Mommy Makeovers in Baltimore, Maryland

Now that your child has returned to school, you probably have a lot more free time to take care of  yourself. This could mean more frequent shopping trips or gym visits.  However, after having a child, some areas of your body are showing the after effects of pregnancy and breastfeeding . Thankfully, at Dr. Dean Kane’s Center for Cosmetic Surgery & Medi-Spa there is a way to improve those aspects of your body that show loss of volume and laxity in the breasts and excess volume and laxity in the tummy due to aging and pregnancy.  Some of the common procedures that mothers do as part of their ‘mommy makeovers’ are breast augmentation, breast lift,  a tummy tuck and liposuction and Coolsculpting.

Breast Augmentation

A breast augmentation is done with safe, natural silicone gel implants or saline implants, which are both FDA-approved. While saline and silicone breast implants both have an outer silicone shell, they differ in material and consistency. During pregnancy, many women loose some of their breast tissue and a breast augmentation can make the breasts appear fuller returning them back to their original shape and size.

Saline Breast Implants

A saline breast implant is filled with a sterile salt water. The implants are inserted into your breast empty, and then filled once they are in place to allow your breasts to look plump.

Silicone Breast Implants

A silicone breast implant is already filled with a silicone gel at the time of the surgery. Silicone gel mimics the feel of a human breast and some women find that they look and feel more natural than a saline breast implant.

Many women chose to get their breasts enhanced for many reasons from just being very small breasted, loss of breast tissue after pregnancy, to restore their aging and sagging breasts as well as for those women in the entertainment business.  A breast augmentation can be combined with breast lifts for those women who are also experiencing skin laxity and sagging of the breasts, the breasts need both lifting and filling. Women also combine breast augmentations with other cosmetic surgeries such as liposuction or tummy tucks to make sure that you look and feel your best.

Tummy Tuck

Traditionally, the Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty is performed when there is excess tummy skin and the internal muscles of the abdomen are stretched and distended (this can happen as the result of multiple childbirths or large size births). The surgery will dramatically narrow your figure forming an “hourglass “waistline. The excess fat and skin is removed while the abdomen is made tight and flat. The recovery from the traditional Tummy Tuck is generally 4 to 6 weeks. Women still need to establish a diet and exercise routine that maintains your new flatter abdomen. Patients are elated with the result of their flat, tight tummy.

Liposuction

Liposuction is another procedure that is used for removing excess fat from the body. It is ideal for when a large amount of fat needs to be removed and it is essentially suctioned out of the body (such as baby weight). Depending on the area of your body where the fat was removed from and how much fat was removed would determine how long the recovery period is. The full results of Liposuction begin to show a visible difference a few weeks after the procedure and continues over time to provide a thinner, more sculpted and contoured appearance.

Coolsculpting

Coolsculpting is also an ideal non-surgical procedure for women who have excess thickness from pregnancy, but can’t take the time out to recovery from a surgical liposuction procedure. Women want to get back into pre-pregnancy figure, but are also trying to care for their newborn children. Coolsculpting freezes unwanted baby fat in targeted areas so that women can feel better about themselves while they combine diet and exercise to get their bodies back to their original form. Coolsculpting would not be available right away for women who have had a C-Section as Coolsculpting can not be performed along a newly formed scar area.

About Dr. Dean Kane& the Center for Cosmetic Surgery & Medi-Spa
Dr. Dean Kane is a board certified Plastic Surgeon well known expert in Baltimore, Annapolis, D.C. and the surrounding communities of Maryland, Delaware, upper Virginia and the Eastern Shore. In practice for over 25 years at his Maryland Center for Cosmetic Surgery and Medi-Spa, he has been identified with unique abilities and creative surgical and non-surgical modifications necessary to achieve those differences between his male patients and his female patients.

Dr. Kane's extensive experiences and his strong plastic surgery education has made him the ideal cosmetic surgeon for men and women in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area.

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Fat: While we may hate it on our hips it works great as a natural filler for Faces, Booties and Imperfections in the Body! Ask Dr. Dean Kane, Plastic Surgeon in Maryland How Fat Works.

Dr. Dean Kane, Plastic Surgeon of Maryland has been using fat in the most unique ways. Instead of discarding the fat after liposuction, Dr. Kane takes the patient’s fat and injects it into other areas of the body and face. Many patients love how the fat fills in their faces to give a beautiful upper cheek lift, fill in the nasal folds and plumps the lips. For the patient always wanting a bigger booty, the fat can be transferred to create a Brazilian butt lift. What is wonderful about fat is that it can be used anywhere the patient wants it. Some patients want their fat in the lower part of their buttocks, others want on their upper part and others want more on their hips.

