As part of Dr. Brenner’s new patient education instructional video series, you may now watch the Standard Tummy Tuck with Umbilical Hernia Repair video on this site. The video has also been featured on Dr. Brenner’s page on Surgery Theater. This video is an excellent way t
Co-directors Dr. Kevin Brenner and Dr. Daniel Marcus are pleased to announce the launch of ROX Hernia Center and the re-launch of their Los Angeles Hernia Surgery website. The surgeons of the ROX Hernia Center are committed to providing unparalleled care in the surgical treatment of a
Frequently patients will ask if I can perform their tummy tuck operation at the same time that they are undergoing a planned hysterectomy. Abdominoplasty operations are extremely common in my practice as a component of total body rejuvenation during a Mommy Makeover. However,
The single most noticeable feature of an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is the belly button inset (umbilicoplasty). As a Los Angeles plastic surgeon expert on the Mommy Makeover, I go to great lengths to create a natural looking “neo-belly button” for my patients. Attention t
In 1990 Ramirez, Ruas, and Dellon introduced the “components separation technique (CST),” a technique used by plastic surgeons to help close extremely large defects of the abdominal wall (massive abdominal hernias) without the use of prosthetic material(mesh). The basis of the techni
Plastic Surgery Practice reports that two out of five women would consider breast or body rejuvenation surgery following childbirth. A British-based television show called My Face My Body informally collected data that showed that 39% of women would consider plastic surgery after ch
Patients frequently present to me with complaints about their abdominal contour. The female patients that I see frequently fall into one of three categories: 1) The nulliparous patient (who has never been pregnant) who has had either a slow down in their metabolism as they have aged,
Roux-en-y gastric bypass is a surgical weight loss operation that combines a restrictive and a malabsorptive procedure. A small (15-30ml) gastric pouch is created to restrict food intake. A limb of intestines that is further “downstream” from the intestine that the stomach
The most common complaint among massive weight loss patients is excessive abdominal skin and laxity. A recent study in the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery journal demonstrated that the Fleur-de-Lis technique of abdominoplasty can be performed safely with surgical complication rat
Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. ROX Clinic for Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery 465 North Roxbury Drive, #1001 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Phone: 310-777-5400 Fax: 310-861-0709 www.drkevinbrenner.com E-mail: kb@drkevinbrenner.com Citizenship United States of America Education & Tr
What is a Tummy Tuck? Tummy Tuck (also known as abdominoplasty or dermal lipectomy) is a procedure that can remove the “pooch” of excess skin that lies below your navel. It can get rid of stretch marks and turn a very visible vertical C-section scar into a small bikini lin
Liposuction is a method of removing pockets of fat build-up through tiny incisions that are strategically placed in different body areas. Liposuction can help sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from specific body areas, including the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, upper arms,
