Sometimes, our bodies just do not respond to diet and exercise the way we want them to. Cosmetic plastic surgery procedures can reshape many areas by removing excess fat and skin and toning muscle. Below are some of the procedures we perform for body contouring in Highlands, NC areas.

Liposuction -Tummy Tuck - Arm Lift - Thigh Lift

Liposuction in Highlands, NC

Whether man or woman, do you have undesirable fat in areas such as your abdomen, waist, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, chin, cheeks, neck and/or upper arms that have not responded to diet and exercise? These are actually very common, and frequently nothing you can do will change them other than Liposuction. Would you like to sculpt these areas to reduce them and/or make them smooth? Liposuction, one of the most popular cosmetic surgical procedures, allows you to do this with minimal risks and almost no scars. Dr. Buchanan was among the first group of American Surgeons trained to do Liposuction in this country by the European inventors of the technique. He studied it extensively while on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma, and has been perfecting the technique since. Local anesthesia or general anesthesia may be used and the procedure can last anywhere from less than one to several hours depending on the amount of fat being removed. We generally recommend staying overnight in the hospital when we remove larger amounts of fat. Though we occasionally remove a significant amount of fat, the procedure is not a substitute for weight loss. We can also help you with lifestyle modification to get you where Liposuction would be indicated to correct any areas not reduced adequately by weight loss. To perform Liposuction, we make tiny incisions in as inconspicuous places as possible; inject liquid to help break up the fat, reduce bruising and reduce postoperative discomfort; and then use a cannula (small tube) to break up the fat layer and suctions it out. You should be able to return to most normal activities within several days.

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Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) in Clayton area

Would you like a flatter abdomen and thinner waist? Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) helps do this by removing excess fat and skin and tightening the stomach muscles. You are the best candidate if you are of normal weight and in good physical condition with localized fat and loose skin that haven't responded well to diet and exercise. Abdominoplasty is especially useful if your skin and muscles stretched from pregnancy or weight loss. Ideally, if you are female, you should not plan to have any further children. The procedure takes approximately three to four hours, using general anesthesia and can be done as an outpatient or with an overnight hospital stay. Recovery time ranges from two weeks to a few months, but with a balanced diet and regular exercise, results are long lasting. Abdominoplasty will leave a permanent scar stretching between the hips, although it should be low enough for even a bikini to conceal it. Sometimes by doing more Liposuction (a mini-abdominoplasty) you can have a shorter scar if the only excess skin you have is in the lower abdomen. With this procedure, we can also tighten the muscles and thin the waist by using an endoscope (a lighted tube which projects the area under the skin to a TV screen) through a small incision within the umbilicus.

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Arm Lift in Franklin area

After substantial weight loss, weight gain or simply from the effects of aging, skin on the upper arms can become inelastic, loose and flabby. Arm lifts, also known as brachioplasty, remove that excess skin and fat. If you have significant amounts of fat, you may want to consider combining the procedure with liposuction.

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Thigh Lift in Highlands, NC

A thigh lift is performed to remove excess skin and fat from the upper legs. Candidates typically suffer from loose, inelastic skin after extreme weight loss due to diet, exercise or bariatric surgery. Because of this, the procedure is often combined with others such as breast lifts, facelifts and arm lifts to retain a proper body proportion.

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