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The patient is a woman in her late 40’s who was dissatisfied with her abdomen and flanks post pregnancy.  She has improvement with abdominoplasty with flank liposuction.  

The patient is a woman in her mid 30’s who was dissatisfied with her breast size, shape, and asymmetry.  She has improvement with cohesive silicone full profile implants. 485 cc on the right and 450 cc on the left.  Note that while volume asymmetry may be addressed, there will always be shape and position asymmetries.

The patient is a woman in her early 20’s who had back, neck and shoulder pain due to her large breasts.  She had a breast reduction.  Breast lift or mastopexy is part of most breast reductions.

The patient is a woman in her mid 40’s who had a large weight loss. She was dissatisfied with her breast size and shape and had a breast lift (mastopexy) with some reduction as well.

The patient is a woman in her early 40’s who was dissatisfied with her abdomen after pregnancy and desired a flatter profile and less stretchmarked skin. She has improvement with abdominoplasty.

The patient is a woman in her mid 30’s who was dissatisfied with her breast shape and lack of volume post pregnancy. She wanted to avoid the additional cost, scars, and risk associated with mastopexy or lift and would accept less than optimal nipple position. An Allergan Smooth Round Cohesive (gummi bear type) Extra Projection

The patient is a patient in her 60’s who was dissatisfied with her arm size and laxity. She underwent a brachioplasty, or arm lift. The tissue may only be reduced as much as the underlying muscles will allow. Patients with less residual arm fat have more improvement that those with more. The scar typically hides

The patient is a woman in her mid forties who wanted to improve her brow position. She had an anterior hairline brow lift.   Mark D. Wigod, MD, FACS, providing Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery to Boise, Meridian, Treasure Valley and Southeastern Idaho.

The patient is a woman in her early 60’s who had bilateral mastectomies with immediate reconstruction with expanders. Post expansion, she then had exchange for silicone implants with grafts for nipple areola reconstruction taken from her abdomen.  During the same operation the graft harvest site was removed as part of an abdominoplasty with flank liposuction. 

The patient is a 40 year old woman who had indications for bilateral mastectomies.  Her surgical oncologist determined that she did not require nipple removal as part of her mastectomy.  As she had a B cup breast with little ptosis (droop), nipple sparing mastectomy with immediate expander placement was an appropriate risk.  The patient is