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Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss: What to Know About Surgical Options

Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss: What to Know About Surgical Options

You won the weight loss battle, and you’re ready to celebrate this huge landmark in your journey! But wait; what’s all this hanging skin, and why am I noticing all these other changes I didn’t anticipate? The joy of losing weight can be followed by discouragement when we notice all the excess hanging skin that’s […]
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Preparing for your Mommy Makeover: A Comprehensive Guide to Beautiful Surgical Results

Preparing for your Mommy Makeover: A Comprehensive Guide to Beautiful Surgical Results

Mommy Makeovers allow for a comprehensive surgical transformation––akin to pressing a “reset” button to restore a more contoured, lifted, refreshed appearance. The number of women choosing Mommy Makeover surgery to rejuvenate the breasts, abdomen and body has grown steadily over the last decade. By combining procedures like liposuction, breast augmentation, and abdominoplasty, you can maximize […]
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Q&A with Dr. Michael Brandt

Q&A with Dr. Michael Brandt

We were excited to expand the FORM team earlier this year with the addition of Dr. Michael Brandt, a highly sought-after specialist exclusively focused on facial cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr. Brandt’s services include deep plane, traditional, and mini facelifts; neck lifts; blepharoplasty; chin liposuction; chin implants; lip lifts; buccal fat reduction; and liquid rhinoplasty. Today, […]
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FAQ: Abdominal Etching with Hi-Def Liposuction

FAQ: Abdominal Etching with Hi-Def Liposuction

At FORM Face + Body, we’re experts in all things aesthetics, and liposuction is one of our most frequently used tools of the trade. Liposuction complements a vast array of procedures by suctioning out fat cells from target sites that our surgeons precisely map out to make your cosmetic surgery results that much more impactful. […]
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Dermal Fillers for Chin + Jawline Definition

Dermal Fillers for Chin + Jawline Definition

Dermal fillers are an excellent non-surgical option to create definition in the lower face, with immediately visible results and no downtime. Some of the outcomes we can achieve include: • Balancing your profile by correcting an under-projected chin • Creating a more defined, contoured jawline • Camouflaging a double chin or the beginnings of jowls […]
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Am I A Good Candidate For A Breast Reduction?

Am I A Good Candidate For A Breast Reduction?

The expression “it’s a weight off my chest” is one many of us are familiar with, metaphorically speaking. But breast reduction surgery can be the literal embodiment of this relief; both in a physical and holistic sense for many people. Patients who come to us for breast reduction surgery are often seeking relief from pain, […]
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A Guide to Breast Surgery Incision Types

A Guide to Breast Surgery Incision Types

It’s natural for breasts to fall or sag as skin elasticity declines with age, and other factors like pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight changes, or the natural pull of gravity take effect. Breast lifts and reductions can improve your comfort, restore the appearance of your breasts, and reduce back or neck pain related to the weight of […]
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Liposuction with Fat Transfer: Don’t waste your fat!

Liposuction with Fat Transfer: Don’t waste your fat!

Many of us have joked about where fat builds up most on our bodies; “It goes right to my hips!” or “I wish I’d gain weight on my breasts instead of my tummy!” Each body has a beautifully unique way of distributing fat where it’s needed. But if you’re considering liposuction for fat removal, fat […]
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Post-Op Patience: Breast Surgery

Post-Op Patience: Breast Surgery

One of the hardest parts of breast surgery for our patients is waiting for their final results to take shape. Rest assured, we have guided hundreds of patients through the ups and downs of the recovery period and we’ll support you every step of the way! In this blog, we’ll outline some of the common […]
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Why do I have to stop eating before plastic surgery?

Why do I have to stop eating before plastic surgery?

For any surgery we perform during which patients will be put to sleep, i.e. undergo general anesthesia, patients will be asked to stop eating and drinking at midnight the night before their surgery date. This blog will answer all our most commonly asked questions about this aspect of your surgery. Note that this information is […]
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Lipo 360: FAQs and Results

Lipo 360: FAQs and Results

If you’ve ever delved into the world of cosmetic body contouring surgery, you’ve likely come across the term “lipo 360”. This is one of the procedures that Dr. Somogyi performs very frequently, and in this blog, we’ll go over what it encompasses and whether it may be the right choice for your […]
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Treating Loose Skin After Weight Loss

