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    What are my Financing options for Cosmetic Surgery?

    Posted on September 11, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Now that the economic dust is starting to settle, it’s looking like our most reliable and user friendly source for financing is Care Credit.

    They offer a variety of financing options with different terms and ineterst rates. They also offer ‘same as cash’ packages.

    Patients can finance any cosmetic procedure such as a Louisville, Ky breast augmentation, Louisville, KY liposuction, Louisville, KY tummy tuck or a Louisville, KY facelfit to name a few.

    If you are interested in our financing options, please let us know. It is an option a number of patients choose!

    Lee Corbett, MD

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    all posts on this blog are presented by Louisville, KY plastic surgery expert, Dr. Lee Corbett

    If I have a Tummy Tuck, what happens to my belly button?

    Posted on September 11, 2009 by drlcorbett

    I get this question a lot when patients are considering a Louisville, Ky tummy tuck or a Louisville, KY mini tummy tuck.

    The answer is… nothing. You will end up with the same belly button you started out with. What changes is the loose skin that surronds your belly button.

    When performing a tummy tuck, we make a circular incision around your belly button and take this straight down until we hit the muscle surface. Sort of like an apple slicer with your belly button  being the core. Then we remove the loose skin, pull the skin downward and put your stiches in. In doing this, we bury your belly button, so at the end we come back to the skin surface and remove a core of skin and fat and the belly button pops back thru.

    So you get to keep your belly button.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Ky plastic surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett

    What is a Mini Face Lift?

    Posted on September 6, 2009 by drlcorbett

    A mini facelift is a scaled down version of a standard Louisville Facelift.

    With a mini facelift, and there are several versions out there, what you are looking at is a shorter incision, less undermining of the skin, and less work on the deeper tissues compared to a typical facelift.

    The incisions are usually run just under the side burn to the top of the ear and then down to the bottom of the ear. We then tunnel out in front of the ear for about 5 to 6 cm. Then a series of purse string sutures are used to tighten the deeper tissue that actually give the lift.

    These procedures also a quicker and take about an hour.

    The procedures are great but are ideally suited for younger patients with less facial aging. Remember, you can’t have a mini operation with a mini price, mini scar, mini cost but still get a maximum result. So, talk to your surgeon and make sure the operation is right for you!

    Lee Corbett

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville, KY Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett.

    Botox and Bruising

    Posted on September 1, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Bruising after a Louisville Botox or Louisville Dysport injection is definitely a possility. Now it’s not all that common but it can and does happen.

    This is especially when we treat the crow’s feet area. There are always small veins that live at the side of the eye that are right in the way of where we inject. In fact, the face if full of small blood vessels around the eyes and on our foreheads. So, whenever we put the needle in to inject the toxin, it’s possilbe that we hit a blood vessel. The result…a possible bruise.

    You can minimize the risk of a bruise by avoiding aspirin or advil type products and with the application of ice packs to the area immediately before and after.

    In the end though, if you get a bruise camouflage with make-up and be assured that it will go away.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Plastic Surgeon Dr. Lee Corbett

    Post Operative Pain

    Posted on August 24, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Pain, to varying degrees, is universal after surgery, Plastic Surgery included. I think everyone expects this. What I find that most folks do not expect is to have lingering dicomfort 2 or 3 months post operatively. I am not talking about stop-you-in-your-tracks pain, but a mild to moderate discomfort usually along the suture line. It is often described as a stinging, burning or deep itching type of feeling.

    Breast Reduction, Breast Augmentation, and Tummy Tuck patients often come in for their 3 month check with the above complaints. What I tell them is that the healing process takes almost 2 full years. So, at the 2 to 3 month time period there is still a lot going on in the areas we operated, especially along the scar line. Some sensation is still expected at this point and this is normal. It will go away as the scars mature and the healing process nears completion.

    Lee Corbett,MD

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    Inverted Nipple Correction

    Posted on August 24, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Inverted Nipples are a fairly common problem women experience, particularly after childbirth and breast feeding. The correction is easily done as an  office procedure. Often times inverted nipples are corrected in conjunction with a Louisville Breast Augmentation or Louisville Breast Reduction.

    Inverted nipples can result from breast cancer so a mammogram and breast exam are an essential part of the work up before correction is undertaken.

