Congratulations to our very own Dr. Bruno for being one of PoshSeven Magazine’s ‘Best Plastic Surgeons’!
According to PoshSeven:
“Each year we ask our readers and community to nominate their favorite local businesses in dozens of categories, and then to vote on the final nominees.”
Thank you to all the voters!
“I’d never considered liposuction before but I was so tired of being out of proportion and bottom-heavy. The results are simply phenomenal, I could not be happier. Thank you to everyone at Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery for such a stress-free experience. My days of all A-line skirts are behind me!”
With the weather warming up it’s time to plan those summer vacations. This year, consider liposuction to help banish those stubborn pockets of fat that aren’t yielding to diet and exercise, and feel more confident than ever!
Welcome to our blog! If you’re looking for more before and after photos, and specific procedure information, such as procedure time, healing time, and more, make sure you visit our main liposuction page.
According to plasticsurgery.org, last year there were nearly 260,000 liposuction procedures done in the United States. That makes it the second most popular cosmetic surgical procedure, right behind breast augmentation.
For those that follow Chrissy Teigen, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that she’s open about her past plastic surgery procedures. According to Harper’s Bazaar, in May of 2017 she told Refinery29:
“I had an armpit sucked out, which was one of the best things. It’s a big secret, but I don’t care. It was nine years ago or so. And I had two inches to my armpit. Now it’s back though, so now I’ve gotta pay for [liposuction] again. It was so easy. It made me feel better in dresses, I felt more confident. It was the dumbest, stupidest thing I’ve ever done. The dumbest, but I like it, whatever. I have no regrets, honestly.”
Liposuction is an incredibly versatile procedure and can be used virtually anywhere you want to remove excess fat from targeted areas of the body, such as:
Our doctors offer a variety of liposuction procedures, including:
If you’re looking for minimally or non-invasive body contouring procedures, you may want to consider BodyTite or SculpSure.
During your consultation, your doctor will discuss your goals with you and recommend the best type of liposuction to meet those goals.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding can affect your body, leaving the abdominal muscles lax, breasts sagging, and your overall body shape less than desired.
The mommy makeover procedure can restore your body by lifting the breasts, reshaping the waistline, and contouring the body by combining a number of procedures customized for each patient to help them meet their needs and goals.
We recently interviewed a mommy makeover patient (who just happens to be one of our staff!) on her experience, the most common questions and misconceptions, and what the biggest surprises were.
What is a Mommy Makeover?
A mommy makeover can mean different things to different mommies. It typically means getting your body back to be where it was before you had children. It could be breast augmentation, a breast lift; in my procedure it was a breast reduction. And then typically it is a tummy tuck of sorts. Also, there are wide variations in the type of tummy tuck you might need. It could just be a little nip of excess skin, or a full-blown tightening of the stomach muscles while also addressing the skin and fat. Some can also add in some liposuction for contour in some areas that [weight] is hard to lose.
It seems like a big surgery because it’s doing a lot, but honestly, combining a breast surgery with a tummy tuck doesn’t add any recovery time. Might as well do them at the same time! There are also cost savings in doing multiple procedures together.
What were you most nervous about for your Mommy Makeover procedure?
I was most nervous about the pain. I had an appendectomy years ago and it was excruciatingly painful, so I was assuming this would be worse than that. But the truth is that cosmetic surgery is all external, there is no cutting through a muscle, no working on the insides. It’s totally external, just skin and fat. And so the recovery and the pain level are not nearly as bad as we would think it would be.
Click here to read the rest of her story and to learn more about our mommy makeover procedure!
According to Marie Claire, even celebrities praise the rhinoplasty procedure. In the article, fitness guru Jillian Michaels admitted to going under the knife. “I had my nose done when I was 16 years old,” she said. “And I’ll be honest, it did change my life.”
And she’s certainly not the only one to admit it. Lisa Kudrow, the Friends and Scandal actress admitted that she elected to get a nose job in high school. “I did it the summer before going to a new school,” she told The Saturday Evening Post. “That was a good, good, good change.”
Glee alum Dianna Agron also discussed her nose job, but got hers for a different reason: having broken her nose twice. “I couldn’t get it fixed because we were in the middle of doing this concert tour and we were filming. We had a day off and I met up with some of my friends and we were dancing. And again, there was another collision of sorts—I must be turning too quickly, people don’t see me coming or something—but it’s fixed now!” she said in an interview.
Rhinoplasty, also commonly referred to as a ‘nose job’ or ‘nose reshaping,’ can enhance facial harmony and balance, and correct the proportions of your nose. Rhinoplasty can also fix many of the breathing caused by structural defects in the nose.
There are several benefits to a nose job, including:
We use a number of methods to perform the rhinoplasty procedure. If you’re interested in discussing which may be best for you, schedule your consultation today. Our physicians will discuss your goals and will work closely with you to determine which rhinoplasty procedure is best for your needs and lifestyle.
Continuing our series on the top cosmetic surgical procedures of 2018 (as compiled by plasticsurgery.org), today we’re discussing the tummy tuck procedure.The tummy tuck procedure, also known as an abdominoplasty, was the fifth most popular cosmetic surgical procedure last year, with over 130,000 tummy tucks performed in the United States. If you’d like to catch up on the series, we’ve already discussed the popularity of the breast augmentation and rhinoplasty procedures in the US; there were over 1.8 million cosmetic surgical procedures performed last year alone!
