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Your Los Angeles Tummy Tuck Surgeon

Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is a major plastic surgery procedure designed to reshape the abdominal area through reduction of excess skin and tightening of underlying abdominal muscles. The procedure should be performed by an experienced cosmetic surgeon to achieve safe and optimal outcomes.

Dr. Eugene Kim is a double board certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles area providing tummy tuck surgery and other procedures. Dr. Kim and his team of professionals will ensure personalized treatment for every patient according to their unique aesthetic needs. Patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and surrounding communities have an opportunity to receive tummy tuck surgery from Dr. Kim.

Education and Training

Double board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Eugene Kim, completed his M.D. from the New Jersey Medical School, and received six years of training in general surgery at the University Hospital in New Jersey. He earned several honors during his residency in general surgery, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

Current Engagements

In addition to devoting his time to his practice as a cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Kim also currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in Plastic Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He is actively involved in resident education in this position. Los Angeles tummy tuck surgeon, Dr. Kim, also participates in Korean-American Graduate Medical Association (KAGMA) and Korean Medical Association (KMA) meetings in LA.

Educating the Patients

Dr. Kim is committed to educating his patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and other areas about various aspects of the procedure they are seeking. His goal is to help the patient make an informed decision, and involve them in the treatment plan in order to achieve most satisfactory aesthetic results.

During the initial consultation process, Dr. Kim will try to understand the patient’s innate aesthetic needs carefully. He will spend as much time as required for a particular patient during pre-op consultations. This process ensures expected and desirable results and a high degree of patient satisfaction in every case.

Creating a Strong Patient-Doctor Relationship

Dr. Kim believes in building a positive, healthy and strong relationship with the patient that is based on complete trust and confidence. A positive and engaging relationship allows Dr. Kim to understand the patient’s unique goals and aesthetic aspirations.

He also works on the relationship to put the patient entirely at ease, which eventually reflects in the final results of the tummy tuck surgery. The relationship also helps patients seek guidance and support from Dr. Kim during the recovery period and beyond.

Comprehensive Treatment Approach

Abdominoplasty or tummy tuck surgery may be performed as a full or partial procedure. Depending on the patient’s aesthetic needs, Dr. Kim will recommend the appropriate treatment approach. He may recommend full tummy tuck for patients who are keen to achieve substantive and sustainable results in terms of a flatter and firmer abdomen.

In some cases, a combination of tummy tuck and other procedures such as liposuction may be desirable to achieve harmonious results. Dr. Kim will guide the patient appropriately and help them gain the best aesthetic outcomes from the procedure.

Click here see more plastic surgery procedures and treatments performed by Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Eugene Kim on patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Santa Monica and surrounding areas or call 310-271-6996 to schedule a consultation.

Unsightly accumulation of fat deposits around the abdominal area is a common problem. People with moderate weight can also suffer from this condition due to hereditary factors, sedentary lifestyle, or other reasons. An experienced cosmetic surgeon will evaluate various aspects before recommending the most appropriate solution. Tummy tuck surgery is the most effective treatment available among surgical options to achieve flatter and firmer tummy.

In some cases, a full tummy tuck may also be combined with liposuction, while in other cases just a mini tummy tuck or partial abdominoplasty may suffice. However, sometimes the patient may not be keen on a surgical option, and yet desiring to have a tighter abdomen. In such cases, one of the sterling, cutting edge, and most enlightening treatment options is laser skin tightening. Dr. Eugene Kim is an eminent plastic surgeon providing both tummy tuck and laser skin tightening treatment options to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and other areas.

Suitability of Laser Skin Tightening

If the abdominal area reveals loose skin due to the after-effects of pregnancy, aging, lack of exercise, previous surgeries, or other factors, the condition can be improved with laser based techniques. Laser skin tightening is a non-surgical procedure that involves the penetration of laser energy into the deeper layers of the affected skin. It stimulates the growth of natural collagen, and promotes skin tightening.

