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Dr. Oz Discusses Massive Weight Loss and the Necessary Plastic Surgery "Finishing Touches"
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, Mehmet Oz, MD, Columbia Medical School professor, OPRAH alumnus and now the host of his own highly-rated daytime talk show, The Dr. Oz Show, had a fascinating and educational segment.
Becky Keenan, a traveling carnival owner, had long been plagued by obesity. It seemed that regardless of what she tried, success eluded her. Finally, she had a stomach bypass operation which was very successful. Her weight dropped 140 pounds!
That was the good news. The bad news was that the skin that had previously draped a rotund trunk was now excessive and hanging. Plus, her breasts had elongated downward and were no longer appropriately sized or shaped for her slimmer body. She still had not reached the finish line.
Becky sought the services of our colleague Stuart Linder, MD, of Beverly Hills. Dr. Linder meets my definition of a superspecialist because he limits his plastic surgery to the trunk and breasts. He does no facial work. Only breast surgery - augmentation, lifting or reduction. Plus tummy tucks and liposuction. He is at the forefront of a positive trend by which practitioners narrowly focus their practice.
For Becky, Dr. Linder performed breast lift and reduction, plus lifting and removing the apron of hanging abdominal skin. We viewers saw photo results at one week which were very impressive. Natural. Perfectly proportional.
Using very clever graphics and demonstration tools, Doctors Oz and Linder explained why the tissues of a once-plump body lose their elasticity.
As Dr. Linder pointed out, this is reconstructive plastic surgery at its best. It brought a happy ending to a long story of personal dissatisfaction. The segment was a tribute to one woman's determination and persistence to improve her life.
The segment can be viewed on the Dr. Oz Show's website.
- Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
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Becky Keenan, a traveling carnival owner, had long been plagued by obesity. It seemed that regardless of what she tried, success eluded her. Finally, she had a stomach bypass operation which was very successful. Her weight dropped 140 pounds!
That was the good news. The bad news was that the skin that had previously draped a rotund trunk was now excessive and hanging. Plus, her breasts had elongated downward and were no longer appropriately sized or shaped for her slimmer body. She still had not reached the finish line.
Becky sought the services of our colleague Stuart Linder, MD, of Beverly Hills. Dr. Linder meets my definition of a superspecialist because he limits his plastic surgery to the trunk and breasts. He does no facial work. Only breast surgery - augmentation, lifting or reduction. Plus tummy tucks and liposuction. He is at the forefront of a positive trend by which practitioners narrowly focus their practice.
For Becky, Dr. Linder performed breast lift and reduction, plus lifting and removing the apron of hanging abdominal skin. We viewers saw photo results at one week which were very impressive. Natural. Perfectly proportional.
Using very clever graphics and demonstration tools, Doctors Oz and Linder explained why the tissues of a once-plump body lose their elasticity.
As Dr. Linder pointed out, this is reconstructive plastic surgery at its best. It brought a happy ending to a long story of personal dissatisfaction. The segment was a tribute to one woman's determination and persistence to improve her life.
The segment can be viewed on the Dr. Oz Show's website.
- Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Get the WebMD Skin & Beauty Newsletter - tips to look good and feel great.
Labels: cosmetic surgery, reconstruction, superspecialist, weight loss
2 Comments:
I need to have an abdominoplasty, but can't find any place that has anesthesiologists doing the anesthesia. All use nurses (CRNA's) "supervised" (and I use the term loosly, by an anesthesiologist. Typically one anesthesiologist supervising more than one CRNA at a time. This is dangerous and crazy. The CRNA's say that they are the same as a MDA and that the MDA just sends the patient a bill for a 5 min preop exam then sits in the break room. The MDA says that he's essential and that the CRNA's are "just nurses". But when doctors get anesthesia, it's 1:1 from a MDA not a nurse (CRNA). When did the practice of anesthesia go down the toilet in this country?
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