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Dallas Plastic Surgery

Tummy Tuck Dallas – Plastic Surgery in Texas

A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, is a plastic surgery procedure which removes excess fat and tightens the abdominal muscles. Dallas Tummy Tuck Surgeon Dr. Ricardo Meade specializes in this procedure as well as other cosmetic procedures of the breast, body and face.

A tight, sculpted tummy is a hot commodity these days. Many people spend hours in the gym and meticulously watch what they eat in order to achieve perfect abs. This is no different for men and women in Dallas and Plano who want a tight abdomen.

Dr. Meade brings years of experience and training to each procedure he performs for his Dallas Abdominoplasty patients. He approaches each patient as an individual, and he promotes positive and open communication to achieve the best possible outcome.

In order to create the best possible results from your Tummy Tuck surgery, it is important that you discuss your desires and expectations, as well as how abdominoplasty surgery will impact your health, lifestyle and general well-being. Dr. Meade will ask about your medical history, medications, motivation for surgery and other factors.

Finally, you will be able to go over before and after Tummy Tuck photos with Dr. Meade to see other Dallas and Plano Abdominoplasty Patient Photos.

The best approach for a Tummy Tuck in Dallas, TX? Find the right surgeon, check his credentials, get informed, and stay educated and involved.

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Is Breast Augmentation Right For You?

Do you feel as though your breasts are uneven, or maybe lopsided? If so, Dr. Meade and his team are available to provide you with the breast size you desire. Using various surgical procedures from breast reduction, to breast lifts and implants, the surgeons at Plastic Surgery Dallas can give you the appearance you’ve always wanted. For more information on how breast augmentation can help you. Visit our Breast Augmentation Dallas Photo Gallery today.

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Dallas Thigh Lift Procedures

The thigh is an area of the body that is difficult to maintain but is an area where many people gain weight. Once excess fat and skin accumulate on your inner and outer thigh, it becomes one of the most difficult areas of the body to firm and tone. Oftentimes, even with proper diet and exercise, the thigh area may never respond as you wish it would to the excess skin that has lost its elasticity. For this reason, plastic surgeons developed the surgical thigh lift procedure. Removing excess fat from the thighs, the thigh lift procedure is a great way to reduce your weight and achieve the body size you desire. For more information on thigh lift procedures visit Dallas Plastic Surgery today.

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Dallas Facelift Procedures

While aging is a normal part of life and wrinkles are unavoidable, facelifts can provide you with a youthful appearance than can raise your self confidence. The Facelift, or rhytidectomy, has been developed to lessen the effects of age by tightening up the skin, and improving facial symmetry. For more information on facelift procedures visit Plastic Surgery Dallas today.

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Dallas Rhinoplasty Procedures

As one of the top 5 most popular surgical procedures in the U.S today, rhinoplasty has helped many people achieve the facial appearance they desire. Dr. Meade and his skilled team are ready to provide you with the service you need to acquire the right appearance for you. For more information on Rhinoplasty surgery, visit Dr. Meade today to see what nose surgery can do for you.

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Meet Dr. Meade

As a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Ricardo Meade has developed a strong understanding and appreciation for plastic surgery. With extensive training from Baylor and Duke University, Dr. Meade has years of experience and practice within the realm of plastic surgery. Maintaining a desire to improve the self confidence and physical appearance of his patients, Dr. Meade is eager to provide the very best results to those who seek them. For more information on Dr. Meade or to learn more about his practice visit Dr. Meade today to see what plastic surgery can do for you.

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Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute

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Here’s a video that I’m quite proud of including the best plastic surgeons in Dallas. To my view this group has changed and hopefully improved more aspects in my field that any other group in the world. This characteristic of having so many partners that are world leaders with such a pedigree is something that I had to affiliate myself with. It is with great pride that I tell anyone who will listen that I am a partner of this practice. Enjoy the video.

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Buttock Augmentation

Over the past several years, there has been an increased interest in buttock augmentation or gluteal reshaping. Many patients are looking for a more shapely buttock area, not necessarily just a larger buttock size. An effective technique to achieve this result involves performing a fat transfer, which involves harvesting fat from one area of the body and transferring (injecting) it to another area (such as the buttock).

This is accomplished by performing liposuction of the lower back, abdomen, love handles and occasionally the thighs, in order to harvest the fat while improving the contour in those areas simultaneously. This fat, once removed and strained, is then transferred to the buttock area using a syringe and metal cannula. This surgery is done typically under general anesthesia and takes approximately two to three hours. The goal is to reshape the entire gluteal, lower back and abdominal area while at the same time creating a fuller, more aesthetically appealing buttock area.