Advanced laser based techniques such as SlimLipo laser liposuction are also very effective. With laser liposuction, it is possible to reduce unwanted fat and tighten the abdominal skin. The procedure may be combined with a mini tummy tuck for more comprehensive results. Even when this procedure is used alone, it may produce very positive outcomes for some patients. Patients with loose skin and minor tummy fat, who notice skin laxity only when they bend over, may benefit more from laser liposuction method.

Limitation of Laser Skin Tightening

The challenge with laser skin tightening as a procedure for tummy is that the results can be quite unpredictable. For instance, patients who have stretch marks may not respond well to laser skin tightening because the skin has been compromised in that area. If a significant amount of redundant skin is present in the tummy area, the cosmetic surgeon may not recommend laser skin tightening.

When is Tummy Tuck Most Suitable?

An experienced plastic surgeon will evaluate the condition of skin, the presence of subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and skin laxity of the anterior abdominal wall before determining the most suitable procedure. Patients with multiple stretch marks may be best served by a full abdominoplasty. Tummy tuck can contour the abdomen, tighten the loose skin, and flatten the abdominal bulge. However, the procedure will leave a scar, which is not the case with laser skin tightening.

Dr. Kim will explain the pros and cons of both procedures to his patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and nearby locations during the initial consultation. If the abdominal muscles are loose or separated, tummy tuck surgery would be the right option. Patients who are keen to remove loose skin above the navel may also require a full tummy tuck surgery.

Breast Augmentation Lift Surgery Beverly Hills | Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Breast augmentation and breast lift are two popular breast procedures performed by a cosmetic surgeon to enhance the appearance of breasts. In some cases, the two procedures may be combined to achieve more effective results. However, many new patients may not have a clear idea of how different the two procedures are, and which of the two may be more suited to meet their aesthetic needs.

A typical question that a patient may ask is whether the sagging breast condition can be corrected with breast implants, or whether it requires a lift. Dr. Eugene Kim is a well-known plastic surgeon providing both these surgeries to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and nearby locations. During the initial consultation, he will explain various aspects of the procedure to help the patient make an informed decision.

Correction of Sagging Breasts

Breast implant procedure is designed to increase the size of breasts, but not to raise their position or make them tighter and firmer. However, if the sagging is very minor, the cosmetic surgeon may recommend breast augmentation alone, and not breast lift. This can serve both the goals of enhancing the size and raising the breasts to a better position. In such case, the pre-requisites are that the position of nipples should be still close to the breast center, and not pointing downwards. Some amount of skin should be visible below the nipple when looking straight on at the breasts.

Breast lift will become necessary in the following conditions:

Sagging of breasts is moderate or severe.
Nipples point downwards or at the bottom of the breast.
When looking straight on at the breasts, no skin is visible under the nipple.
The patient is not keen to increase the breast size any further.
Areola size is large, and the patient is keen to have it reduced.

As an experienced plastic surgeon, Dr. Kim will also perform certain measurements to corroborate the observational findings. Patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and surrounding communities seeking breast lift or breast augmentation have an opportunity to receive these procedures from Dr. Kim.

Combination of Implants and Lift

The surgeon may recommend breast lift in conjunction with breast augmentation in the following circumstances:

The sagging of breasts is moderate or severe.
The patient seeks to raise breast position while also desiring to increase their size.
The patient is keen to maintain roundness and projection of the breast mound.

One of the limitations when breast lift is performed alone is that significant fullness in the upper aspect of the breasts above the nipple area cannot be achieved. If it is important for the patient to gain fullness of breasts in the upper part, the surgeon may recommend breast augmentation and lift as a combined procedure.

Sometimes the patient is keen to increase breast size, but suffers from significant skin laxity in the breasts, which can make the appearance of breast implants unappealing. Such patients may also benefit most from a combination of breast augmentation and breast lift.

Breast augmentation is a procedure performed by a cosmetic surgeon to enhance the size and volume of the breasts. The procedure has an excellent track record of success, and with advanced qualities of silicone breast implants, FDA approvals, and innovative surgical techniques, the procedure has emerged as one of the most sought-after cosmetic surgeries in the US.

