the right candidate (one that has
no loose skin in the area/s being treated) can't cause any irregularity in
your skin.
Male Breast Reduction
Q: Will there be a visible scar from my breast reduction?
A: The enlargement in the male breast is usually caused by fat or fat and
glandular enlargement. In the first case, only liposuction of the breast
is performed after which no scar is visible. In the second case a 3 to 4
cm incision is made to remove glandular tissue. Once healed this scar
appears like a stretch mark and is not visible in men with chest hair.
Q: Will the result of my breast reduction be permanent?
A: The result for male breast reduction is everlasting.
Mesotherapy
Q: How does fat removal by mesotherapy differ from liposuction?
A: Mesotherapy works on evacuating the fat content inside fat cells over a
number of non surgical sessions that take between 3 to 8 months. Therefore
if you gain weight, fat can return to the treated areas. Liposuction works
on removing the fat cells themselves with their content in one surgical
procedure. Thereby, if you gain weight the fat will go to areas other than
the treated ones.
Nose Surgery
Q: Can my breathing be affected by my nose surgery?
A: The nose surgery remodels the bone and cartilage of your nose without
affecting its function.
Thigh Lift
Q: Will the loose skin ever come back after my thigh lift?
A: The skin can't come back unless you gain or lose a significant amount
of weight in which case the skin is going to droop again in approximately
the same number of years it took for it to droop the first time.
Tummy Tuck
Q: How long does my tummy tuck result last?
A: The result is everlasting unless you gain a significant amount of
weight or get pregnant.
Q: Will I be able to get pregnant after my tummy tuck?
A: The tummy tuck procedure simply removes excess skin with its underlying
fat and tightens the muscles of your abdomen. It has no interference with
pregnancy what so ever.
Q: What happens if I get pregnant after having my tummy tuck?
A: If you get pregnant the muscles that have been tightened during the
surgery will lose around 40% of their tightness. In such a case women
usually come in for a revision procedure.
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