Did you know that up to 68% of the population has a double chin? If you’re struggling with the appearance of your profile, you aren’t alone. Fortunately, there is a minimally invasive and highly effective solution. At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, we regularly perform KYBELLA injections.

What Is KYBELLA Used For?

How Does Kybella Work?

Preparation and Aftercare

How Long Do the Results Last?

Why Do I Have a Stubborn Double Chin?

Is This Kybella Treatment Suitable for Me?

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An attractive profile can make a massive difference in your overall appearance. If you’ve been worried about your double chin for a while, KYBELLA could be a great treatment for you. Get in touch with us now at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, to schedule your consultation with Dr. Tarola. We look forward to creating a tailored treatment plan for you.

At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, we are passionate about helping our clients feel as confident in their skin as possible. We proudly offer a wide range of cosmetic treatments and procedures, including BOTOX, that can help you reverse the signs of aging in your face and address many other concerns. Today, we’re taking a closer look at botulinum toxin injections, including how they work, how long the results last, and much more.

How Does BOTOX Work? 

BOTOX works by preventing your muscles in your targeted areas from contracting too frequently. As your muscles relax, the skin that overlays the treated areas relaxes its wrinkles. Once your skin has smoothed out, you can enjoy a youthful, rhytid-free appearance for several months at a time.

What Concerns Can Be Treated With BOTOX? 

Primarily, BOTOX is used for cosmetic purposes. It is often used to eliminate crow’s feet, forehead folds, and frown lines temporarily. However, it can also be used to treat a wide range of medical conditions caused by overactive muscles.

How Long Do the Results of This Treatment Last?  

As a general rule, you can expect to enjoy wrinkle-free skin for three to four months. However, there are exceptions to this general rule because many factors affect the longevity of the results. For instance, your skin may only look young and smooth for two months after your first appointment due to the smaller dose of medication administered so we can observe the effects of the drug on your muscles.

On the flip side, it is possible to enjoy BOTOX results for up to six months in some cases. Generally, the more consistently you come in for treatment, the longer your results will last. The longer your muscles are relaxed, the weaker they become. The weaker your muscles are, the longer it will take for them to wrinkle your skin. Other factors include the severity of the concerns you’re treating and how large the treated muscles are.

Will I Need To Take Any Preparation Steps Before Treatment? 

The most important preparation step you must take before your anti-aging treatment is to attend an initial consultation to confirm your candidacy for treatment. During this consultation, Dr. Tarola will ensure that this treatment will be safe by discussing your medical history, current health, and current habits.

He will also advise you on everything else you need to do to prepare for treatment. For example, you must stop taking any drugs or supplements that can affect your blood viscosity. Examples of such pharmaceuticals that can negatively affect your treatment include NSAIDs, fish oil supplements, garlic supplements, and MAOIs. You should also refrain from nicotine, alcohol, and excessive caffeine consumption.

What Medical Conditions Are Contraindications for This Treatment? 

You will not be able to receive BOTOX injections if you are pregnant or nursing. Additionally, you will not qualify for this treatment if you suffer from a neuromuscular disorder, like Lambert-Eaton syndrome, myasthenia gravis, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Furthermore, you will be disqualified from treatment if you have a skin infection at the intended injection site, and you should not have a history of anaphylaxis.

What Happens During Treatment? 

You can expect your treatment to be quick and completely free from pain. You can generally expect your treatment session to take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. However, your session will take longer if you also need complementary treatments, like dermal filler injections. The length of your treatment session is also affected by the number of areas you’re treating, the size of the areas targeted, and the severity of your concerns.

Before your treatment begins, we will ensure to clean your skin thoroughly to mitigate the risk of an infection. Then, we will administer the injectable muscle relaxant into three to five strategic points in each area of concern. There is no need for the application of a topical numbing cream because we use a tiny needle to administer the prescription drug.

What Happens After Treatment? 

After your non-invasive anti-aging treatment, you should be free to return to work the same day. However, you will need to go home and rest for the rest of the day if you have a physically demanding job. For 24 hours after treatment, you must avoid strenuous physical activity, including lifting heavy weights and high-intensity interval training. You must also avoid any other activities that will cause you to sweat.

It is also essential that you avoid lying down for four hours after your injections have been administered. If you lie down too soon after treatment, the muscle relaxant may spread outside of the targeted areas. For the same reason, you need to avoid touching your treated areas for at least four hours post-treatment.
 

