Billings Plastic Surgery

read moreYou've lost weight, toned your ab muscles, and no matter what you do, that same roll of skin is still perched on your lower stomach. Unfortunately, the excess skin left over from pregnancy, weight lossor the passage of time won't go away. Abdominoplasty, or "tummy tuck", is the removal of excess skin and the reshaping of the abdominal wall. Abdominal muscles, stretched over time, are stitched to create a more "cut" waist Excess skin is removed to flatten the contour of the abdomen, allowing clothes to fit better.

read moreSimply put, breast augmentation increases the volume of the breast. Many of our patients have very little breast volume, having never developed much breast tissue, and are lacking proportion to their figure. Others find that pregnancy expanded their breasts, and later left them without the volume but with plenty of extra skin. Addition of volume to the breast can improve the proportion of a figure and also rejuvenate a sagging breast. We've found the happiest patients are the best informed patients.

read moreLiposuction is a highly effective technique for the removal of localized areas of fatty deposit that won't go away with diet and exercise. Unfortunately is it not effective as a technique for losing a lot of weight, and it won't remove excess skin. With the right circumstances and reasonable expectations, liposuction can lead to satisfying and durable results. How is it done? The initial examination will determine if you are a good candidate for liposuction, and what areas might be addressed. Commons areas are the flanks, lower abdomen, thighs, arms, and the neck.

read moreIf you find, when looking in the mirror, that you are pulling up your cheeks or neck with your hands and like what you see, then it may be time. The operation basically restores tissues to their previous, more youthful location. It is not about stretching or pulling skin to make you look different. Using incisions hidden in the natural creases along the ear, excess skin is lifted up, and the underlying layer of muscle is repositioned to reduce looseness in the neck and jowls. The skin is then laid back down, without stretching, and the excess skin trimmed.