Areas where toxins/neuromodulators can be injected and corresponding units that you need per area.
Individual facial muscle requires different amounts of toxin in order to fully relax & prevent wrinkle formation.
There are also other characteristics that influence how your body reacts to injections: your gender, size and strength of your facial muscles, and your metabolism.
It’s important to make sure that you receive the proper amount of units required for your individual needs and goals. Dr. Effie will make sure you meet your needs and desired results.
The goal is always to achieve balance on the needs of what the patient wants, and what the plastic surgeon advises to give, as the best result.
Attempting to save money by undertreating an area will not create a satisfying result and could end up costing you more money if a fix is needed. An experienced toxin injector will determine the right amount needed to deliver the results you are looking for.
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Childbearing can bring significant changes to a woman’s body. After experiencing the beauty and struggles of raising a child, many women try to improve their bodies after their pregnancies. They do various workouts and try different diets to get back into shape.
However, the effects of pregnancy and breastfeeding—sagging breasts, lax tummy muscles, abdominal stretch marks, and the increased fat in the upper arms and thighs—are still all over the body. Plus, working out consistently while managing the household or keeping a career can prove challenging and increasingly frustrating.
However, there may be a way to help you get back your pre-pregnancy body.
At Politis Plastic Surgery, we offer a safe and effective mommy makeover that restores the shape and appearance of a woman’s body after childbearing.
What is a mommy makeover?
Mommy makeover is a broad term for total body rejuvenation after having children. It is a personalized series of surgical procedures designed to revitalize the body after the stress of pregnancy and breastfeeding. It involves addressing any problem areas of the breast, the abdomen, and the body as a whole. For the breast, you may either require a breast reduction, breast augmentation, or mammoplasty. When it comes to the abdomen, it usually requires a full abdominoplasty or tummy tuck.
A delicate blend of procedures
If you qualify for a mommy makeover, your treatment is tailored to suit your unique needs. Since your breasts and abdomen are the primary areas that change with motherhood, your procedure will begin with breast and abdomen contouring before adding the other elements.
For breasts that are disproportionately large and uncomfortable, you can get a breast reduction to bring them to your ideal size and appearance. You may also get a breast lift to raise your breast and nipple position. It can help eliminate sagging skin, restore volume, shape, perkiness, and give a more youthful look. Breast implants may also be used in this process.
For pockets of fat, sagging skin or stretch marks, a tummy tuck will be considered for your mommy makeover. A tummy tuck (also called abdominoplasty) repairs separated muscles and removes excess, sagging skin, creating a smooth, taut tummy.
When you have stubborn fat accumulated on your midsection, particularly on the lower stomach or around the hips—that won’t go away no matter how often you go to the gym or how good your diet is, liposuction will be included in your mommy makeover. Liposuction will improve the contours of your hips, balance your body proportions, and enhance the results of the other procedures.
How soon will you get back to routine activities?
Your mommy makeover may be conducted in a single operation or spread out over multiple surgical sessions. You will have the surgery on an outpatient basis, allowing you to recover at home.
After your surgery, you may be recovering at home for 1 or 2 weeks, depending on your specific procedures. It would be best if you made prior arrangements for your recovery period by ensuring that you have a caregiver at home who can help you with chores, childcare or other tasks.
Early in the recovery period, you will feel sore, swollen, and bruised. Pain can usually be managed effectively with pain-relieving medication. By the second week, the pain and soreness should have subsided and your drains should be out, but the swelling may have only partially subsided.
You will be back to your routine and regular daily activities within a week. And in the following weeks, you should see steady healing culminating in full recovery by the sixth week.
Why Politis Plastic Surgery?
At Politis Plastic Surgery, we prioritize your comfort, safety, and privacy. We allow you to work with a reputable, board-certified plastic surgeon with a track record for excellent results.
Dr. Effie Politis is a skilled, compassionate, and experienced surgeon who has performed many mommy makeovers. Rest assured that your procedure will be physically and emotionally transforming and give you more confidence and zest for life.
If you are struggling with sagging breasts, stubborn fat deposits, and a protruding abdomen even when you eat healthily and exercise regularly, trust Dr. Effie Politis to help you bring your post-baby body back to its pre-pregnancy shape.
For more information on mommy makeovers and other plastic surgery procedures, visit the Politis Plastic Surgery website.
What happens when implants too large for your chest/thorax are placed?
Implant displacement, stretched-out thin breast tissue, and asymmetry.
This can only be fixed with revision, implant exchange, implant place change, and tissue scaffold for support.
Patients, do your homework. Implants need to be sized through tissue-based planning techniques by a board-certified plastic surgeon.
The 14-step plan is then initiated in OR to prevent contamination of implants leading to capsular contracture. Otherwise, tissue distortion and collapse as well as device malposition and capsular contracture are guaranteed down the road. This ultimately leads to more surgeries and low patient satisfaction.