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BOTOX relaxes away wrinkles by reducing the rate at which your targeted muscles contract. This muscle relaxation eventually erases the wrinkles from your skin. Generally, you can expect your session to take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete, and you can generally expect your skin to remain smooth for three to six months. Contact us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN to schedule a consultation and learn more.

Who Is a Good Candidate for a Body Lift?

Who Is Not a Good Candidate?

How Should I Prepare for Surgery?

What Happens After Surgery

When Will I See the Results?

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At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, Dr. Nicholas A. Tarola, MD prides himself in his ability to help his clients look young and beautiful regardless of their age. Today, we’re looking at one of our most popular anti-aging procedures, a thigh lift. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about this procedure and more.

How Long Does a Thigh Lift Last?

Thigh lift results usually last between five and 10 years. The longevity of your results depends on several factors, including your age, health, lifestyle, and weight management. Generally, the younger you are when you get surgery, the longer you can expect your results to last. You can also expect to enjoy your optimal results longer if you maintain your health and weight.

What Can I Do To Extend the Longevity of My Results?

One of the most effective things you can do to enjoy your thigh lift results longer is to maintain a stable weight after your procedure. If you lose a significant amount of weight very quickly, your thigh skin may sag again. You can also help extend the longevity of your results by drinking at least six cups of hydrating fluids daily. Hydration is crucial for skin elasticity.

You should also exercise regularly to enjoy your results longer. Do such exercises as leg presses, weighted squats, weighted lunges, and Olympic lifts. You should also regularly do aerobic exercises that work the thighs, like walking, running, swimming, or cycling. Furthermore, you should do your best to eat nutritiously most of the time. Aim to get plenty of vitamins, minerals, and protein in your diet.

What Should I Avoid If I Want To Enjoy My Results Longer?

To keep your thighs looking young and beautiful for as long as possible, you should avoid sun damage. The UV radiation emitted by the sun damages the collagen that keeps your skin tight, smooth, and healthy. You should also avoid smoking or consuming tobacco products in other ways if you want your thighs to look firm and smooth for as long as possible.

Consuming tobacco products is bad for your skin because they contain nicotine. This chemical compound affects your collagen negatively in many ways, including reducing the rate at which your skin produces collagen and damaging the collagen you have. For similar reasons, you should avoid consuming copious amounts of alcohol. Men should drink no more than two units of alcohol daily and women should stick to one unit daily at most.

How Long Will My Procedure Take?

You can generally expect your procedure to take two to three hours to complete. Factors affecting the duration of your procedure include the number of concerns being treated and the severity of the concerns that you need to treat. Before your procedure begins, we will inspect the targeted areas to ensure there are no contraindications and sanitize the incision locations.

Then, we will administer anesthesia to ensure you remain calm and comfortable during your procedure.  After that, incisions will be made so that we can remove excess skin and a little excess fat. Additionally, we will manipulate your underlying tissues to further enhance your appearance. After that, the remaining skin will be sutured closed.  Depending on your goals, we can enhance your inner or outer thighs or both.

How Should I Prepare for My Procedure?

The most important thing you can do to prepare for a thigh lift is to attend an initial consultation with a qualified surgeon. During this consultation, Dr. Tarola will verify that you are a good candidate for this procedure and advise you on what other preparation steps are required. You should let him know what medications you are currently taking. You may need to stop taking some of your medications, like:

• NSAIDs
• Anticoagulants
• Fish oil supplements
• Ginkgo biloba supplements

Another vital preparation step to take is to not smoke for two weeks prior to surgery. Smoking and consuming nicotine in other ways can negatively affect your blood pressure. Similarly, you should not consume alcohol for two weeks post-op because it can thin your blood or change your blood pressure drastically.

What Aftercare Guidelines Will I Need To Follow?

During the first four days following your procedure, you should try to do as little as possible. However, every couple of hours you should get up and walk a bit. You should also get plenty of sleep.

What Other Ways Can I Reverse the Signs of Aging?

BOTOX is another popular way to reverse some of the signs of aging. This injectable prescription medication can reverse many aging signs, including smoker’s lines, crow’s feet, glabellar lines, and forehead folds. However, it is not appropriate for everyone, including people who can’t stop taking NSAIDs, certain sleep aids, or oral muscle relaxants.

