What does recovery typically involve after alar base reduction, and how variable is it?
Alar base reduction is a short operation, and patients generally expect a short recovery to match. The operation is short. The recovery, in its…
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When is alar base reduction not always the right answer?
Every surgeon keeps a private mental file of operations they declined and never regretted declining. For me, alar base reduction occupies a surprisingly prominent…
Read articleCan 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…
Read articleHow 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…
Read articleWho 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…
Read articleWhat 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 —…
Read articleWhat 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…
Read articleHow 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…
Read articleCan 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:…
Read articleCan 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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