Can alar base reduction be done after a previous rhinoplasty?
Patients who had rhinoplasty years ago and are now considering a small alar base reduction usually arrive with the same underlying feeling: the nose…
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Dr. Mert Demirel
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How stable are alar base reduction results over time?
Patients often ask about alar base reduction as if the central question is the operation itself. In my experience, the more important question is…
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Who is a reasonable candidate for ankle liposuction?
Candidacy is the quiet part of cosmetic surgery. Technique gets the attention; candidate selection gets the result. In ankle liposuction more than almost any…
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What are the main risks you take seriously in ankle liposuction?
Every surgical consent form has a list of risks. Patients read them, sign them, and usually forget them. That is not their fault —…
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What if my ankles look thick because of bone or tendons?
A surprising number of patients who come in asking for ankle liposuction do not actually have an ankle fat problem. They have an ankle…
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How long is recovery, and why does the ankle take longer to settle?
If there is one body region where the patient’s impatience and the tissue’s reality do not match, it is the ankle. Patients expect ankle…
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Can ankle liposuction tighten loose skin?
There is a hope that comes up in almost every ankle consultation, and patients are usually a little reluctant to say it out loud:…
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Can ankle liposuction be combined with calf reduction?
Patients who are unhappy with the shape of their lower legs rarely separate the two halves of the problem in their heads. They see…
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What if I already had liposuction and want a revision at the ankle?
The patients who come to me after a previous ankle liposuction usually arrive with a version of the same sentence: “something is still not…
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How do I know if I am a good candidate for areola reduction?
Most of the patients I see for this procedure have already answered the question in their own heads before walking into the consultation. They…
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