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Types of Procedures

Abdominoplasty - See tummy tuck.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - See cosmetic plastic surgery.

Blepharoplasty - See eyelid lift.

Botox - Botox works by preventing nerve impulses from reaching the muscle, causing the muscle to relax decreasing the appearance of wrinkles.

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Breast Augmentation/Implants - Cosmetic or reconstructive surgery where small bags of saline or silicone are implanted in a woman's chest.

Breast Lift - Procedure where the effects result in a woman's breastline appears higher.

Brow Lift - Procedure by which the skin of the forehead and eyebrows is tightened to reduce the appearance of wrinkles or baggy skin.

Cheek Augmentation/Implants - Implants on a person's face for the purpose of enhancing one's cheeks.

Chest Implants - (For Men) Implants in a man's chest for the purpose of enhancing the appearance.

Chemical Peeling - Uses a chemical solution in order to improve the skin's appearance. It can reduce or eliminate fine lines under the eyes and around the mouth, correct uneven skin pigmentation, remove pre-cancerous skin growths, and soften acne or treat the scars caused by acne.

Chin Augmentation/Implants - Augmentation of the chin.

Collagen/Fat Injectable Fillers - Plastic surgery technique used to correct wrinkles, depressions in the skin, and/or scarring.

Collagen Injection - Injections of callogen in one's face creates an appearance of healthy skin - usually injected in lips.

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery - One type of plastic surgery performed to repair or reshape otherwise normal structures of the body, primarily to improve the patient's appearance and self-esteem.

Dermabrasion - Procedure where lasers are used on the skin resulting in the removal of spots or other abrasions.

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Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction - Use of an expander to create a breast mound, followed by the placement with a permanently filled breast implant.

Eyelid Tuck - A cosmetic surgical procedure that reduces bagginess from lower eyelids and raises drooping upper eyelids

Facelift - Also known as rhytidectomy, face lifts are done to eliminate the appearance of sagging, drooping, and wrinkled skin of the face and neck.

Facial Implant - Cosmetic plastic surgery to change the shape of the chin, check, or jaw. This procedure is typically done to enhance certain facial features, or to bring a certain aspect of the face into proportion with the rest of the facial structures.

Flap Surgery - One type of surgery that involves transporting healthy, live tissue from one location of the body to another - often to areas that have lost skin, fat, muscle movement, and/or skeletal support. There are several different types of flap surgery methods that may be utilized, depending upon the location of the flap and the structures that need to be repaired.

Forehead Lift - Cosmetic procedure where the skin is tightened on one's forehead to remove the appearance of wrinkles and abrasions.

Hair Removal - Removal of hair usually with lasers.

Lasabrasion/Laser - Resurfacing Procedure where lasers are used on the skin to remove scars or make them less visible.

Lip Augmentation - Usually lip augmentation is done with callogen injections.

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Liposuction - Procedure that removes excess fat through a suctioning process using an instrument called a canula. Although liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss, it is a way of changing the body's shape and contour.

Mastectomy - Surgery to remove portions of or all of the breast.

Otoplasty - Type of cosmetic plastic surgery procedure aimed at setting prominent ears closer to the head, or reducing the size of larger ears.

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery - One type of plastic surgery that is performed on abnormal structures of the body that may be caused by trauma, infection, developmental abnormalities, congenital defects, disease, and/or tumors. This type of surgery is usually performed to improve function, but may also be performed to approximate a normal appearance.

Rhinoplasty - Cosmetic procedure done primarily to either reconstruct or change the appearanc of a healthier nose.

Rhytidectomy - See facelift.

Septoplasty - Surgical correction of defects and deformities of the nasal septum (the partition between the nostrils).

Skin Grafts - May be used to cover skin that has been damaged and/or is missing. This surgical procedure involves removing healthy portions of skin from one part of the body to restore normal appearance and/or function to another portion of the same body. The location where the skin is removed is called the donor site. There are various types of skin grafts that may be utilized, depending upon the size and location of needed skin.

Tissue Expansion - Surgical procedure that involves inserting a balloon-like device (called an expander) under the skin. The expander then slowly secretes liquid into the area to be repaired to actually stretch and expand the skin. This serves the function of "growing" extra skin to repair nearby lost or damaged skin.

Tummy Tuck - Surgical procedure done to flatten the abdomen by removing excess fat and skin, and tightening muscles in your abdominal wall.

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