Patients who have had prior surgeries or accidents in the past, like a hip replacement have a thin scar over their hip and need more padding to cushion the bone. The fat can be transferred along the hip to better protect the hip replacement. Any imperfections in the body that has a hollow indent can be filled with your own fat.

The big question is will it last? That will vary from patient to patient and depending where the fat is placed. Dr. Kane will tell patients that there is no guarantee as to how much will stay that is transferred and how long it will stay. But many of our patients will say that whatever portion does live it seems to stay for years and years. It is important to transfer the fat immediately after the fat has been liposuctioned (within the same operation) as the cells are still intact and require immediate blood supply from another part of the body for the fat cells to live.  Fat that has been frozen will not  last the same length of time. Fat is a larger molecular structure than the fillers like Restylane or Juvederm so it gives a fuller fill with greater plumpness. Be prepared: Fat transferred in the face will possibly cause greater bruising and swelling and will take a longer time for recovery, especially in the lips.

And no you can’t use another person’s fat. The patients who are lucky to be thin and don’t have enough fat to transfer are still lucky to have the other fillers like Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm Ultra and Radiesse to use in their faces that work just as well as fat.

For patients of Dr. Kane who are considering liposuction of their neck, arms, abdomen, thighs and back, Dr. Kane offers to use their fat for lip-transfer into other aspects of their body. Waste not want not!!  Summer months are may be hot, but it is a great time to rid yourself of those extra pounds of fat and redistribute them. Dr. Kane offers a summer cosmetic surgery promotion during the summer months that you can see on his website: www.DrDeanKane.com.

Liposuction versus Tummy Tuck is sometimes a confusing choice for women as described by Dr. Dean Kane, plastic surgeon of Maryland

Liposuction, performed by Dr. Dean Kane is a body contouring procedure that will remove those unwanted bulges that exercise and diet just won’t touch. For woman at their ideal weight, but have tried their best to slim those hips, inner thighs, love handles, tummy bulges and breasts rolls and arms, Dr. Kane has found that Liposuction is  ideal to achieve your dream body.

Dr. Kane finds that for some women who are overweight and just feel if they just can get rid of that tummy fat, back bulge, inner or outer leg fullness, they can change their lifestyles and begin a new regimen of healthy eating and exercise. Liposuction for these women has been the true motivation to start a new way of life and feel great about their bodies. Liposuction requires very tiny incisions and the recovery is usually only 4-10 days, depending on the amount of liposuction performed. A garment is required to be worn for 6-8 weeks.

Dr. Dean Kane finds Tummy Tucks or Abdominoplasties are ideal for women who have excess body fat and skin that can not be tightened by exercise, diet or even liposuction. Women who choose the Tummy Tuck Procedure have had multiple pregnancies, loss of tremendous weight, or have had prior abdominal surgeries leaving scars and excess skin and fat. The inner abdominal fascia is tightened and women feel they have a natural girdle always holding them in, instead of having to hold their stomachs in all the time. The excess skin and fat are removed with an excision across the lower abdomen. The tummy is left flat and tight. A new inny belly button is created. Recovery can be from 4-6 weeks. Often, Dr. Dean Kane combines the Tummy Tuck procedure with Liposuction to the hips, back lumbar, and breast rolls, inner or outer thighs to achieve the ultimate contoured body.

In all cases, Dr. Dean Kane encourages women to follow an exercise program and change their lifestyles to keep their bodies fit and healthy. In Maryland office, Dr. Kane offers  a prescription weight loss program called WEIGHTWISE WEIGHT LOSS run by Phyllis Brown, CRNP, Certified Nurse Practioner to help you either maintain your weight or if need be to continue to lose more weight. Phyllis’ services  can be used before or after your surgery.  

Dr. Dean Kane sees patients from all of Maryland, as well as, our neighboring counties in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Delaware, New Jersey and the Maryland Eastern Shore.  In Maryland, patients come from Annapolis, Baldwin, Baltimore, Bel Air, Berlin, Boonsboro, Brooklyn, Carney, Catonsville, Chestertown, Cockeysville, Columbia, Crofton, Crownsville, Eldersburg, Elkton, Ellicott City, Fallston, Finksburg, Forest Hill, Fort Meade, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Hampstead, Lochearn, Lutherville, Mays Chapel, Milford Mill, Monkton,  New Market, Ocean City, Odenton,Oldtown, Olney, Overlea, Owings Mills, Parkton, Parkville, Pasadena, Perry Hall, Phoenix, Pikesville, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Rising Sun, Guilford, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, Sparks, Glencoe,  St. Michaels, Stevensville, Sykesville, Towson, Waldorf, Westminster, White Marsh.