Posts Tagged ‘Liposuction’

Tummy Tuck – Will it Benefit You?

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Abdominoplasty is the technical name for a tummy tuck.  The muscles and skin of the abdomen can be very troublesome for some individuals.  Lack of exercise, getting older, losing a large amount of weight, or pregnancy can cause these muscles and skin to sag and droop. A Tummy Tuck procedure can help both men and women achieve a toned and tight waistline.

Dr. Miguel Gallegos has noted that his tummy tuck patients, who utilize the procedure for weight loss, continue to lose about 15% of their body weight in the year after surgery.  At his office in Albuquerque, Hermosa Plastic Surgery, the latest technology is used to give you a slimmer, firmer, more youthful shape.  Sometimes sagging skin is totally resistant to diet, weight loss, and exercise. A tummy tuck can do the trick here. 

If you are under going abdominoplasty to tighten muscles and your stomach due to pregnancy, then a tummy tuck shouldn’t be performed for at least 6 months after child birth.  The skin and muscles get too stretched to be correctly resized right after a birth. 

Repositioning the naval is necessary in a larger tummy tuck that involves making incisions in carefully chosen places on the abdomen.  Large portions of excess skin are removed that conveniently also erase any stretch marks.  The doctor may also use light liposuction to improve the waist contours by removal of small fat deposits.

Tightening and stitching the abdominal muscles is necessary next, and repositioning the naval is last. Sagging skin and fat in the lower abdomen, resulting from the affects of gravity and aging can be removed in a tummy tuck, but will not affect the naval.

These steps are carefully and expertly performed by Dr. Gallegos.  The total procedure takes at least two hours. Soreness and swelling are common with this type of procedure of plastic surgery.  Staying in bed for a couple of days is advised along with not working for at least two weeks. 

If you are curious if a tummy tuck would be a good choice for you, come in or call and make an appointment for a consultation.  Miguel Gallegos, M.D. F.A.C.S. has been serving clients in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area for over 8 years.  He is a board certified plastic surgeon. 

Remarkable tuck results can be viewed here on our website.  In your quest to secure pleasing body proportions, which always include the stomach, remember the tummy tuck procedure.  You can obtain a new outlook on life with a changed attitude and a new wardrobe!

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Liposuction – Sculpt Your Body

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Do you have areas on your body where stubborn fat has accumulated, and is seemingly not responsive to any amount of diet or exercise that you have done? Do you have cellulite? I can hear all of the women reading this, saying yes! Additionally, menopause causes hormonal changes within the body that can cause fat to accumulate around the waist, upper arms, and back. Pregnancy can cause your body to store fat in certain areas for milk production. Procedures to help you with these problems are available at Hermosa Plastic Surgery located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Liposuction, ultrasonic lipoplasty, Endermologie, and lipomassage are all options to consider.

Those who have small, localized areas of fat to be removed are good candidates for any of these procedures. A consultation can be made with Dr. Miguel Gallegos about liposuction. He will fully inform you of the treatment plans and procedures of any available liposuction treatment. Ultrasonic liposuction, or lipoplasty, is gentler than original liposuction, because it is less traumatic to the tissues of the body. Endermologie is a scientific breakthrough in which cellular stimulation is performed that is painless and noninvasive. Proven by 85 scientific studies, this method of mechanotransduction stimulates the skin surface to generate deep biological responses.

Cellulite affects 90% of women because of their hormonal functions. This is just an unpleasant fact that comes with being a woman. Endermologie and lipomassage are two ways of dealing with cellulite. These 100% natural treatments are totally painless, and are available at Hermosa Plastic Surgery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The latest study in lipomassage revealed that 50% elimination of fat was attained, along with a 240% increase in collagen production, and a 160% increase of elastin! These results are variable, but the average comes from at least 6 sessions of 35 minutes each. This exciting procedure also helps you maintain skin firmness, and reshape and restructure your body.

If you choose ultrasonic lipoplasty, Dr. Gallegos will carefully select the areas for removal of excess fat. Tumescent fluid is first injected into the site. This fluid is a saline solution with anesthetic. A cannula (a thin, vacuum-like tube) is then inserted by the doctor by a small incision. The cannula transmits ultra-sonic waves into the area to break up the fat cells. Then they are gently sucked away. Final sculpting is performed by the doctor. This is achieved by tightening the underlying muscles to produce firmness, pulling the skin taut to create a smoother contour, and trimming off excess skin. The final step is the sutures which close the incision.

To find out whether liposuction is right for you, contact Dr. Gallegos’s office to schedule a consultation to meet with him.

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Just in Time for Bikini Season: Liposuction for the Abdomen & Thighs

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Summer is right around the corner, and you know what that means: bikini season. While some of us just have to go get a wax in preparation, there are others of us that need a bit more. Swimsuits are nothing more than excuses to see what your body really looks like. If you are worried about your bikini body, you can always consider getting liposuction for the abdomen and thighs which will contour your body to help you achieve a more flattering figure for summer. This will increase your confidence and set you up for fun in the sun! If you’ve got a great time in mind this summer, consider getting your body in the right shape for it.

Liposuction for the abdomen and thighs doesn’t take long to get, and it will remove a lot of the unsightly fat you may have hanging around that bikini line. You will still want to exercise to get your body toned, but you can have much of the actual fat removed in one fell swoop. This means that the time you do spend working out will go toward helping your body hit the right tone, not just the right weight and size.

You’d be surprised by the amount of confidence to be gained from liposuction for the abdomen and thighs. You might not realize some of your bodily issues now, but you will definitely notice when they aren’t around anymore. You have an amazing body hiding under that little pouch of fat. Why not go through the means to show it off? You can walk around with confidence and pride as the summer months come rolling in.

A lot of times it takes something like bikini season to make us realize how much we should have been taking care of our bodies all along. Luckily, liposuction for the abdomen and thighs can help give women and men a start to getting their lives back on the track. Women who undergo liposuction often chose to have breast augmentation performed in conjunction with liposuction to achieve the overall contoured body they desire.

Liposuction can help you jump start into a new diet, a new exercise regimen, and or a new way of life. The surgery isn’t invasive, and it can truly change your life for the better.  Liposuction can be performed in combination with a variety of procedures, not just breast augmentation. Depending on what your aesthetic goals are, liposuction can be done along with breast lift, tummy tuck, or body lift. To learn more about liposuction, contact us today to schedule a consultation at our plastic surgery office in Albuquerque.

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