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How is a tummy tuck surgery done?

When a tummy tuck is performed, an incision is made on the lower abdomen and the excess skin and fat is removed to create a tighter and more beautiful abdomen. You need to be extremely compliant as recovery takes about...

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18th Oct 2018

Buttock Implant Augmentation-Buttock Implant Mal Position-Dr.Cortes-YouTube

Surely you have heard stories where buttock implants shift after surgery. Buttock implant malposition is a rare but possible complication of this procedure. If you look at the design of buttock implants in United States, you will notice that these...

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18th Oct 2018

Drains and Tummy Tuck-Dr.Cortes Plastic Surgeon

When a tummy tuck is performed, a significant amount of tissue is elevated from the abdominal wall. This results in the abdominal wall creating a potential space that can lead to seromas after surgery. For this reason, it is very...

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18th Oct 2018

Buttock augmentation seromas

Seromas are a fluid collection that can occur in any cosmetic surgery, including tummy tuck. They mostly occur around the implant itself. During surgery, whenever a pocket is created or tissue is dissected, the body reacts by filling the cavity...

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18th Oct 2018

Breast Augmentation Recovery

If you have gone through a breast augmentation surgery, you might wonder how soon you can be able to exercise after surgery. When a breast implant is inserted, it is placed either above or below the pectoralis major muscle. When...

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18th Oct 2018

Breast Augmentation-Recovery Bras After Breast Augmentation-Dr.Cortes-YouTube

Breast augmentation is a very simple surgery to do if your surgeon is competent when it comes to choosing the breast implant and performing the surgery. The hardest part is for you to follow instructions. For example, after breast augmentation,...

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18th Oct 2018

Breast Augmentation-Saline Breast Implant-Dr.Cortes Plastic Surgeon Houston

Although it is true that silicone breast implants are better in terms of consistency and feel, there are certain benefits of using saline breast implants in some patients. Saline implants, like silicone implants, are also approved by the FDA in...

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18th Oct 2018

Silicone Brest Implant-Dr.Cortes Plastic Surgeon-YouTube

One of the most difficult decisions for the patient to determine is to choose between a saline and a silicone implant. In this video, I am going to discuss 7 important points about silicone gel implants over saline implants. For...

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