Treating Loose Skin After Weight Loss

Patients are often frustrated that loose skin that keeps them from celebrating their hard-earned results. Here's what you can do about excess skin after weight loss.
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Angela’s Post-Weight Loss Story

Angela’s Post-Weight Loss Story

Thank you to Angela for sharing her story with us! Angela underwent an extended tummy tuck and breast lift at 59 with Dr. Somogyi. Patient names and images have been changed. What made you decide to seek out plastic surgery?  “I only contemplated plastic surgery after I lost a massive amount of weight – approximately […]
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A Non-Surgical Refresh

A Non-Surgical Refresh

We often hear from patients who are just beginning to notice that time, gravity, and years of expression-making are gradually distorting the way they look. While there’s nothing wrong with looking your age, sometimes these changes affect the way people perceive you in a way you don’t love—looking angry even when your mood is just […]
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Madison’s Breast Reduction Story

Madison’s Breast Reduction Story

Thank you to Madison for sharing her story with us! At 23, Madison opted for a breast reduction with contouring liposuction by one of our FORM surgeons. Patient names and images have been changed.  When did you start thinking about breast reduction surgery? What were the goals you were hoping to achieve? “My motivations for getting surgery were […]
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Tummy Tucks & Diastasis Recti Repair

Tummy Tucks & Diastasis Recti Repair

A tummy tuck with muscle repair is a procedure that we perform very frequently. Today we’re answering patient FAQs and sharing real results. 
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Post-Op Patience: Body Surgery

Post-Op Patience: Body Surgery

Our guide to post-op concerns for tummy tucks, liposuction, fat transfer, and BBLs so you can feel prepared for a smooth surgical journey.
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Ethics in Plastic Surgery

Ethics in Plastic Surgery

At FORM, we want to increase the number of plastic surgery success stories. This blog will give you tools to help achieve that.
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Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction

Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is elective surgery that involves recreating a breast which has been removed in part (lumpectomy) or in its entirety (mastectomy), usually secondary to treatment of cancer or prophylactic removal of the breast for patients who are at high risk of developing breast cancer. There are many types of breast reconstruction, but today we’re […]
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All about Fleur-De-Lis tummy tucks

All about Fleur-De-Lis tummy tucks

A tummy tuck—or abdominoplasty—is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen while tightening the abdominal muscles. If you’re unhappy with the appearance of your stomach due to excess abdominal skin that won’t go away with exercise or a healthy diet, you may be considering this procedure… but not all tummy […]
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Breast Reconstruction Aesthetics: Nipple Preservation

Breast Reconstruction Aesthetics: Nipple Preservation

In our previous blog, we discussed the various ways that the appearance of an abdominal tissue donor site can be improved following DIEP flap breast reconstruction. In this blog, we’ll continue our discussion of breast reconstruction aesthetics with the topic of nipple preservation in the context of prophylactic mastectomy. Some members of the population carry […]
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Breast Reconstruction Aesthetics: DIEP Flaps

Breast Reconstruction Aesthetics: DIEP Flaps

Breast reconstruction, the act of surgically restoring the form of the breasts following a mastectomy, requires a balance of surgical skill, innovation, and aesthetic vision. In our next two blogs, we’ll discuss how our surgeons refine the aesthetics of breast reconstruction for the best possible results. In general, there are […]
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The best treatments for acne and acne scarring

The best treatments for acne and acne scarring

June is Acne Awareness Month. According to the Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada, acne affects 5 million Canadians, or almost 20% of the population. It’s a common skin condition involving the oil-producing glands in the skin that presents as blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, and large, red, painful bumps and cysts. When these breakouts and blemishes […]
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Liposuction with VASER and J-Plasma

Liposuction with VASER and J-Plasma

Commonly, patients will inquire about procedures to improve the appearance of lax skin (excess skin that appears loose, saggy, or hanging). While the surgical procedures that are used to excise and remove this excess skin are very effective, such as tummy tucks or arm lifts, they are also invasive and result in a significant scar. […]
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Conversion from sub-pectoral to pre-pectoral breast reconstruction

Conversion from sub-pectoral to pre-pectoral breast reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery that involves recreating a breast which has been removed in part (lumpectomy) or in its entirety (mastectomy). It can be done either in an immediate setting (same time as mastectomy/lumpectomy), delayed setting (after the mastectomy/lumpectomy) or in the prophylactic setting (preventative mastectomy in patients at high risk of cancer). There are […]
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