Weston Cosmetic Surgery Blog

At the Weston Center for Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery, we’re committed to providing safe and effective plastic surgery to the citizens of Miami. Liposuction is one of our most common procedures, and also one of our simplest. It has an excellent safety record.

Dr. Jon Harrell believes that clear communication plays an important role in providing you with a pleasant plastic surgery experience. That means answering all of your questions about liposuction and it means helping you understand what goes on during your procedure.

Before undergoing...

Every year, about 500,000 Americans undergo liposuction. There are no local statistics available, but that national total includes thousands of patients in the Fort Lauderdale area. A remarkably high percentage of these patients walk away from their procedure happy with the results.

This is because liposuction is both exceptionally effective and thoroughly safe. Over many years with hundreds of thousands of patients per year undergoing the procedure, liposuction has proven itself in the medical community.

Every surgery carries with it some risks, and liposuction is no different. Risks from...

Dr. Jon Harrell believes that his Fort Lauderdale patients should have the breast augmentation experience that is right for them. Your procedure is all about what’s right for you and your aesthetic objectives. That’s why The Weston Center for Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery offers a number of options for customizing your breast augmentation.

We’ll go through all of these options at your breast augmentation consultation, but your choices usually include:

• Breast implant size
• Saline or silicone breast implants
• Incision location; sub-...

A deviated septum is a condition where the cartilage/bone that divides your nasal cavity in half is crooked or off-center, interfering with proper breathing. Around 80% of people have some degree of misalignment in their nasal passages, but only severe cases cause breathing problems. Some people develop a deviated septum after suffering an injury to the nose, while others are simply born with it.

Some of the most common symptoms of a deviated septum include:

• Nasal congestion (one side is usually more congested than the other)
• Recurring sinus infections
• Frequent nosebleeds
• Chronic facial pain...