Feeling nervous - or even guilty - about choosing surgery is more common than many patients realize.
Dr. Dale Reynolds discusses the concerns he often hears and how he helps patients put surgical risk into perspective through clear information, thoughtful planning, and reassurance.
Male Chest Reduction Explained
Male chest fullness can be caused by excess fat, breast tissue, or a combination of both - and the right treatment depends on what is present.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains why liposuction can remove fatty tissue but cannot remove glandular breast tissue, which may require a small incision. In many cases, both concerns can be addressed during one procedure.
What Can a Neck Lift Improve?
A smoother, more defined neckline can make a meaningful difference in the overall profile.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how a neck lift may address changes caused by aging or weight fluctuations and create a refreshed result tailored to the patient’s anatomy.
What Does a Mommy Makeover Include?
A mommy makeover is not one specific procedure - it is a personalized combination designed around your body and goals.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how treatment commonly focuses on the abdomen and breasts and may also include liposuction, depending on the patient’s anatomy and concerns.
Bigger Is Not Always Better
When it comes to breast implants, bigger is not always better.
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains why choosing an implant that fits the patient’s anatomy is essential for creating a natural-looking result and reducing the risk of tissue stretching or future complications.
Natural-Looking Facelift Results
A modern facelift should help you look refreshed - not make you look like a different person.
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains why his goal is to restore a more rested, natural-looking appearance while preserving the features that make you look like you.
Surgery is not always the first - or only - option.
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains how treatments such as Botox, fillers, lasers, and fat transfer may help address certain concerns without surgery. For other goals, a surgical approach may provide a more complete result.
A personalized consultation can help determine which option best fits your anatomy and expectations.
Learn More About BBL Surgery
What exactly is a Brazilian Butt Lift?
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how a BBL uses fat taken from another area of your body to enhance shape and improve overall contour. Learn how the procedure works and whether it may be right for your goals.
What Can Lower Eyelid Surgery Improve?
Puffiness beneath the eyes is often caused by prominent fat pads - not simply tiredness.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how lower eyelid surgery can remove or reposition excess fat in the areas creating under-eye bags, helping produce a smoother, more refreshed appearance.
Why Add Fat Grafting to a Facelift?
A facelift can reposition facial tissues - but restoring volume is also an important part of creating balance.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains why he incorporates a small amount of fat grafting into every facelift, placing the patient’s own fat beneath the skin to restore volume and support a softer, more natural-looking result.
Breast Lift With or Without Implants?
Breast lift with implants - or without?
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how a breast lift repositions existing breast tissue and why implants may be recommended when a lift alone will not create the shape or fullness a patient wants.
Loose upper-arm skin is common after significant weight loss and can be especially noticeable in women because of natural anatomical differences.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how treatment may involve liposuction, surgical removal of excess skin, or a combination of both depending on the amount of laxity present.
Two of the most common procedures men ask about are liposuction and chest reduction.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how liposuction can help contour areas such as the lower abdomen and flanks, while chest reduction may address excess fat, breast tissue, or a combination of both.
Mommy Makeover Recovery Explained
What does recovery after a mommy makeover really involve?
Dr. Mark Jabor explains what patients may expect after a combination of procedures such as a tummy tuck, breast lift, liposuction, and fat transfer - including why he sees his patients the very next day to evaluate their progress and guide the next phase of recovery.
What Is a Mommy Makeover?
A mommy makeover is not one standard procedure - it is a personalized combination designed around the changes each patient wants to address after pregnancy.
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains how the surgical plan may include procedures for the breasts, abdomen, or other areas to help restore comfort, proportion, and confidence.
What Is an Arm Lift?
Liposuction can remove fat - but it cannot remove loose skin.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how an arm lift addresses excess upper-arm skin through an excisional procedure designed to create a smoother, more defined contour.
What Is Diastasis Recti?
Pregnancy can cause the abdominal muscles to separate, leading to weakness and a persistent bulge that may not improve with exercise alone.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains what diastasis recti is and how the muscles can be brought back together during a tummy tuck to help restore support and create a flatter abdominal contour.
What Can Upper Eyelid Surgery Improve?
Upper eyelid surgery can address both appearance and function.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how removing excess upper-eyelid skin may help create a more refreshed look - and, for some patients, improve vision when heavy skin begins to obstruct the visual field.
How a Facelift Addresses Facial Aging
Facial aging affects more than the surface of the skin.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how thinning skin and downward tissue movement can change facial contours over time - and how a facelift may reposition those tissues for a more refreshed, natural-looking result.
Explore Your Profile Enhancement Options
Feeling self-conscious about your side profile? The right solution starts with understanding which features are affecting overall facial balance.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how the nose, chin, and other facial features may be evaluated together to create a more harmonious, natural-looking profile.
Filler or Facelift?
Filler and facelift surgery can both improve signs of facial aging - but they address different concerns.
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains how filler can restore volume in selected areas, while a facelift is designed to improve jowls and create a more defined jawline.
What Is Botox?
What exactly is Botox - and what does it actually do?
Dr. Dale Reynolds explains how Botox works by relaxing targeted muscles that create expression lines, helping soften their appearance for a smoother, more refreshed look without changing your natural expression.
What Is a Lower Body Lift?
A lower body lift goes beyond the abdomen.
Dr. Mark Jabor explains how the procedure extends around the hips to address loose skin and improve contour through the abdomen, outer thighs, and buttocks for a more complete result.
Breast reduction can be about much more than appearance.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how heavy breasts may contribute to chronic neck and back pain - and how breast reduction surgery can decrease volume and weight while lifting and reshaping the breasts for greater comfort and a more rejuvenated appearance.
Fillers can restore volume - but they are not always the best long-term solution.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains why he often favors surgery for more lasting structural improvement, why he avoids permanent synthetic fillers, and when a patient’s own fat may provide a softer, more natural-looking alternative.
More is not always better.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains why understanding the patient’s specific goals can make it possible to recommend a more focused procedure - and achieve a meaningful, natural-looking result without doing more than necessary.
A balanced side profile is about how multiple features work together - not just the nose.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how the bridge of the nose, lips, and chin may be evaluated as a whole, with treatment options ranging from minimally invasive procedures to surgery.
Rhinoplasty planning involves more than changing one feature of the nose.
Dr. Jaime Aburto explains how he evaluates the nasal bridge, dorsal hump, and tip from both the front and side profile. He also discusses why an internal nasal examination is an essential part of confirming that the nose is healthy and structurally suitable for surgery.