For patients who come to our office wishing to have an abdominoplasty or tummy tuck, one of the first questions they ask is how long is the recovery.  We tell them recovery is generally two to three weeks.  Dressings come off at day 5 post-op.  Post-op surgical drains stay in for approximately 10 days, depending on how much you are draining.  For one to two weeks your abdomen will be swollen, but by one week post-op you should be able to resume light activities.

Our office is often asked if we provide financing for cosmetic procedures.   Financing your surgery offers a simple and affordable way to pay for your plastic surgery procedures.  It offers an ideal alternative to writing a cheque.

 We have financing available with two companies.  Both companies provide innovative financial services that allow patients to focus on the treatment, not the payment.

We have financing available with Credit Medical.  Their contact information is 1-800-270-9290 and their website is www.creditmedical.com.

We also have financing available with Medicard.  Their contact information is 1-888-689-9876 and their website is www.medicard.com.

If you are considering breast augmentation, a tummy tuck , breast lift surgery, or Lipodissolve, would you also consider financing it?

Dr. Niessen asks that women wait 2 months before wearing under wire bras, after having had breast implant surgery.  Your body is forming scar tissue around the breast implant for this period.   During this time, the pressure from the under wire bra could cause irritation to your incison, and we suggest women wear a sports bra or a similar supportive bra.  After this initial healing time, under wire bras may be worn.

I had a patient contact me this week who was interested in losing a large amount of weight with the help of Lipodissolve.

 I explained to her that lipolysis injections must not be regarded as a new miracle drug for weight reduction.  For fat deposits which can not be eliminated by nutritional therapy or exercise,  Lipodissolve can initiate a process during which fat is melted away and then eliminated from the body through the usual metabolic process.  The lipolysis solution is directly injected into the area concerned.  The fat cells start to melt, and are eliminated to an increasing degree.  With the skin’s elasticity, it contracts to build a smooth homogenous surface.

Contact Dr. Niessen to see if Lipodissolve is right for you.

I reported back in December of 2007 that Dr. Niessen had begun treating patients with injection lipolysis or Lipodissolve.  The response has been incredible!  We have patients calling the office asking how it works, and which areas can be treated.  We direct them to our website at www.lipodissolve.ca.  Our website describes in detail how injection lipolysis works, and the many, many applications for its use.

 Lipodissolve works beautifully on the face, jowls, saddlebags, inner thighs, upper and lower buttocks, hips, upper and lower belly, those nasty fat deposits at the shoulder-arm joint, upper arms, knees, and, yes, it treats cellulite!

 It works well for patients who, for personal or medical reasons, wish to treat these areas but do not want to have general anaesthesia.  It is also great for jowls and inner knees, which would be difficult to treat with liposuctioning.

 Make an appointment with Dr. Niessen, and see if injection lipolysis or Lipodissolve is right for you.

This is a photo of one of Dr. Niessen’s patients who had submuscular breast augmentation surgery with silicone gel implants.  She couldn’t be happier with the appearance of her breasts!

This is a photo of a patient of Dr. Niessen’s who had breast augmentation surgery, with smooth round saline-filled breast implants.  She couldn’t be happier!

Pre and Post-op photos of a patient who had breast augmentation surgery.  She had a peri-areolar incision and her breasts were augmented with Cohesive Silicone Gel Implants.  She is thrilled with her result!

On Monday, our Lipodissolve patients from December 6th, 2007  came back to the office.  They were all thrilled with their results!  All patients noticed a dramatic improvement at the 6 week mark.  Two patients, one having Lipodissolve of the abdominal area and one the neck area, decided to be re-treated.  Again, they both described a tingling feeling and some swelling, but were quite comfortable during the procedure.  I will keep you posted.