Day: May 29, 2018

NIPPLE/AREOLA SURGERY 147

This patient presented in our Ft. Lauderdale cosmetic surgery office for correction of partially retracted nipples. After clinical evaluation we found that this relatively mild deformity would be best treated with local tissue (flaps) taken from the areola. In our office plastic surgery center using local anesthesia we harvested two small flaps from each side…

NIPPLE/AREOLA SURGERY 148

This 42-year-old patient had breast reduction surgery in Miami 2 years ago. As a result of her breast surgery both nipples became smaller and flat. She came to our Ft. Lauderdale plastic surgery facility for consult about nipple enlargement. When clinical evaluation was completed we discussed several options for nipple enlargement. In her case we…

NIPPLE/AREOLA SURGERY CASE 343

This 23-year-old patient from Boca Raton came to our plastic surgery office in Fort Lauderdale to have enlargement of her partially retracted (inverted) left nipple. After clinical evaluation we discussed surgery for retracted nipple which will involve use of local tissue (flap) to build up inverted nipple and prevent retraction. Surgery was done in local anesthesia in…

MALE BREAST SURGERY - GYNECOMASTIA CASE 344

A 49-year-old male cosmetic patient from South Beach came to us for consultation about correction of deformed nipples. He had breast reduction surgery for gynecomastia done 12 years ago which left him with areola and nipple deformity. he wanted to have surgical correction of the deformity. Nipple-areola correction was done in local anesthesia in our office…

NIPPLE/AREOLA SURGERY CASE 345

A 27-year-old cosmetic patient from Miami came to our plastic surgery center in Ft. Lauderdale for consultation regarding her inverted (retracted) nipples. After clinical evaluation was completed we discussed surgical options for inverted nipple correction. In her case, considering severity of retraction milk ducts which connect breast gland with nipple needed to be severed in order to…

NIPPLE SURGERY 368

This patient had complains about size of her nipples, she wanted them slightly bigger. After clinical evaluation in our plastic surgery office in Ft. Lauderdale we proposed augmentation with local flap. In local anesthesia a small wedge of skin and fat tissue in a form of flap was transferred from areola into the nipple to…

BREAST FAT GRAFTS CASE 252

This 36 years-old male had gynecomastia related surgery in the past. He came to our Fort Lauderdale plastic surgery office for consultant regarding correction of postoperative scar deformity. After detailed clinical evaluation we discussed scar revision and correction of deformity with fat grafts. Surgery was performed in twilight anesthesia in our office surgery center in…

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH FLAP AND FAT GRAFTS 260

This 47-year-old patient from Fort Lauderdale was scheduled to have simple mastectomy for treatment of right breast cancer. She came to us to discuss options of breast reconstruction with her own tissue to avoid implant reconstruction. After detailed clinical evaluation and consultation with breast oncologist and breast surgeon we decided to perform immediate right breast…

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP 256

After thorough clinical analysis of her breast deformity, volume and available tissues for breast reconstruction we decided to proceed with extended latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction. Large back muscles with islands of skin and subcutaneous fat tissue were used to restore volume and shape of her breasts. Before surgery images on the left demonstrate breast deformity…

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH BUTTOCK-THIGH FLAP 257

This 53-yers old patient from Virginia had left breast mastectomy 3 years before she came for a consultation regarding breast reconstruction. She insisted on breast reconstruction with her own tissue. Considering that she had history of abdominal surgery 1 year ago we decided to take tissue from her left buttock and thigh. Significant amount of…