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Popularly known as the Brazilian butt lift (BBL), during the procedure fat cells from the belly, thighs, back, or hips are harvested via liposuction. After being processed and cleaned, the cells are then injected into the buttocks.
This procedure is often performed when people have a sagging belly after pregnancy or after losing a significant weight amount of weight.
Commonly known as eyelid surgery, blepharoplasty is performed to correct or remove bags under the eyes.
The procedure also removes excess skin and fat above the eyelid, which makes the eyes look larger and more open.
Abdominoplasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck, removes excess skin from the abdominal area and tightens the remaining skin.
While liposuction typically results in a trimmer physique, the buttocks get rounder and firmer, with more volume due to the added fat cells.
With over 300,000 surgeries performed each year in the US, breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic procedure.
Breast augmentation is a highly customizable procedure, as the patient, together with the surgeon, chooses the size of the implants.
Popularly known as buccal fat removal, the procedure removes the buccal fat pad, a naturally-occurring pad of fat in the cheek hollow area.
While a brow lift is a permanent procedure, light wrinkles may return over time.
Similar to a facelift, browplasty, or a brow lift, pulls the skin of the forehead tighter to remove wrinkles and smooth creases. However, compared to a facelift, a brow lift won't change the horizontal aspect of the eyes as much.
Buccal fat pad extraction surgery is typically not performed on people with thin, narrow faces, as removal of the fat may cause the face to look more skeletal with age.
Also known as cheek augmentation, the goal of this procedure is to add volume or lift to the cheeks.
Surgical options for enhancing the cheeks are fat grafting, when fat is injected underneath the skin, or cheek implants.
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By making small incisions along the hairline, a forehead reduction is performed by removing excess skin and pulling the hairline lower. The scar caused by the incision is easily hidden in the hairline.
Forehead reduction, also known as hairline lowering, is a surgical procedure used to reduce the vertical width of the forehead.
Compared to reduction mammoplasty in females, reduction mammoplasty in males removes nearly all excess fat and tissues in the breasts.
In this procedure, fat deposits are removed via a thin tube called a cannula. This procedure can be performed on several areas of the body, such as the thighs or belly.
Male reduction mammoplasty is a surgery used to remove excess breast tissue caused by gynecomastia, which is an abnormal enlargement caused by an imbalance of female and male hormones.
Liposuction is a procedure that suctions fat from specific parts of the body to create a slimmer silhouette.
Reduction mammaplasty, or breast reduction surgery, is a permanent solution to having oversized breasts, which can result in chronic back and neck pain.
Also known as a breast lift, a mastopexy repositions the breast for a more upright appearance.
Also known as a neck lift, it aims to remove excess skin and fat from the jawline and neck area, in order to create the appearance of a well-defined neck.
A person may pursue a breast lift after experiencing significant weight loss or after pregnancy. Some women combine the procedure with a breast augmentation.
Breast reduction surgery can also be used to make asymmetrical breasts even in size.
Plastic surgeons may use a combination of liposuction and surgical skin tightening to achieve this treatment.
A rhytidectomy, or facelift, is a surgical solution to wrinkles and sagging that occur with aging.
Rhinoplasty may be used with a surgery known as septoplasty to treat a deviated septum, a misshapen nasal passage that can affect breathing.
Also known as a nose job, rhinoplasty is used to reshape the nose. The surgeon may reduce its overall size or refine specific areas.
This procedure is frequently combined with other procedures, such as the aforementioned blepharoplasty, a neck lift, or skin peels.
Plastic surgery is becoming increasingly popular year after year. With a variety of procedures available and growing cultural acceptance, it's not surprising that more people are choosing cosmetic surgery than ever before. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), around 16 million cosmetic surgeries are performed in the US every year. And while certain procedures have been popular for decades, other, newer surgeries are rapidly growing in popularity.
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From breast augmentation to rhinoplasty, these are the most common plastic surgery procedures
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Plastic surgery is becoming increasingly popular year after year. With a variety of procedures available and growing cultural acceptance, it's not surprising that more people are choosing cosmetic surgery than ever before. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), around 16 million cosmetic surgeries are performed in the US every year. And while certain procedures have been popular for decades, other, newer surgeries are rapidly growing in popularity.
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