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Before and after pictures abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 12 commentsAbdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck” continues to be a very sought after, but also very frequently misunderstood operation. In my practice I do still frequently see patients who seem to be of the opinion that abdominoplasty is a weight loss operation which it is absolutely not, but should rather be labelled as a body reshaping operation.
We do here case examples of abdominoplasty surgery out of our practice:

Patient after substantiative weight loss
Rectus muscle laxity
Lax skin with stretchmarks
Diet resistant fat deposits (love handles)

Result after abdominoplasty
Rectus muscle plication
Liposuction flanks (love handles)
6 months post surgery
We do also frequently combine abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with breast surgeryPatient with weight loss
Sagginess of breasts
Rectus muscle diastasis
Lax stretched skin
ResultAbdominoplasty (Tummy tuck)
Together with reast uplift and augmentation
Inverted T-scar with subglandular implants
Liposuction flanks
For more information on abdominoplasty, please visit our homepage www.cirumed.es.
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Will aesthetic medicine rise average facelift age?
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 5 comments
Possibly yes, however, aesthetic medicine is a widespread field where different treatments are applied for different symptoms. Aesthetic medicine can definitely not replace facelift surgey on a wider range , but we do observe the average “entrance” facelift age for being slightly on the rise.Certain aesthetic medical measures, such as dermal fillers, facial resurfacing and mesotherapy, have a preventetive effect that can withhold the effects of dermal aging but it can not withold the effects of gravity on your face. I personally feel that in cases of moderate soft tissue sagginess of the face and increasing wrinkling effects effective aesthetic medical measures can herald significant results and enhance appearence, therefore not replacing a facelift, but prolonging the period till such is desired. In patients requiring a facelift, I think the easiest way to describe the difference is to make them aware of the difference between gravity related changes and changes in the skin structure by aging effects. A facelift tackles the gravity effect, but not the skin structure.
Additionally , the result of a facelift can be considerably enhanced by additional aesthetic measures, so combination of the two can make a lot of sense.



Dr. Alexander Aslani is director and head of the department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery of Hospital Quiron Malaga, Spain.
The department is the only one of its kind offering reconstructive microsurgery within the private healthcare sector in Andalucia, and apart from its offices in Hospital Quiron, also offers consultations in private practice in Cirumed Clinic Marbella.
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