Will I Still Have Stomach Creases or Rolls after Abdominoplasty Surgery? Yes, you will when relaxed, slouching, not sitting up straight or bending over. Everyone, irrespective of how flat their stomach is when standing up, has this! Even the slimmest of people with flat stomachs and strong abdominal walls have a crease or fold when...
Considering cosmetic surgery this year? Here are four things to think about… All surgical results are the coming together of good preparation, appropriate surgical skills and training, optimal post operative support, good health/nutrition and mental wellbeing. New rules that came into play in recent years ensured that patients and their...
Question of the week: using liposuctioned fat for grafting I want to have fat liposuctioned out of my thighs and stomach, and put into my breasts and face to fill out my skin. Is it possible to do this instead of having a breast augmentation and facelift? - patient Dr Sharp: Patients also often ask if liposuctioned fat can be...
Tummy tucks ease incontinence and back pain Please note: there is a 2022 update to this post – please click here to read Abdominoplasty surgery (tummy tuck) is far more than just a cosmetic procedure designed to remove post partum skin. Most tummy tuck procedures strengthen the abdominal wall,...
What is rectus divarication? Plastic surgeon Dr Sharp explains Diastasis recti, rectus divarication or abdominal wall separation describes a gap of 3cm or more between the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle. The distance between the right and left rectus abdominis muscles is created by the stretching of the linea alba, a...
In cosmetic surgery, good things take time There are some inconvenient truths when it comes to plastic and cosmetic surgery that should be part of the decision making process when considering surgery. Behind the exciting before and after photos – and happy outcomes – there’s a massive amount...
The Aston Baker Cutting Edge 2017 Highlights The Aston Baker Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium has been running for 37 years and brings together some of the world’s leading aesthetic plastic surgeons. This year, Dr Sharp and practice director Liz Washington joined hundreds of plastic surgeons and...