    The procedure is done under local anesthesia. Small incisions are made at the base of the nipple and the milk ducts that tether the nipple are released. Small sutures are then placed to keep the nipple in its’ new released position.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville, KY Liposuction surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett.

    Nipple Surgery

    Posted on August 24, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Louisville, KY: Breast Augmentation and Breast Reduction patients are often interested in downsizing their areolae and on occasion even the nipple itself. Most are surprised to learn both procedures are really quite simple.

    Areolar downsizing is a typical part of Breast Reductions and Breast Lifts. This is done using an instrument called a “cookie cutter”. This is a circle of varying diameters  that has cross hairs. The cross hairs are placed over the nipple, pressure is applied and a perfect circle is made on the skin surface indicating the new, smaller areolar diameter. A ‘normal’ areola size is 42 mm.

    Nipple downsizing is more unusual. This is accomplished by removing the apex of the nipple and closing it to itself. The patients I have encountered who seek this operation have nipples that are about an inch long and are irritated by their bra.

    Both operations, if done as stand alone procedures, are doable under local anesthesia in the office.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville,  Kentucky Breast Augmentation surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett.

    Sizing for Breast Augmentation.

    Posted on August 13, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Todays topic: Breast Augmentation Louisville, KY.

    Other than implant type, size of implant is of utmost importance as you consider augmentation.

    So, an obvious question most patients have, is how do we figure out what size to use. The answer is we try them on. It’s pretty simple, we have a lot of silicone gel implants here in the office for sizing. We will put a bra size on you that you are aiming for and then stuff your bra with the sample implants. Then we will have you pull on a snug T-shirt and we put you in front of the mirror. We will stuff the bra with different sizes until you find what you like. I will then chime is as to whether the size you have chosen makes sense based on your starting point.

    This isn’t a perfect sizing system, in that a given implant usually looks a little smaller once it is behind the breast than it does when you are trying them on. But knowing this, I will push you to the top of your size ‘comfort zone’.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/

    All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville, KY breast augmentation surgeon Dr. Lee Corbett.

    Cosmetic Surgery Tax

    Posted on August 10, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Probable tax on cosmetic surgery in the USA

    Tucked away in the volumes of information on the overhaul of the US health and health insurance systems, is a measure to help pay for it all.

    Cosmetic surgery procedures could be subject to a 10% tax. Doesn’t sound a lot does it?  Until you realize that the American cosmetic surgery industry is worth $10.3 billion a year, spent on 12.1 million plastic surgery operations. Despite early fears, all signs are that despite the economy, the number of cosmetic surgery operations is not reducing. Some people cynically suggest that more people are actually having surgery as if you look young you may keep your job.

    Tax deductions are now allowed on reconstructive surgeries such as after a patient has recovered from cancer, and will not be taxed. However non-reconstructive surgeries, the vast majority of operations, would be subject to the new tax. The plan is to cover all procedures that are not currently tax deductible and are not commonly covered under standard health insurance policies.

    Previous attempts to tax cosmetic surgery failed, but they were state taxes, the new one would be a federal one.

    Would it apply to people coming to the USA for cosmetic surgery? This is not certain, but the argument goes something along the lines that if you can afford cosmetic surgery and can afford to travel to the USA, you can easily afford a small tax.

    If it goes ahead, it would encourage Americans to look even more closely at traveling to Canada, the Caribbean or South America for cosmetic surgery.

    As a Louisville, KY Plastic  Surgeon, I certainly hope this tax does not become a reality.
    Lee Corbett, MD
    This blog was copied and pasted from the internet.

    Breast Reconstruction with Implants

    Posted on August 10, 2009 by drlcorbett

    Breast Reconstruction with Implants is one the primary options in 2009.

    The process usually takes at least 2 if not 3 steps to complete over a 6 to 12 month time period. At the first surgery, which usually takes place at the time of the mastectomy, a tissue expander is placed. An expander is a special implant type that has a built in fill port that allows for filling with a needle and a syringe. After surgery, usually starting at about a month out, we access the expander and add saline to it. We do this each week until the volume in the affected breast is similar to the unaffected side. When we reach this point it is time for an exchange.

    At the exchange operation we remove the expander, make necessary adjustments to the implant pocket, and place a permanent implant. At this point, if you choose, we can quit. Often times though a third surgery is chosen so we can adjust the unaffected breast for better symmetry and to re-create a nipple on the affected side.

    Lee Corbett, MD

    www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com

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