Dr Bernard Beldholm 
In my practice, some patients who already have breast implants decide to have those implants exchanged for new ones and, at the same time, want the position of the breast and nipple lifted. Doing both in the one operation means removing the existing implants, placing new implants, and performing a
Removing and replacing breast implants at the same time as a breast lift (mastopexy) is a combined operation, and the recovery is different from either procedure on its own. In my practice I see patients who are having their existing implants exchanged for new ones and, in the same operating
Apronectomy carries one of the higher wound complication rates of any body contouring operation I perform. Published series report overall complication rates ranging from 13.8% in large database reviews to 56% in post bariatric cohorts, with wound healing problems, seroma and infection making up most of that figure rather than
Most of my apronectomy (panniculectomy) patients stay 1 night in hospital, spend the first 2 weeks in a structured follow-up program with me and my nurse, and return to light activities from around 4 weeks. Swelling continues to settle over 3 to 6 months, and the scar keeps maturing for
Pregnancy stretches the abdominal skin and can separate the abdominal muscles down the midline. It can also change the position and shape of the belly button (umbilicus). These are normal changes after having children, and many women settle back close to how they were before. In others, some of the
A fair number of the post weight loss patients I see for an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) also turn out to have a hernia in the abdominal wall. Sometimes they already know about it. Often it is picked up when I examine them, or on a scan, while we are planning
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is major surgery. I want that clear from the start, because the way an operation is described tends to shape how seriously it is weighed up, and this is one that deserves careful thought. Pregnancy changes the abdominal wall. The skin stretches, and in most women the
Diastasis recti (abdominal muscle separation) is one of the most common changes I see in women after pregnancy. It is a normal response to carrying a baby, not a sign that something has gone wrong. There is a common belief that the muscles have “torn”. They have not. During pregnancy
The mons pubis is the soft pad of tissue that sits over the pubic bone, below the lower abdomen and above the genital area. Its job is to cushion the pubic bone. It is a normal part of the anatomy, and it varies a great deal between women. Pregnancy and
A bra line lipectomy, also called an upper back lipectomy or bra line back lift, removes loose skin and excess fatty tissue from the upper back after significant weight loss. The incision runs across the back at the level of the bra line, so the resulting scar can sit beneath