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May 24, 2013

Many people with a healthy weight and lifestyle still have stubborn pockets of fat in certain areas of their body that compromise the shape of their overall figure. Other patients may be slightly overweight and want to reduce multiple areas of fat on their bodies. Although liposuction is the most popular body contouring method in use today, it’s important to understand that it is not a substitute for diet and exercise.

Liposuction should be viewed as an effective way to improve the appearance of your figure, not a final solution to weight loss. In order to be a good candidate for liposuction, you must:...

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May 17, 2013

After pregnancy, weight loss, or age, breasts tend to lose volume and become more prone to drooping (ptosis). If you are considering breast surgery for this reason, you may be confused about whether you need a breast augmentation, a breast lift, or a combination of both procedures. The answer must be determined on a case-by-case basis.

If the amount of breast drooping/sagging is relatively mild, breast implants alone are usually enough to correct the problem. A breast augmentation is also the best option if you are looking to increase the size of your breasts by at least a...

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April 21, 2013

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently released their January 2013 Plastic Surgery Update video, and it sheds light on some important facts that patients seeking liposuction and/or a tummy tuck keep in mind. If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, liposuction isn’t a shortcut for diet and exercise. As a site-specific procedure, it is only used to remove stubborn deposits of fat that won’t go away no matter how much you diet and exercise.

Meanwhile, a new study shows that tummy tucks can...

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April 18, 2013

Many of our liposuction patients are busy people who need to move around Fort Lauderdale and south Florida to meet important appointments with friends, family and colleagues. As such, they’re not really in a position where they can afford to be laid up in bed for a long time after undergoing a medical procedure.

Because of this, one of the most common liposuction questions Dr. Jon Harrell receives is about recovery times. It’s important to understand that every patient is unique and every liposuction procedure will differ in recovery time.

Dr. Harrell...

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March 26, 2013

Liposuction is a safe procedure, especially when performed by Dr. Jon Harrell, a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than two decades of experience serving the people of Miami and south Florida. However, even safe procedures have risks and complications, and while Dr. Harrell’s skill and experience enable him to minimize those risks, it’s important to understand that every surgical procedure is a significant undertaking.

Certain liposuction risks are general complications that come with any surgical procedure, while others are unique to liposuction....

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March 19, 2013

Liposuction can be an excellent option for our Miami patients who are looking to eliminate stubborn fat deposits. If you’re in good overall health, at or near your ideal bodyweight and following a doctor’s recommendations for diet and exercise, yet you can’t seem to get rid of certain areas of fat, liposuction might be for you.

Dr. Jon Harrell will be able to use his 24 years of experience as a board certified plastic surgeon to walk you through the procedure and answer any liposuction questions you might have.

One of the choices we’ll help you make...

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March 12, 2013

As a board-certified plastic surgeon with decades of experience serving the people of Miami, Dr. Jon Harrell has performed countless liposuction procedures. Liposuction is an excellent way for patients who are in good overall health and near their ideal bodyweight to eliminate stubborn deposits of fat from the body.

You probably have a lot of liposuction questions, and Dr. Harrell will be happy to answer all of them at your initial consultation. One issue we can address right away is which parts of your body can be treated with liposuction.

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February 28, 2013

Envisioning your final result can be one of the more difficult aspects of deciding if breast augmentation is right for you. You probably know breast augmentation enhances breast size and shape, but that description tells you little about what your breasts will look like after the procedure.

Although it’s difficult to show you an exact representation of how your breast appearance will change, we can help you visualize the possibilities. Some of the visualization tools available to you include:

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February 24, 2013

Problems with breastfeeding after breast augmentation are rare. As part of accepting the risks of the procedure, you should be aware there is a slight risk of problems with breastfeeding, but you should also know:

  • Damage to breast milk ducts from the breast augmentation incision is rare.
  • Loss of nipple sensitivity preventing breastfeeding is a rare complication of breast augmentation.
  • Silicone and saline breast implants have not been shown to pose a risk to a breastfeeding baby.
  • There is no way to know for sure whether you will be...
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February 20, 2013

As a result of certain breast augmentation complications or dissatisfaction with breast appearance, some women need revision procedures. Reasons to have a revision breast augmentation may be to:

  • Increase breast size
  • Correct a displaced breast implant
  • Lift breast tissue that has sagged over the years
  • Change breast implant type
  • Correct an asymmetrical breast augmentation result
  • Correct a wrinkled breast implant
  • Replace a ruptured breast implant

If you are dissatisfied...

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