Cosmetic surgery is about enhancing your lifestyle. That's the approach taken by Dr. Jaime R. Garza and his team at Texas Plastic Surgery Center.
The goals are simple: To look better and feel better, about yourself and your life. To reach these ends, Dr. Garza works exhaustively to understand a patient's individual concerns, needs and desires. He then discusses in clear terms what a patient can expect from specific procedures.
RHINOPLASTY
One of the most common of plastic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty reshapes the nose by reducing or increasing its size, removing a hump, changing the shape of the tip or bridge or changing the angle between nose and upper lip. Rhinoplasty may be performed for aesthetic reasons or to correct birth defects or breathing problems. It the latter cases, it may be covered by insurance.
EYELID SURGERY
(blepharoplasty)
Removes excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids to correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags under the eyes, creating a more youthful, rested look. It does not removes crow's feet or wrinkles or dark circles under the eye.
FACELIFT
While a facelift (rhytidectomy) cannot halt the aging process, it can turn back the clock, improving most signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and re-draping the skin of the face and neck. A facelift can be performed alone or in conjunction with other cosmetic procedures.
SCARLESS BREAST AUGMENTATION
(augmentation mammoplasty)
Enhances the size and shape of a women's breast. In this procedure the surgeon makes a tiny incision hidden in the armpit to endoscopically implant a silicon shell filled with an FDA-approved saline solution behind each breast to increase a woman's bust line, balance a difference in breast size, or reconstruct the breast following surgery.
LIPOSUCTION
Liposuction improves body shape by removing exercise-resistant fat deposits on specific areas with a tube and vacuum. The tumescent technique infuses fat cells with a saline solution containing a local anesthetic to reduce post-operative bruising and swelling. For larger volumes of fat, the surgeon may use ultrasound-assisted lipoclastic.
TUMMY TUCKS
(abdominoplasty)
As opposed to liposuction, a tummy tuck is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen that won't respond to diet or exercise. While it can dramatically reduce the appearance of a protruding abdomen, it does produce a permanent scar