Mini abdominoplasty – tummy tuck, full abdominoplasty – tummy tuck, panniculectomy – excision of fat and skin only – and liposuction and liposculpture each have a specific set of indications, deformities addressed and possible improvements. The main determinants influencing the optimal choice of procedure are skin elasticity, excess of fat and laxity of the musculofascial […]
Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Abroad for the Medical Tourist
I would like to look at the medical tourist more as a discerning costumer in an ever shrinking world where all of us are moving closer and closer together and our lives become intertwined in a real-time environment. “Abroad” is also a very relative term. Some of my patients in my US practice come from […]
Short Scar Breast Reduction in Trinidad
Short scar breast reduction in Trinidad provides a vertical scar and a vertical concept – the entire movement of the breast is in an upward direction. Projection of the breast is also increased and the shape becomes more conical, closer to a youthful ideal. Shorter scars mean improved appearance and shorter recovery.
Lipoabdominoplasty – Tummy Tuck for the 21st Century
Lipoabdominoplasty, the combination of abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction (liposculpture) for body contouring was pioneered by Brazilian plastic surgeons. It addresses problems in configuration of the muscles of the abdominal wall, excess fat and skin in the entire central torso aesthetic unit. It is advantageous to perform all of these procedures in the same session […]
Malar Bags and Festoons
The sometimes baggy area beneath the eyelids overlying the cheek bones are called “festoons”. They represent a difficult problem, which is not solved by standard facelift techniques or a “classical” blepharoplasty. The former pulls and tightens in the wrong direction to have an effect in this area of the midface, the latter usually overresects fat […]
Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery Featured in Caribbean Belle Magazine
Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery was featured in the “Rejuvenate Mind, Body and Spirit” special edition volume 5 issue 3 of Caribbean Belle Magazine (http://caribbeanbelle.com). Caribbean Belle’s Aliyyah Eniath talks to Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery’s CEO Naleenie Singh about plastic and cosmetic surgery, the history and making of Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery and […]