Some of the benefits of a tummy tuck include:
Celebrity Patricia Heaton discussed her one reason for having a tummy tuck:
“Vanity,” she told People magazine. “I had four C-sections and my stomach looked like the map of the world.”
According to ranker.com, Star Jones also had a tummy tuck to tighten up the skin in her abdominal region after her gastric bypass surgery in 2003, which resulted in her losing over 100 pounds.
The tummy tuck procedure can completely reshape the appearance of your abdomen by removing excess fat and tissue around the waistline and stomach. Unlike most plastic surgeons, our doctors take a holistic approach to the tummy tuck procedure in order to achieve the most natural, beautiful look.
Some tummy tuck options include:
At Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery, we have found that the most exceptional results for a tummy tuck are produced when the entire waistline is shaped, rather than focusing on just the abdomen. This approach is so comprehensive it can help you drop several pant sizes and completely alter your appearance.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, minimally invasive cosmetic procedures have grown nearly 200 percent since 2000 and show no signs of slowing down any time soon.This has given a rise to ‘tweakments’ – subtle, barely noticeable procedures that don’t require surgery and have minimal downtime.
Keep reading for some of our tweakments, and make sure you schedule a consultation to see which ones are best for your goals.
Quick, with limited downtime and often with immediately visible effects, injectables such as fillers and Botox remain incredibly popular. If you’re looking to further sculpt through targeted fat reduction, you can also look to Kybella.
Depending on your needs, we have several procedures to help lift, tighten, smooth and tone your skin.
Consider microneedling with PRP (aka the Vampire facial the Kardashians rave about), which reduces the signs of aging, minimizes scarring, boosts collagen production, reduces hyperpigmentation and pore size, prevents premature aging, treats stretch marks, minimizes the appearance of age spots, helps improve texture and improves the appearance of rosacea.
PRP injections may also work for you. Your own PRP is injected into specific areas of the skin and acts as a matrix that promotes collagen growth and regenerates tissue.
Our latest procedure, the Plasma Pen, is exceptional at tightening and rejuvenating skin. For the most amazing videos and before and after photos, make sure you follow our skincare specialist Sara on Instagram: @skinbysara_bbps
Destroy fat cells in just 25 minutes using SculpSure. SculpSure works by heating up the fat cells above a threshold temperature to which they are no longer viable. The body then clears away the damaged fat and these cells will not regenerate.
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In a survey of over 4,000 doctors and 7 hospitals, our very own Dr. Bruno and Dr. Brown were recognized as two of the top plastic surgeons in Northern Virginia by Northern Virginia Magazine!
Make sure to get your own copy to read this feature. Congratulations, Dr. Bruno and Dr. Brown!
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Watch below as he discusses what you need to know:
At Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery we strive to offer the safest and most advanced techniques for breast reconstruction. The DIEP flap procedure requires special surgical training and expertise in microsurgery, and we’re proud to be able to offer this advanced procedure to our patients.
The DIEP (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) flap is a modern advancement of the original abdominal wall TRAM flap that utilizes the patient’s own tissue from the lower abdomen to reconstruct the breast using fat and skin alone.
In this technically advanced procedure, the living fatty tissue (fat, skin and blood vessels) is removed from the abdomen and reattached in the breast area to rebuild your breast. Your surgeon will carefully reattach the blood vessels of the flap to blood vessels in your chest using microsurgery.
The abdominal skin is then closed, leaving the abdomen smaller in size. Because no muscle is used, most women recover more quickly and have a lower risk of losing abdominal muscle strength with a DIEP flap compared to any of the TRAM flap procedures.
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What our patients say:
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, I was given a peer recommendation for Dr. Bruno, and I am so grateful for it. I required a unilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, and a breast reduction. Dr. Bruno was sensitive to my insecurities and was available at any time to answer questions and provide complete explanations. His kindness and soothing demeanor was very helpful during the entire process and made me feel confident about coming out of this health crisis successfully, which I did, and with a beautifully reduced breast that shows no scar whatsoever.
-Christine F.
Rhinoplasty, or surgery to reshape the nose, is one of the most popular forms of plastic surgery. According to plasticsurgery.org, there were more than 200,000 rhinoplasty procedures performed in the US last year, making it the third most popular of all plastic surgery procedures.
Rhinoplasty is a precise procedure that, when performed by an expert plastic surgeon such as the doctors at Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery, can enhance both the aesthetics and the function of the nose.
Rhinoplasty can have a profound effect on your appearance. The doctors at Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery will work with you to ensure that you not only have a more appealing nose but that the procedure will also bring greater harmony to your overall facial features and increase your self-confidence.
During your consultation, your surgeon will discuss your issues and concerns as well as how to reshape the nose to best enhance your facial features.
There are a number of methods used to perform rhinoplasty, including open rhinoplasty (incisions to the tissue between the nostril and the nose crease) and closed rhinoplasty (incisions to the inside of the nose through the nostrils). Our physicians will work closely with you to determine the best rhinoplasty procedure for your needs and lifestyle.
Not ready for a permanent change? Read our recent article on using filler for a nonsurgical nose job.
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