Dr. Chang Soo Kim, MD | Plastic Surgery

Procedures and techniques named

• Tummy tuck: stretched or separated muscles, diastasis rectusA good candidate for a tummy tuck may have stomach muscles which have become stretched or separated, a condition known as diastasis rectus which can commonly result from pregnancy.
• Liposuction: good skin quality, best candidatesPatients with good skin quality are the best candidates for liposuction.
• Liposuction: not weight loss, not celluliteGood candidates for liposuction should have realistic expectations and understand that liposuction is not a weight loss procedure, nor will it get rid of cellulite.
• Breast augmentation with fat grafting: loose skin over donor sitesIn addition, patients with loose skin over the donor sites may not be good candidates for breast augmentation with fat grafting.
• Facelift: loose skin of the neck and jowlsThe ideal candidates for a facelift have loose skin of the neck and jowls, creases in the cheeks and nasolabial folds, loss of volume in the cheeks, and sometimes fatty tissue in the chin.
• Facelift: neck support first weekAfter a facelift or necklift, patients should wear a neck support for their first week of recovery.
• Rhinoplasty: no significant painPatients should not experience significant pain following a rhinoplasty.
• lipo-abdominoplastyLiposuction of the central abdomen during a tummy tuck requires a different specialized technique to preserve bloodflow to the abdominal flap.
• Eyelid surgery: no other serious eye conditionsPatients seeking eyelid surgery should be sure they do not have any other serious eye conditions.
• Lipo-abdominoplasty: liposuction of upper and central abdomenDr. Kim performs a lipo-abdominoplasty which incorporates liposuction of the upper and central abdomen, as well as the flanks.