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Thigh lift results can last for up to a decade. Factors that affect the longevity of your results include how well you maintain your weight, how young you are, and how healthy your lifestyle is. To find out if this treatment is right for you, contact us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN to schedule your initial consultation.

From BOTOX to comprehensive body contouring procedures that can address many concerns throughout the body, you can get help achieving your desired appearance at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN. Today, we’re looking at everything you need to know about a mommy makeover, including what it includes and how long you can expect the results to last.

What’s Included in a Mommy Makeover?

Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation, sometimes referred to as augmentation mammoplasty, is a procedure designed to enhance the shape and size of the breasts by placing implants in the breast. Depending on your unique goals, you may benefit from a saline or silicone implant. To be considered a good candidate for this procedure, you should have realistic expectations about the results. You should understand that results vary based on the type of implant selected and the implant shape and placement chosen. You also should understand that the volume increase you can expect depends on a multitude of factors.

Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck, often called abdominoplasty in the medical community, is a procedure that is usually used to address such cosmetic concerns as removing excess abdominal skin and tightening loose abdominal skin. You can also get a small amount of subcutaneous abdominal fat removed. However, there are a wide range of medical concerns that can be corrected with this procedure. For example, if you opt for a full tuck, you can treat a ventral hernia and strengthen the abdominal muscles to reduce the likelihood of future ventral hernias. As another example, you can treat stress urinary incontinence with a full tuck by strengthening the pelvic floor. Moreover, you can treat certain types of lower back pain.

Breast Lift

A breast lift, otherwise known as mastopexy, is often considered an anti-aging procedure. It is used to lift and reshape sagging breasts, making them look perkier and more attractive. The size and locations of the incisions depend on your goals, concerns, and other factors, but they are placed discreetly. During your consultation, Dr. Tarola will advise you on whether the same incisions can be made to perform your augmentation and lift. Once the incisions have been made, your breast tissue will be lifted and reshaped as necessary to enhance the shape and position of your breasts. During this procedure, your areola and nipple may also be repositioned, and the size of your areola can be reduced. Dr. Tarola will let you know what benefits you can realistically expect from this procedure during your mommy makeover consultation.

Liposuction

Finally, if you are considering a mommy makeover, you can generally expect that liposuction will be performed along with other body contouring procedures. This procedure involves making one or more small incisions while you are under anesthesia and suctioning out excess fat through a thin cannula. After that, the incisions will be closed. When performed during a mommy makeover, liposuction is usually used to remove excess abdominal and upper arm fat. However, if there is a moderate amount of excess subcutaneous fat that does not respond to a caloric deficit, you should qualify to have liposuction remove fat from other areas, like the:

• Hips
• Flanks
• Buttocks
• Thighs
• Calves
• Underarms
• Submental region
• Back

How Long Will the Results of My Procedure Last?

You can expect to enjoy your fat removal results for the rest of your life. Your body has a set number of fat cells once it is fully developed, so you don’t need to worry about your body growing replacement adipose cells. However, you should note that no procedure or treatment can eliminate every subcutaneous fat cell from an area of concern. You must maintain a fairly stable weight to maintain your slim contours. You can expect to enjoy your skin removal results for a lifetime if you don’t gain and subsequently lose too much weight too quickly. If you gain no more than 10 or 15 pounds after surgery, you shouldn’t need to worry about excess skin in the future. There is no need for concern about loose skin if you lose no more than 1% of your body weight after surgery. However, loose skin may also occur due to:

• Severe sun damage
• The natural aging process
• Muscle weakness

What Can I Do To Keep My Skin Tight for Longer?

Moisturizing at least once daily and staying hydrated are two of the most effective things you can do to keep your skin tight for as long as possible. However, there are several other steps you can take to keep your skin young and healthy. For example, to prevent the premature breakdown of the collagen that keeps your skin looking young and healthy, you should avoid consuming tobacco products. Similarly, you should only drink alcohol in moderation if you drink it at all. You can also maintain your skin elasticity by protecting against UV damage, eating nutritiously, and minimizing stress levels.

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Usually, a mommy makeover involves liposuction, augmentation mammoplasty, mastopexy, and abdominoplasty. To find out which procedures you qualify for, contact us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN to schedule an initial consultation with Dr. Tarola.