Dr. Eugene Kim is an experienced plastic surgeon providing breast augmentation and other procedures to his patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and other areas. During the initial consultation, Dr. Kim will discuss various aspects of breast augmentation and how it compares with newer treatments such as fat transfer.

Safety Aspects

Safety is the prime concern in any plastic surgery procedure such as breast augmentation through implants or fat transfer. The patient should ask information about potential risks and address all their doubts and concerns with the cosmetic surgeon during the initial consultation process. Both fat transfer and breast implant procedures are considered very safe.

Over the years, the technology of silicone implants has improved dramatically, and produces highly aesthetically superior and safe outcomes in breast augmentation. FDA has approved silicone implants for several years now for women above the age of 21. Fat transfer technique has been used for several years for various body parts to improve the contours, and the safety quotient is very high in this case too.

While the research in the area of safety has been extensive in case of breast augmentation through implants over the years, but far less amount of research has gone into studying the results of fat transfer for breast enhancement. Dr. Kim is a dedicated plastic surgeon will address all these aspects for his patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, CA, and surrounding areas.

Effectiveness

The primary goal of a cosmetic surgery procedure such as breast enlargement is to achieve optimal size and shape of breasts as desired by the patient. In case of breast augmentation, patients have a choice of implant sizes ranging from 120cc to 960cc. Shapes may be round or tear-shaped, and breast profile options are also available. Following the FDA approvals for both saline and silicone implants breast augmentation with implants has been the dominant procedure with significantly effective and desirable results for most patients.

Fat transfer, on the other, can only produce limited breast enhancement, depending on the availability of excess removable fat in other areas of the body. While fat transfer procedure has been used with great results for the gluteal area, cheeks and lips, but re-using the fat to enhance breasts may have limitations because of the substantial amount of enlargement required in both breasts.

Implants allow for highly precise determination of dimensions and size of breasts as desired in a single operation. However, with fat grafting, the surgeon is likely to perform several treatment sessions. Fat grafting may also be more cumbersome for some patients, particularly if it requires a period of skin expansion using special devices.

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Women seek out breast augmentation for a number of reasons. Some are naturally small-chested and have always wanted a more proportionate, shapely figure. Others have lost breast volume due to significant weight loss, pregnancy, or the effects of aging.

Whatever your reasons are for considering breast augmentation, it is important that you meet a few basic qualifications in order to be a candidate, including:

Age – You must be at least 18 years old to receive saline breast implants, and 22 years old to receive silicone breast implants.
Already at target weight – Breast volume can be affected by weight loss and gain. For the best aesthetic results, it is best to avoid breast augmentation until you have reached a weight you are comfortable with.
In strong metabolic health – Good healing and strong health are key factors in a breast augmentation’s success. Make sure you are free of any major medical concerns before committing to breast surgery.
Reasonable expectations – Discuss your expectations about breast augmentation with Dr. Kim during a personal consultation. Understanding the limitations and potential risks of plastic surgery will help you make a more informed decision.

Infection is a potential complication of any type of surgery. If it does occur, infection will usually make itself known within the first few days after breast augmentation surgery – however, it is possible for it to occur much later if steps are not taken to keep your incision sites clean.

Symptoms of infection include:

Swelling
Fever
Tenderness
Redness

Dr. Kim will provide you with a course of antibiotics immediately after your surgery to help minimize the chances of infection. If you do experience any of the above symptoms, contact Dr. Kim as soon as possible to make sure the infection is quickly addressed and brought under control.

Serious infections are very rare after breast augmentation surgery, but to help protect yourself, avoid touching your incisions and do not submerge them in water until they are completely closed. It is usually best to wait at least two weeks before going swimming. Close follow-up with Dr. Kim is the best way to ensure a smooth recovery process.

If you have further questions about breast augmentation, please contact us today to schedule a consultation with experienced Los Angeles breast surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim.

