A Look At The United States Most Popular Cosmetic Surgeries

A Look At The United States Most Popular Cosmetic Surgeries
Cosmetic surgery can have a dramatic positive effect on a
woman's physical appearance. There is a direct link between
a woman's physical appearance and her emotional well-being.
Many women feel that the changes due to weight gain/loss,
pregnancy, breastfeeding, gravity and aging leaves them
feeling less than attractive and uncomfortable with their
bodies.

These things can often leave women to feel awkward and
embarrassed, causing them to shy away from not only public
situations but intimate as well. According to the American
Society of Plastic Surgeons, 90% of the people having
cosmetic surgery are women.

Breast Augmentation: Or breast enlargement, is enhancing
the breasts using an artificial implant using a silicone
rubber shell filled with either silicone-gel or inflated
with a saline solution and used to enlarge the breast. They
can be placed either directly behind the breast tissue, or
beneath the pectoralis muscle. Each placement has its
benefits and disadvantages, you will need the professional
recommendations of of our board-certified cosmetic surgeons
to find out which placement is right for you.

Breast implants come in three basic shapes: the
moderate-profile, the moderate-plus profile and the
high-profile implant.

There are 3 main incision locations for breast implants:
under the breast in the fold or crease (called the IMF or
the infra-mammary fold), the armpit (axillary), or the
nipple.

Breast Lift: A breast lift is a surgical procedure that is
designed to remove excess skin, breast and fatty tissue,
restore the firmness and shape of your breasts due to
pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight fluctuations or gravity
for more lifted and shapely breasts.

There are two main types of breast lift incisions:

Vertical (or Lolipop): this incision goes around the
areolar complex (the pigmented area of the breast), and
down the front of the breast to the fold.

Anchor (or classic lift): this incision goes around the
areolar complex (the pigmented area of the breast), down
the front of the breast and under the breast along the
crease.

Liposuction: Is a cosmetic surgery employed to remove
excess fat from specific body parts. Liposuction is not a
weight loss method but a method to fatty deposits
throughout the body. Generally the fat is removed from
thighs, chin, buttocks, love handles, abdomen, breasts and
stomach for women and chin, waist, breasts and buttocks for
men.

This surgical procedure is not an alternative to exercise
and dieting and should be used only to remove the stubborn
fat that does not respond to exercises and diet.

Tummy Tuck: A tummy tuck, or Abdominoplasty, can repair the
abdominal muscle, remove excess fat, stretched or loose
skin, and is especially beneficial after pregnancy or
weight loss. A tummy tuck is also an effective method of
removing some of the stretchmarks in the area beneath the
belly button, that may have developed.

Rhinoplasty: Is cosmetic surgery of the nose, and is
designed to change the shape, size and over all appearance
of the nose so that the patient feels more confident and
attractive with their appearance. Because the nose is on
the most visible part of the body, it is much harder to
hide than something else.

A rhinoplasty can deal with a variety of problems around
this feature of the face. It can be used to increase or
decrease the overall size of the nose, change the bridge or
tip, and expand or narrow the nostrils and in some cases
alleviate breathing problems.

This information is to help you have a basic understanding
of common cosmetic surgery procedures. Because each person
is unique, it is important to speak with a board-certified
cosmetic surgeon to get your questions answered that
pertain to your own situation.

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Lakewood and Olympia, Washington. Each of our surgeons is
Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
and has over 20 years of experience. Patient safety and
satisfaction is our #1 goal. Our art is to help patients'
look and feel their best. The Avalon Clinic wants you to
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