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We spoke to the area’s best cosmetic and plastic surgeons about everything from fillers to liposuction. Here is a resource to some of the most popular procedures

broken down from Central Florida’s best providers.

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BotoxProvider: Dr. Chirag J. Patel, Lake Nona OphthalmologyReason: Botox injections are used for aesthetic purposes, making patients look younger by reducing fine lines and wrinkles, as well as a relief for chronic migraines. “The reason it helps with migraines is it relaxes the muscles around your face that get so tense,” says Dr. Patel. “It relieves the tension around where your nerves are traveling that causes the headache.”Ideal candidate: Men and women who are looking to maintain a youthful appearance, or who are experiencing frequent painful migraines. What to expect: Botox injections are performed in a quick, in-office appointment. In the treatment of migraines, injections should be performed every three to four months. It is sometimes covered by insurance, but patients must prove that other treatments haven’t provided relief from the migraines.

BotoxProvider: Dr. Edward Gross, Primera Plastic SurgeryReason: Look younger by reducing frown lines and wrinkles in the upper and lower face, including forehead creases, neck bands and laugh lines. Ideal candidate: Patients over the age of 25 with frown lines, forehead creases or crow’s feet.What to expect: Botox is a non-invasive treatment that is performed quickly, usually within just a few minutes. There is minimal discomfort and no downtime.

BlepharoplastyProvider: Dr. Edward Gross, Primera Plastic SurgeryReason: Improves field of vision for upper eyelids by removing fat and lax skin from the upper and lower eyelids. Ideal candidate: Patients ages 35 and up with heavy eyelids and drooping.What to expect: After the procedure, patients can expect temporary discomfort, bruising, swelling and dryness. While patients can expect a smooth recovery, they will have about a week of downtime.

RhinoplastyProvider: Dr. Edward Gross, Primera Plastic SurgeryReason: Beauty benefits include correcting bumps and curves in the nose and correct prior injury. This procedure can also be used to repair blocked breathing passages, which improves breathing, clears sinus passages and reduces snoring. “Although we do not participate with insurance, many patients seek care with us due to our ability to correct aesthetic and functional problems in one procedure,” says Dr. Gross.Ideal candidate: Any patient over the age of 15-16 years old with undesirable features of the nose, prior injury, ethnic appearance, etc.What to expect: A smooth recovery, no exercise for two weeks, avoidance of sun for three months post-surgery. Patients can expect one week of downtime post-surgery.

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Breast Reconstruction using Autologous Fat Transfer (AFT)Provider: Dr. Jeffrey Hartog, Bougainvillea CliniqueReason: Fat is taken from one area of the body through a gentle liposuction and is used to reconstruct the breasts after a mastectomy, to salvage complications from other types of reconstruction procedures, and to heal radiated tissue after breast cancer radiation treatment. This procedure can be combined with breast implants when needed.Ideal candidate: Breast cancer survivors who have undergone a mastectomy and want a more natural option than silicone or saline implants.What to expect: AFT is an outpatient procedure that is virtually scar-less. Patients can have the natural appearance of their breasts restored without the use of artificial implants. The use of the patient’s own fat allows for a more rapid recovery time.

CellulazeProvider: Dr. Roger Bassin, The Bassin Center for Plastic SurgeryReason: This is the first treatment that improves the appearance of cellulite long-term after only one treatment. Others require six to eight treatments plus maintenance treatments to get similar results. “Previous cellulite treatments involved rollers and/or suction devices that caused a localized inflammation that improved the appearance of cellulite temporarily, but improvement disappeared as the inflammation went away,” says Dr. Bassin.What to expect: Some bruising and discomfort for several days. Most patients will see a 50 percent to 70 percent improvement in the appearance of cellulite. Most patients can return to work and most activities within one to two days.

Tummy TuckProvider: Dr. Diana Lambie, Advanced Aesthetics and Plastic SurgeryReason: Skin laxity in the lower abdomen after childbirth or extreme weight loss.Ideal candidate: From weight loss patients to someone who is perfectly in shape. The weight of the patient doesn’t matter because the problem is with the laxity of the skin and the muscle separation in the abdomen.What to expect: Tummy tucks are painful. It’s the repair on the inside that hurts, but the pain is transient and can be easily controlled. Depending on the patient, downtime can be anywhere from one week to 10 days.

AqualipoProvider: Dr. Roger Bassin, The Bassin Center for Plastic SurgeryHow it differs from traditional liposuction: “It is performed under local anesthesia as opposed to general anesthesia,” says Dr. Bassin. “It is gentler than traditional liposuction because a spray of water is used to separate the fat from its connective tissue. This allows us to obtain more intact fat cells that can be used for our NaturalFill (fat transfer) procedures.”Ideal candidate: The patient should be close to their desired body weight and have one of two problem areas that they can’t get rid of.What to expect: When compared to traditional liposuction, there is less bruising and discomfort. Most patients can return to work within one to two days.

SmartLipoProvider: Dr. Roger Bassin, Bassin Center for Plastic SurgeryHow it differs from traditional liposuction: The SmartLipo procedure is performed under local anesthesia instead of regular anesthesia and is gentler. The laser, with a thin fiberoptic fiber, is used first to liquefy the fat. The laser also heats up the collagen to stimulate cells to lay down more collagen and help tighten the skin.What to expect: Much less bruising and discomfort than traditional liposuction. Most patients can return to work within one to two days.

NaturalFillProvider: Dr. Robert Mendoza, The Bassin Center for Plastic SurgeryReason: NaturalFill is a procedure that injects a patient’s own fat into their breasts to improve the shape and appearance of their breasts, filling depressions, and filling the upper poles for loss of volume after pregnancy. It can also be used to cover the edges of implants in thin patients where the implant edges are palpable.Ideal candidate: Someone who wants to improve the shape of the breasts and/or receive a modest increase in size. Women who desire a larger size will still need traditional breast implants.What to expect: Expectations are similar to AquaLipo since that procedure is performed first to generate the fat. The only restriction is that patients can’t sleep on their stomach for two to three weeks.

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