1) Abdominal Swelling: After your abdominal operation, you can expect to have post-operative swelling within the abdominal tissues. Swelling can be unpredictable and certainly varies from patient to patient. Post-operative swelling is more prominent during the first 24 to 48 ho

Recovering from breast surgery sounds complicated to many patients, but it is actually very straightforward.  So here are seven things to remember while your body is healing after breast augmentation, breast lift (mastopexy), breast reduction or breast reconstruction surgery, during y

When you choose Dr. Kevin Brenner for your plastic surgical care, you can rest assured that your privacy and confidentiality will be upheld.  Dr. Brenner,  and his full office staff at the ROX Center have your best interest in mind at all times. This applies not only to your entire su

More and more post-bariatric patients are presenting for open body contouring every year. As we know, loss of massive weight in a relatively short period of time can result in any of several nutritional abnormalities, including negative protein balance, blood glucose instability, and

Before your liposuction operation -here are a few things to keep in mind prior to your surgery. Stop taking aspirin and anti-inflammatory drugs for at least two weeks before surgery. Women  may be asked to stop taking any oral contraceptive pills for one cycle before the operation, wh

The ill effects of smoking on the body are well known, yet millions of people continue to smoke. This includes roughly 4.5 million adults over age 65.  Quitting smoking has become so important that Medicare recently announced that they will be providing counseling for any of its recip

If you are taking any medications on this list, they should be discontinued 10-14 days prior to surgery and only Tylenol (and Tylenol-based products) should be taken for pain. All other medications that you are currently taking must be specifically cleared by Dr. Brenner and your prim

Liposuction is mainly used to improve how a person looks, rather than provide any physical health benefits. In many cases, patients would probably achieve the same results, and sometimes better ones if they adopted a healthy lifestyle – good diet, regular exercise and a good nig

Dr. Brenner commonly uses saline-filled breast implants from Mentor. All Mentor breast implants come with a Lifetime Product Replacement Policy at no additional charge. Once you receive Mentor saline breast implants, you are automatically enrolled in the Mentor Advantage Limited Warra

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the breasts can be used to image breast implants to check for ruptures or leaks. MR imaging may also be used as an adjunctive tool to conventional mammography for women with implants. MRI gives radiologists significant freedom in acquiring direct views of

If you have had breast augmentation with Mentor MemoryGel ™ implants, you can make some money when you refer your friends to Dr. Brenner for the same operation. The new Love Your Look Mentor Memory™ Gel Breast Implant Referral Program offers you the opportunity to be rewarded for tell

Breast self exam (BSE) is an option for women starting in their 20s. Women should be told about the benefits and limitations of BSE. Women should report any breast changes to their health professional right away Research has shown that BSE plays a small role in finding breast cancer c

Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of a periodic (regular) health exam by a health professional, at least every 3 years. After age 40, women should have a breast exam by a health professional every year. CBE is a complement to mammograms and an