Some nose job—or rhinoplasty—patients notice in the first week or so following surgery that they are unable to smile normally.

Due to swelling in the nasal area and along the upper lip, your smile will be slightly affected in the initial weeks following your rhinoplasty procedure. As you heal and the swelling subsides, your smile should return to normal.

The associated discomfort you may feel during this time is easily controlled with over-the-counter pain medications. You may also experience some light bruising and swelling in the areas adjacent to the nose.

Although the swelling may temporarily make your smile appear “stiff,” your ability to smile normally will return in the following weeks.

If you live in the Los Angeles area and are interested in learning more about rhinoplasty surgery, please contact California cosmetic surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim at E. Kim Plastic Surgery to schedule a consultation.

For more information about the plastic surgery procedures and non-surgical treatments performed by doubled board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Eugene Kim in and around the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica CA area please contact us at 310-271-6996 or click here.

Rhinoplasty Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

The duration of your swelling following a rhinoplasty, or nose job surgery, depends on a number of factors related to the procedure itself as well as your individual condition.

In most cases, a majority of the swelling that occurs following a rhinoplasty procedure will subside within two to three months. The remaining swelling will decrease slowly, and you will see the final results of your nose job within six to 12 months.

Swelling of the tip of the nose is typically the slowest to resolve and can take up to a year to subside, depending on the extent of your surgery and the quality of your skin tissue. There may also be minor discoloration and swelling around the eyes; this typically dissipates within a week, however.

Much of how quickly you heal and how rapidly your swelling diminishes depends on the level of surgery required to achieve the desired results and your overall physical health.

Patience is an important trait in healing from any plastic surgery procedure. You will have to refrain from exercise or strenuous physical activity for at least two weeks following the surgery.

Breast Augmentation Surgery Recovery

Any lump noticed on your breast should be evaluated by a qualified physician, regardless of whether you’ve had a breast augmentation. If you have undergone breast augmentation surgery, a lump felt after the procedure could be many things and evaluation by your plastic surgeon is advisable.

Although instances of breast implants edging, rippling or folding are rare, they do occur on occasion. Saline breast implants are more prone to these issues than silicone gel breast implants.

Depending on the type of breast implant and the implant placement, the lump may be due to an implant valve or, as sometimes occurs in women with thin breast tissue, the implant itself. It may also be caused by residual scarring that will eventually subside.

In rare instances, the lump may be due to a cyst, fat necrosis, tumor or other conditions that require medical attention. Again, it’s best to have any lump examined as soon as possible to allay your fears and, if necessary, outline the proper treatment.

While a lump noticed after breast augmentation surgery may not be associated with the procedure, your plastic surgeon can provide a thorough examination, including diagnostic tests and imaging to help diagnose the source of a lump.

If you live in the Beverly Hills area and would like more information about your breast augmentation options, please contact California plastic surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim at E. Kim Plastic Surgery to schedule a consultation.

Breast Lift Surgery & Weight Loss

Dramatic weight loss following a breast lift (or mastopexy) may affect the appearance of your breasts, and Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim recommends that patients be at or near their ideal weight prior to undergoing a breast lift procedure.

Of course, the effect of weight loss after a breast lift procedure varies widely depending on the individual and the amount of fatty tissue in the breasts. Women who have substantially more fatty tissue in their breasts have a greater tendency to see their breast size and shape fluctuate with their weight. Those with less fatty tissue in their breasts seem to be less affected by weight change.

In general, losing a substantial amount of weight following your breast lift may cause your breasts to droop noticeably or have less volume. If the weight loss causes extreme changes in the size and shape of your breasts, breast revision surgery may be necessary to correct the effects.

Being at or near your ideal weight prior to breast lift surgery can help provide a more predictable and desirable appearance, as well as reduce your risk of complications during and after the breast lift procedure.

Breast Lift Before & After Photos

If you live in the Beverly Hills area and would like more information about breast lift options, please contact California plastic surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim at E. Kim Plastic Surgery to schedule a consultation.