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Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, the world-renowned Brazilian plastic surgeon and pioneer of the Brazilian butt lift, died Saturday, August 6^th at his home in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 93, one day after carrying the Olympic flame through the 2016 host city as part of a relay to light the flame for the opening ceremony of the Games.

Inspiring plastic surgeons around the world for decades, Dr. Pitanguy advanced techniques in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery such breast reconstruction, rhinoplasty (nose jobs), tummy tucks, face lifts and body contour surgery.

For many of my patients, no matter how much they exercise regularly and watch what they eat, they inevitably carry excess weight in their midsection. For men, this tends to be around the abdomen, while for women, fat typically collects around the lower stomach, hips and thighs. Can anything be done to address a flabby, drooping stomach? Yes, a tummy tuck (also known as abdominoplasty).

How would you like a flatter tummy? And at the same time, extract fat, reduce excess skin, tighten your abdominal muscles and have a narrower waist? Like hundreds of my patients who are thrilled with their tighter, sexier, younger-looking bodies, you too can achieve all of these amazing, long-lasting benefits with a tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty.

Would you like a flatter, more toned, sexier tummy? Tummy tuck surgery, also known as abdominoplasty, is a great way to reduce excess fat and skin and help restore weakened or separated muscles. The result? A smoother, firmer, more attractive midsection.

Having performed hundreds of butt augmentation surgeries for over 20 years, I understand how important it is to each of my patients to achieve the results she wants for a toned, well-rounded, sexy rear end. 

If you’re considering a Brazilian butt lift but aren’t sure which questions to ask beforehand, here are some things to think about during your initial consultation with your plastic surgeon. Asking the right questions prepares you for the procedure and gives you the confidence you need to make your decision. This is a transformative procedure that can dramatically change the way you see yourself, which is why it is so important for you to be as informed as possible. For more information about butt augmentation, download our free fact sheet!

Have you been considering plastic surgery for your face or body, possibly both? Are you shopping around for the safest, highest quality surgical facility in which to have your procedure? Before you make your decision, I recommend the Surgical Specialty Center of Westchester.

Over time, it’s very common to notice physical changes in the size and shape of your buttocks, causing them to droop and sag. These changes can be caused by:

• Pregnancy
• Weight gain
• Weight loss
• Genetics
• Aging

For many of my female patients, the Brazilian butt lift is an excellent way to achieve a fuller, firmer, more shapely derrière. It also can help them attain a beautiful balance between the shape, size and contour of their “behind” in proportion to the rest of their body. Many women who have breast augmentation also choose to have butt augmentation (and vice versa) in order to create an ideal balance between their upper and lower body. For more information about butt augmentation, download our free fact sheet!

We have all looked out the window and decided that it wasn’t necessary to apply sunblock on a cloudy day. That’s just a mistake. Believe it or not, the majority of exposure to the ultraviolet radiation that causes aging and skin cancer happens when you’re outside running errands, driving in a car or even sitting by a window.

Like all radiation damage, UV radiation damage is cumulative, meaning that the damage to your skin increases and worsens over time as the effects of each sun exposure are added to all the previous ones. Therefore, any amount of damage you can prevent now will pay dividends in the future, not only in the appearance of your skin but in the prevention of skin cancer.

One of the most popular plastic surgery procedures among my patients today is the Brazilian butt lift. Why are they so happy with it? Because it is both butt augmentation and butt reshaping, using your own fat. In fact, over the past 5 years I've done more and more of these procedures in combination with other body contouring techniques, particularly liposuction. This way, patients get a double benefit: the body shaping aspect of liposuction and the enhancement aspect of a higher and firmer derrière. For more information about butt augmentation, download our free fact sheet!

A shapely, toned, full-sized derrière is one of today's most coveted physical features. But few women are born with this feature. With a Brazilian butt lift (also called butt augmentation), the size, shape and fullness of your “behind” can be meticulously and artfully sculpted, giving you amazingly natural-looking results.

Using liposuction, this innovative, highly specialized technique takes fat from areas where you don't want it—such as the stomach, waist, back or thighs—and transplants it into the buttocks to create a fuller, sexier and more curvaceous shape. For more information about butt augmentation, download our free fact sheet!