Cosmetic Surgery

With our busy and hectic lives, most of us are looking for improvements with the least amount of recovery time missed from work, hobbies, and social activities.  Studies show that adults today have the least amount of free time of any previous generation. One of the very first questions I am asked by patients at…
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Liposuction is one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. Last year more than 200,000 men and women received liposuction in the US. In general, this is a high satisfaction procedure with low downtime. One of the common misconceptions about liposuction is that you can use liposuction as a means to…
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With my line of work, often seeing is believing. That’s why today we are profiling two of our patients who underwent drastic tummy tuck transformations. These women have very different body types, so you can see how plastic surgery can benefit just about anyone. Our first transformation comes from a patient with extra skin on…
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For this month’s before & after transformation, we chose a patient who had a treatment plan that was customized to her specific needs. As with all of our Reno plastic surgery patients, we evaluate this patient’s needs and requests to create a treatment protocol that fit her needs. In this patient’s before photo, she has…
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Mother’s Day is coming up! We have many mothers in the Janiga MDs Reno office, including myself, so we thought it would be fun to do a post strictly for the mom in your life. Below is a list of products and treatments that the moms in our office picked out for great Mother’s Day…
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You’ve done the research, you’ve saved for the procedure, and now you’ve finally pulled the trigger on the cosmetic surgery procedure you’ve wanted for a long time. Now what? I am often asked by my Reno plastic surgery patients, “What can I do to get the best results from my surgery?” There are two ways…
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There’s been a lot of hype and interest in some of the young starlets having cosmetic procedures performed at very young ages; sometimes even younger than 18-years-old. While each situation is unique – and there are specific times where cosmetic surgery can be performed for patients younger than 18 – my general rule is usually…
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As summer enters full swing, we have seen an increase in body cosmetic procedures such as breast lifts, breast augmentations, abdominoplasty (tummy tucks), mommy makeovers, breast reductions and liposuction. With warmer weather comes bathing suits, shorts and tank tops, bringing attention to parts of your body that may bother you. As a result, people start…
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Rhinoplasty is one of the most common surgeries I perform. Frequently, I am asked the difference between rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons and rhinoplasty for medical reasons and what are the benefits of each. In order to answer this question, we first need to discuss the different types of surgery that can be performed on the…
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The mommy makeover is one of the most common procedures that plastic surgeons – including myself -perform. The mommy makeover is a combination of breast surgery and tummy tuck to restore the shape of the breasts and stomach to their pre-pregnancy states. The breast surgery can either be a lift, a lift with implants placed…
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