At our plastic surgery practice in San Francisco, we often get a lot of questions concerning tummy tuck financing. We understand if you’re concerned about the popular body contouring procedure truly being within your budget.

The good news is that a tummy tuck isn’t limited to celebrities and the wealthy anymore these days. With smart planning and the right financing resources, you don’t have to rely on a trust fund or a six-figure income to afford a tummy tuck.

You put on your favorite tank top and stop for a moment to admire yourself in the mirror. You’ve been working out, lifting weights, and paying careful attention to your arms. All of that hard work has paid off with definition in your shoulders and upper arms. But the dreaded underarm flab remains. Even worse, it jiggles when you move around.

Sound familiar?

What are you supposed to do, when you’ve tried everything, and nothing works?

Obviously, diet and exercise aren’t the problem. You’re not overweight, but it seems that gravity has taken its toll on your once-beautiful, toned arms.

Perhaps it’s time to consider arm liposuction.

Sometimes patients are concerned with drains, small tubes that plastic surgeons usually leave in place for about a week after a tummy tuck. These drains are a minor nuisance, but work to reduce swelling and facilitate the healing process.

For patients who want to avoid a drain after a tummy tuck, there is an option.

The no-drain tummy tuck.

If the fear of having a drain was keeping you from getting a tummy tuck, this might be the article you've been waiting for.

No matter where you go or what you do, people will be looking at your eyes. The eyes connect us to others during conversation, they convey emotions, and they impact appearance dramatically.

Your eyes can also easily give away your age and cause you to look tired, and in some cases, grumpy. In this article, you'll learn about the best ways to fix puffy or droopy eyes, and restore your bright-eyed appearance.

If you want to look younger without surgery, a liquid facelift can provide noticeable results with minimal cost and recovery time. As we age, individuals commonly develop hollows around the eyes, sunken cheeks, and folds and creases around the mouth. The natural contours of the face can change drastically.

The aging process can result in a facial appearance that causes an older, more tired, less-engaged look.

The liquid facelift is gaining a great deal of attention as a non-surgical alternative to the traditional facelift. This procedure offers patients the benefit of minimal recovery time and immediate results. It is a popular choice for people desiring a younger look quickly, or those who are unable to take time away from work and family obligations. If you want to appear more youthful, but feel apprehensive about surgery, a liquid facelift may be the right procedure for you.

Think a stomach can’t be as sexy as breasts or a butt? The next time you see a Victoria’s Secret ad, look beyond the cleavage - you’ll see tight, perfectly toned abs that most women would give anything to achieve.

Let’s face it: the body part most women are unhappy with, particularly after having children, is the stomach. It’s also one of the hardest areas to tone, which is why a lot of women (and men) are turning to stomach liposuction to beat that last bit of stubborn fat.

For many men, the gym is where the action happens when it comes to sculpting the abs, pecs, biceps, and triceps. In recent years, there have been an increasing amount of men turning to plastic surgeons to help them get rid of stubborn pockets of fat - empowering them to look better than ever.

In fact, recent figures from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) revealed that an increasing number of men are seeking aesthetic refinements. In their 2016 preliminary survey findings, ASAPS highlighted that there were more than 1.2 million procedures performed on men — a 325 percent increase since 1997. As for the most frequently performed procedures among gents, Liposuction topped the list.

Liposuction is often associated with the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks. But chin liposuction can help address double chin issues and dramatically improve one’s facial profile.

Are you sick of trying to camouflage the extra fat around your chin and neck? Chin liposuction has helped a lot of our patients say goodbye to turtlenecks and scarves forever.

Besides outstanding results, the minimal downtime of chin liposuction is an added bonus. Imagine having a toned jawline as soon as tomorrow morning.

What’s the one thing about your body that frustrates you?

For some, it’s, “having no butt!”. For others, it’s saggy breasts. Plenty of people have areas where those stubborn pockets of fat just won’t go away. We’re talking about love handles, muffin tops, bra rolls, and thigh fat.

For men, it’s often the extra fat in the chest area.

The wonderful news is that you can get the body shape you want, despite the stubbornness of some fat deposits in the body, through liposuction.

Ever considered breast enhancement?

If you're like most of our patients, you’ve probably thought about it a lot, but there's something that keeps you from making the decision. When it comes down to it, you're just not sure if it's something you really want to do. And that's okay.

We discourage our patients from getting plastic surgery until they know it's something they really want. If you opt for breast enhancement, it needs to be for you.