A common question asked by most Botox patients: “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘹 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥?” Understandably so, since this is an important consideration before going through the treatment, as the amount of Botox you need determines the overall cost of the procedure. Every patient is unique in terms of both facial characteristics and desired result. Individual facial muscle requires different amounts of Botox in order to fully relax & prevent wrinkle formation. There are also other characteristics that influence how your body reacts to Botox injections: your gender, size and strength of your facial muscles, and your metabolism. It’s important to make sure that you receive the proper amount of Botox units required for your individual needs and goals. Dr. Effie will make sure you meet your needs and desired results. The goal is always to achieve balance on the needs of what the patient wants, and what the plastic surgeon advises to give as the best result. Attempting to save money by undertreating an area will not create a satisfying result and could end up costing you more money if a fix is needed. An experienced Botox injector will determine the right amount of Botox needed to deliver the results you are looking for. If you want to know more, consult with @dreffiepolitis today! Call us: (813) 542 – 2587 Check our website: politisplasticsurgery.com Visit us: 5016 West Cypress Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607
It works by placing calcium hydroxyapatite microspheres in an organic vehicle or carrier which provides both volume replacement and collagen biostimulation creating long-lasting improvements for >18 months resulting in tighter and more elastic skin with increased skin thickness.
This is like bone putty and works really well for building up the posterior jaw given we lose skeletal support to our facial buttresses each decade. This leads to loss of soft tissue support and descent inferiorly.
Unfortunately, many injectors are performing this on people of all ages given its popularity on social media which can also masculinize the jaw when applied to the wrong patient.
As a board-certified plastic surgeon, I provide each patient with a customized beauty plan that best suits their needs and long term goals. This involves analyzing the face from top to bottom in thirds, and medial to lateral in fifths.
Our customized beauty plan ensures gradual improvement so patients look natural and refreshed.
Do you have loose, sagging skin in your buttocks? Are you uncomfortable with the excess fat? Have you just had dramatic weight loss and feel self-conscious about your gluteal area?
Well, you don’t have to let this situation hurt your self-confidence and frustrate your efforts to achieve a slimmer, more sculpted body. You can get a butt lift and have smoother, more youthful buttocks!
What is a butt lift?
A buttock lift is a procedure to remove excess fat and skin through surgical excision and liposuction. It helps with loose, sagging skin, extra fat from aging, or mobility problems. It also alleviates discomfort due to the excess skin, makes the buttock area smoother and more toned, and gives long-lasting results.
A butt lift surgery can help you to:
Remove the loose skin and cellulite below your waistline after pregnancy
Eliminate skin laxity and sagginess (ptosis) of your buttocks
Make your butts proportionate to the rest of your body, particularly after significant weight loss or bariatric surgery
The Interlocking Gore-Tex periareolar suture technique is used for periareolar closure to avoid postoperative widening of the nipple-areola complex.
The GORE-TEX® Suture is a microporous, monofilament suture of flexible biomaterial for excellent handling, reduced hole-leakage, and minimal irritation in soft tissue approximation.
This permanent suture helps in stabilizing the nipple-areolar complex over time to prevent widening or stretch deformity.
Swipe for a video of Dr. Effie using this technique and an uncensored version of this photo!
According to Dr. Malluci of the Royal Free and University College London Hospitals, it is the relative size of the upper and lower halves of breasts that holds the secret of the perfect bust.
He believes the most-appealing female breasts should be only slightly smaller above the nipple than below.
To support his hypothesis, he asked more than 1,300 people to rank four breast types with different proportions. Board-certified plastic surgeons have championed the adoption of this aesthetic principal.
This golden ratio for breasts is not just a modern phenomenon.
Throughout history, from the earliest representations of women to the statues of antiquity, from Renaissance masters to modern photographers, artists have chosen the same proportions.
There are a variety of treatments to help rejuvenate the lower lids. First and foremost, the eyes and upper/middle face are examined in terms of skin quality, bone structure, volume loss, and fat descent/deflation. Typically, the upper lids are always paired with the brows as they complement each other, and treating one may leave the other deficient. The lower lids must be treated as part of the midface. I typically examine the relation of the globe to the bony orbit and facial width vs projection. Most opt for a blending of the lid-cheek junction. This can be done with a single HA filler or sandwiching two different fillers with different lift capacities. In addition, some benefit from surgical repositioning of fat and tightening of the lower lid. Others may benefit from energy-based skin tightening modalities in conjunction with neuromodulators or fillers.
See your board-certified plastic surgeon for a treatment plan that will benefit you and your lifestyle!
Here I showed the steps of an abdominoplasty procedure which includes:
1. preoperative evaluation and marking 2. excision of the lower abdominal skin 3. undermining of her abdominal flap to her costal margins 4. recruitment of superior and lateral tissue 5. excision of sub-scarpal fat
6. repositioning of the umbilicus 7. liposuction of the flanks 8. and finally, sewing of the superior and inferior flaps in a layered closure. The various steps of an abdominoplasty as shown here is a methodical process that needs to be precisely executed. Preoperative evaluation is key, as well as obtaining ideal weight with diet and exercise.
