Ever thought about a tummy tuck but were concerned about general anesthesia as well as hospital and anesthesiology fees?
“No more,” says Dr. Randy Birken, founder of Birken Medical Aesthetics of The Woodlands, Texas. “Liposuction with the Avelar abdominoplasty. It’s simple and requires only a local anethetic without the extra costs or risks of traditional abdominoplasty.”
Unlike the extensive and potentially risky surgery required for a conventional tummy tuck, lipobdominoplasty is done in the office while the patient is awake – no general anesthetic is required. Cosmetic results are the same if not better than in-hospital surgery.
“Patients are awake without discomfort, healing and recovery is quick, and the aesthetic outcomes remarkable,” Dr. Birken said. “It’s a great alternative to the more traumatic tummy tuck.”