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Los Angeles Cosmetic Surgery Trends

By: Dr. Vladimir Grigoryants

What is Cosmetic Plastic Surgery?

Los Angeles cosmetic surgeon VG Plastic Surgery explains Cosmetic plastic surgery is performed to enhance body structures. For example, breast enlargement or breast augmentation plastic surgeon uses breast implants to increase the breast size and projection. Cosmetic surgery is also applied to help improve body changes related to aging, weight gain/loss, or pregnancy. For example, liposuction los angeles is used to treat areas of fat accumulation or tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) to removed excess abdominal skin and fat. Facial rejuvenation is another area of cosmetic plastic surgery. Facial rejuvenation includes a wide variety of surgical and non-surgical treatments. Cosmetic surgery of the face include a facelift, neck lift, brow lift, eyelid lift, and nose reshaping. It is popular amongs movie stars, hence the name Los Angeles Facelift. Some of the less invasive procedures for treatments of skin wrinkles consist of soft tissue filling using such fillers as Restylane®, Radiesse™, and others. Botox® is widely used to help improve the appearance of skin wrinkles.

What is Reconstructive Plastic Surgery?

Unlike cosmetic surgery , which is used to improve the appearance of normal structures, reconstructive surgery is used to improve the appearance and function of abnormal body parts due to trauma, tumor, congenital causes or other diseases. A plastic surgeon is able to reshape or move soft tissues (such skin and muscle) as well as bone and cartilage in order to achieve reconstructive goals. Implants are also widely used in reconstructive surgery. For example, breast reconstruction to restore the shape and volume of the breast is frequently performed using breast implants.

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Dr. Grigoryants is following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who were both surgeons. After graduating from Dartmouth Medical School with Honors in Hanover, NH, he completed prerequisite training in General Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Grigoryants accomplished additional fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at the University of Michigan. Visit www.vgplasticsurgery.com



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