Procedure: Enhance the size of breasts using cohesive silicon gel using Mentor
Length: 1 to 2 hours.
Anesthesia: Local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary soreness, swelling, change in nipple sensation, bruising. Breast sensitive to stimulation for a few weeks. Mammography requires a special technique.

Recovery:

Back to work: a few days. Physical contact with breasts: 3 to 4 weeks.
Fading of Scars: Several months to a year or more.
Duration of Results: Variable. Implants may require removal or replacement.

Procedure: Raise and reshape sagging breasts by removing excess skin and repositioning remaining tissue and nipples.
Length: 1 to 2 hours.
Anesthesia: Local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Sometimes inpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary bruising, swelling, discomfort, numbness, dry breast skin. Permanent scars.

Recovery:

Back to work: 1 week or more. Strenuous activities: 1 month.
Fading of scars: several months to a year.

Duration of Results:

Variable: gravity, pregnancy, aging, and weight changes may cause new sagging. Results may last longer or be enhanced when breast implants are inserted as part of the procedure.

Procedure: Reduce enlarged, female-like breast in men using liposuction and/or cutting out excess glandular tissue.
Length: 1 or more.
Anesthesia: General or local.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness, burning sensation.

Recovery:

Back to work: 3 to 7 days. More strenuous activity: 2 to 3 weeks. Swelling and bruising: 3 to 6 months.
Duration of Results: Variable. permanent

Procedure: Improve body shape by removing exercise-resistant fat deposits with a tube and vacuum device. Can be performed using the tumescent technique, in which targeted fat cells are infused with saline containing solution with a local anesthetic before liposuction to reduce post-operative bruising and swelling. Common locations for liposuction include chin, cheeks, neck, upper arms, above breasts, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, knees, calves, ankles.
Length: 2 to 4 hours or more.
Anesthesia: Local, Sedation.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness, burning sensation.
Tumescent: Temporary fluid drainage from incision sites.

Recovery:

Back to work: 1 to 2 weeks. More strenuous activity: 2 to 4 weeks. Full recovery from swelling and bruising: 1 to 6 months or more. Use of tumescent technique may decrease post-operative bruising and swelling.
Duration of Results: Permanent, with sensible diet and exercise.

Procedure: Flatten abdomen by removing excess fat and skin and tightening muscles of abdominal wall.
Length: 2 to 4 hours.
Anesthesia: General, or local with sedation.
In/Outpatient: Either depending on individual circumstances and extent of surgery. Usually outpatient.

Risks: Blood clots. Infection. Bleeding under the skin flap. Poor healing resulting in conspicuous scarring or skin loss. Need for a second operation.

Recovery:

Back to work: 1 to 2 weeks. More strenuous activity: 4 to 6 weeks or more.
Fading and flattening of scars: 3 months to 2 years.

Duration of Results:

Variable: gravity, pregnancy, aging, and weight changes may cause new sagging. Results may last longer or be enhanced when breast implants are inserted as part of the procedure.

Procedure: Correct drooping upper eyelids and puffy bags below the eyes by removing excess fat, skin, and muscle.
Length: 1 to 3 hours.
Anesthesia: Usually locally with sedation or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary discomfort, tightness of lids, swelling, bruising. Temporary dryness, burning, itching of eyes. Excessive tearing, sensitivity to light for first few weeks.

Recovery:

Reading: 2 or 3 days.
Back to work: 7 to 10 days.
Contact Lenses: two weeks or more.
Strenuous activities, alcohol: about 3 weeks.
Bruising and swelling gone: several weeks.
Duration of Results: Several years. Sometimes permanent.

Procedure:Reshape nose by reducing or increasing size, removing hump, changing shape of tip or bridge, narrowing span of nostrils, or changing angle between nose and upper lip. May also relieve some breathing problems.

Implant: Silicon or Gore-tex
Length: 1 to 2 hours or more.
Anesthesia: Local
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.

Side Effects:

Temporary swelling, bruising around eyes, nose and headaches. Some bleeding and stiffness.

Recovery:

Back to work: 1 to 2 weeks.
More strenuous activities: 2 to 3 weeks. Avoid hitting nose or sunburn: 8 weeks.
Final appearance: 1 year or more.
Duration of Results: Permanent.

Procedure: Improving sagging facial skin, jowls, and loose neck skin by removing excess fat, tightening muscles, redraping skin. Most often done on men and women over 40.

Length: Several hours.
Anesthesia: Local or Local with sedation
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Some patients may require short inpatient stay.

Side Effects:

Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness and tenderness of skin; tight feeling, dry skin. For men, permanent need to shave behind ears, where beard-growing skin is repositioned.

Recovery:

Back to work: 10 to 14 days.
More strenuous activity: 2 weeks or more.
Bruising: 2 to 3 weeks. Must limit exposure to sun for several months.
Duration of Results: Usually 5 to 10 years.

Procedure: Change the basic shape and balance of the face using carefully shaped implants to build up a receding chin, add prominence to cheekbones, or reshape the jawline.

Length: 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Anesthesia: Local with sedation, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Occasionally overnight hospital stay.

Side Effects:

Temporary discomfort, swelling, bruising, numbness and/or stiffness. In jaw surgery, inability to open mouth fully for several weeks.

Recovery:

Back to work: about 1 week.
Normal appearance: 2 to 4 weeks.
Activity that could jar or bump face: 6 weeks or more.
Duration of Results: Permanent.

Dimples on cheeks are considered cute by many. The demand for surgically created dimples is increasing. This is a safe and effective surgery and is done under local anesthesia as a day care procedure. Results are permanent.

Men and women are equally demanding this procedure now a days. As in all other surgeries, attention to detail is important here as well.

Under local anesthesia, a small depression is created in the muscle of cheek region. This is done through the inside of the mouth without external scars.

Procedure: Fill in balding areas with a patient's own hair using a variety of techniques including scalp reduction, tissue expansion, strip grafts, scalp flaps, or clusters of punch grafts (plugs, miniplugs and microplugs). Works best on men with male pattern baldness after hair loss has stopped.

Length: 3 to 5 hours. Some techniques may require multiple procedures over 18 months or more.
Anesthesia: Usually local with sedation.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient.
Side Effects: Temporary achy, tight scalp. Unnatural look in early stages.

Recovery:

Back to work: usually 2 to 5 days.
More strenuous activities: 10 days to 3 weeks.
Final look: may be 18 months or more, depending on procedure.
Duration of Results: Permanent.

Procedure: Set prominent ears back closer to the head, or reduce the size of large ears. Most often done on children between the ages of 4 and 14 years.

Length: 2 to 3 hours. Anesthesia: Young children: usually general. Older children or adults: general or local, with sedation. In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Side Effects: Temporary throbbing, aching, swelling, redness, numbness.

Recovery:

Back to work or school: 5 to 7 days. Strenuous activity, contact sports: 1 to 2 months. Duration of Results: Usually permanent.