Plastic Surgery in Southern New Hampshire, Near Boston and Maine in Portsmouth

Diet and exercise are important in the fight against fat, but sometimes, they simply aren't enough. Persistent fat deposits can cling to problem areas like your hips, thighs, midriff, and buttocks, refusing to go away no matter how much you exercise. That's why we offer body sculpting plastic surgery, near Boston and Maine at our Southern New Hampshire facility in Portsmouth. If you have areas of fat that won't go away, Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center can help, using body sculpting procedures such as liposuction and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) surgery.

Liposuction

Liposuction (or suction-assisted lipectomy) has become one of the most frequently performed procedures in plastic surgery. Our Southern New Hampshire office near Boston and Maine in Portsmouth offers liposuction with proven safety, minimal scarring, and outstanding results.

Liposuction is highly effective for removing fat from the hips, thighs, buttocks, and midriff, as well as areas of the face, neck, and arms. The procedure is not an alternative to weight reduction but can be very effective in removing fat from areas that do not respond to diet and exercise programs.

Liposuction is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. A narrow tube, called a "cannula," is inserted into a small incision made in an inconspicuous place. Dr. Gray manipulates the cannula to break up fatty areas and suction out the fat. Scarring is very minimal; in time, the scar simply looks like a small scratch.

Contact our Southern New Hampshire facility, near Boston and Maine in Portsmouth, for more information about liposuction.

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Abdominoplasty

Also called a "tummy tuck," abdominoplasty removes excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and tightens the muscles of the abdominal wall. The tummy tuck can quite dramatically reduce a protruding abdomen, but it will leave a curved scar across the lower front of the abdomen, sometimes from hip to hip, depending on the extent of the original problem. Often, liposuction of the hips and/or thighs can be done at the same time for a better body contour.

With proper diet and exercise, results are long lasting. Dr. Gray will discuss your expectations with you at your consultation at Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center's offices in southern New Hampshire, between Boston and Maine in Portsmouth. He strives to help you ensure your goals are realistic. At Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center, we want you to have good results and be satisfied with your outcome.

Who is a good candidate for abdominoplasty surgery?

• Men and women who are in good health but who have fat deposits around the abdomen that are out of proportion to the rest of their body and that are resistant to diet and exercise.
• Men or women who have lost a large amount of weight and are left with loose, hanging skin.
• Women who have pregnancies in which the abdominal muscles have been badly stretched, weakened, or separated beyond that which can be returned to a normal contour.
• Older patients who have lost elasticity in their skin and, perhaps, been somewhat overweight.

After your abdominoplasty surgery

It may take you a few weeks to a couple months to feel completely like your old self again. Some people return to work after two weeks, while others take three to four weeks. An exercise program, starting slowly at first, will help reduce swelling, lower your chance of blood clots, and tone your muscles.

Incision lines, placed so that they will easily be hidden by clothing, will diminish after your plastic surgery but will be permanently visible. They may even appear to worsen during the first three to six months. In six months to one year, they will flatten and lighten in color.

Abdominoplasty will make your abdomen remarkably flatter and firmer. Your clothing will fit better and your self-esteem will be boosted. It is important to remember that you will have a permanent scar, but it will heal and fade over time. Your results will be permanent unless you gain or lose a significant amount of weight or become pregnant. Contact Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center to find out more about abdominoplasty and other types of plastic surgery. Boston, Massachusetts and Maine are near our southern New Hampshire offices, and we even have patients come to us from across the country. Come to us to find out why.

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