In this picture you can see the outline of the veins on the arm of a lady who had a small injection of morphine for pain relief during an operation. Although it looks alarming this patent typically is over 24-48 hours following surgery and does not cause any significant problems in the long term. For [...]
Archive for July, 2010
What Is The Difference Between Different Liposuction Techniques?
Monday, July 26th, 2010The main types of liposuction available currently are vaser liposuction, smart lipo, power assisted liposuction, water assisted liposuction. In each of these techniques the fatty tissue is removed by suction through hallow tubes (cannulas). The difference is in how the fatty tissue is treated prior to it being sucked out. In vaser liposuction a ultrasound [...]
Is Liposuction The Solution for Me?
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Liposuction is not the cure for fatness. Jenn if you are overweight particularly if your body mass index is over 30, liposuction is not the treatment for you. You need to address your lifestyle issues and perhaps a personal trainer who can give advice on exercise and diet. This is by far the safest, most [...]
Why does this scar look like this?
Saturday, July 24th, 2010This picture was taken of a scar on a lady’s abdomen that I saw today. She had a mole removed ten years previously and stitched up by her general practitioner. The scar has faded well and it’s now a very right silvery color but unfortunately she’s been left with small dots on the either [...]
What will the Scarring Look Like After Liposuction?
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Scarring for liposuction is usually done minimum and I tell tend to people that it will fade to a very small pale involve and while is doing so may that likely small mole. Generally for each area that have/has liposuction two small incisions will be required. In some cases three will be needed. And this [...]
Is Inverted Nipple Correction Possible After Previous Surgery?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010This lady is very interesting and that she have a right-sided inverted nipple for the past 45 years. She underwent attempted correction of this in 1985 and again in 1995. From the 4 picture of the nipple shows 4 pale scars radiating away from the nipple in a cross pattern. These are produced [...]
Rupture of breast implants and a case I operated on today
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010These photos and video show interesting case of a lady I operated on earlier today. She had breast enlargement surgery six years ago with what looks like thin walled with low cohesive gel implants. You can see the implant on the right was right ruptured while the implant on the left was intact.
The double-bubble effects – How I treated a patient
Monday, July 19th, 2010Today I saw a very interesting patient who had a breast augmentation five years ago. From examination the implants were lying in a very high position under the muscle. I could tell the implants were under the muscle by asking the patient to place her hands on her hips and press inwards. This [...]
How Do I Know Whether My Weight Is Low Enough To Have Surgery?
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Generally most surgeons will not perform progressive surgical procedures patients with a body mass index of over 30. This is because the risk of you having problems with a delayed with slow wound healing or skin irregularity is being found to be much higher in people with a body mass index of over 30. If [...]
Liposuction – How Much Can Be Removed?
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Generally the maximum amount of fatty tissue that I recommend be removed during liposuction is 5 liters of fatty tissue. This corresponds to approximately 5 kilograms of fat. The reason I do not recommend removal of more tissue than this is that it can cause disturbances to the fluid balance in the body and serious [...]