Most patients will take about one week off of work during the recovery from a buttock augmentation using fat transfer. One of the most important aspects of recovery is to avoid sitting for approximately two weeks. This is important so as to avoid any pressure on the newly transferred fat cells in the buttock area, which could result in their death and shrinkage. Patients can sleep on their stomachs or on their sides during this time period. They can sit only with the assistance or pillows placed under their thighs so there is minimal to no pressure on their buttock area. Most of the fat cells will survive (~80% to quote recent studies) and provide for a long lasting result.

Ideal candidates for buttock augmentation using their own fat are patients who are slightly overweight and therefore have enought fat to be transferred to the desired area (buttock). Patients who are very thin are not good candidates for a fat transfer and may consider silicone buttock implants. However, these implants can shift, develop hard scar tissue and occasionally become infected.

Hope this helps answer some of the questions you may have about buttock (gluteal) augmentation.

Feel free to contact the office for more information regarding buttock augmentation.

Best wishes,
DoctorMeade

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Combination procedures in plastic surgery

Often times, patients will request more than one procedure to be performed during the same surgery. Whether this includes a facial procedure with a breast augmentation, or a tummy tuck and several areas of liposuction, the combination of procedures is not as important as the patient’s overall health and safety.

Firstly, patients should be in good overall health as determined by their primary care physician or internist. This involves a complete history and physical examination with an EKG and additional blood work. Occasionally a patient may even need clearance from a cardiologist. The patient’s age is not as important as their level of health. If there are any health concerns, the patient can be referred to a specialist for further investigation prior to surgery. Remember, cosmetic surgery is elective, so there is no rush to undergo these procedures until you have the proper medical clearance.

Secondly, once your good health has been established, the total length of the surgery must be closely considered. For example, a breast augmentation, which takes about one hour, can safely be combined with a tummy tuck, which takes about two hours. That makes for a total of about three hours, which is reasonable for outpatient plastic surgery. In fact, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has determined six hours to be a guideline or limit of surgery duration for outpatient plastic surgery. If the combined procedures last longer than six hours, it is recommended the patient stay overnight at a hospital or after-care facility to be observed. If a combination surgery is scheduled to be longer than six hours, the surgeon needs to consider staging the procedures and performing them at separate times to ensure patient safety. The longer a surgery is, the higher the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots developing in the lower extremities becomes.

Each patient has their own unique anatomy and their own individual needs. I will be happy to discuss the most realistic and safest approach to your surgery if you are considering a combination of procedures.

Best wishes,
DoctorMeade

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Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute

It is a great honor for me to be a Partner of the greatest practice in the world, the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute. This group of Plastic Surgeons has been in Dallas for years. The group has developed a great reputation over the years as each partner has developed into specialists of all forms within plastic surgery. Breast Augmentation specialists with no incisions on the breast, craniofacial specialists, Facelift specialists, endoscopic facelifts, mission trips offering plastic surgery, and many, many other areas.
My particular specialty is in breast surgery. Over the years, I have become quite proficient at lifting the breast, tightening it, breast augmentation, breast reduction, various types of breast implants, and can even recreate the breast out of the abdomen, among other tissues. From my experience, I’ve come to understand the breast form very clearly and I am able to recreate it when it’s down, small, or even absent.
Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute is a group of individuals who have excelled and specialized within areas of Plastic Surgery. I’ve become involved in the directorship of Dallas Day Surgery Center which is our state of the art surgery center on the top floor of our building. It is by far the most advanced, state of the art cosmetic surgery center I’ve ever been a part of, naturally I’m glad to be involved in it’s leadership.
There are ten of us in this practice and we all office together at the Pyramid Building which is located across the street, to the North, of Dallas’ NorthPark Center. We chose this location just over a year ago to provide easy access to our patients from all over. I personally see a large population of patients from the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, Plano-Allen-Frisco, HEB, Mesquite, Terrell, Monterrey Mexico, Ennis, Houston, College Station and many other surrounding areas.
Dallas Day Surgery Center is a fully accredited surgery center (accredited by AAAASF and Medicare Certified) conveniently located in the same office building on the top floor. Dallas Day Surgery Center was the focus of an article published in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for its exemplary record of safety and efficacy in an outpatient cosmetic surgery center. We are soon to accept many different types of insurance at the facility, which will maximize the services we can provide. Our skin care center is world class as well, our open house is coming up soon (next week on Thursday) and we have a 20% off deal on all of our products. If you are reading this, you’re invited to come get to know us a little better. I hope to see you there.

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