Dr. Alan T. Tran is a highly skilled and a dedicated plastic surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California. Dr. Tran is known for his remarkable ability to deliver highly precise plastic surgical results.

Dr. Alan T. Tran completed his undergraduate education at Central State University, Edmond Oklahoma and the President’s and Dean’s List, Alpha Chi Honor Society.

He received a master's degree in medicine from the University of Oklahoma.Dr....

Dieting and proper exercise has been recommended as being the most effective combination for weight loss and a slimmer body. Despite this, there are still a significant number of people who choose to go under the knife. And one of the most common procedures for getting rid of that excess fat is known as abdominoplasty, or the tummy tuck. In 2008, about 150,000 men and women had this, making it the fifth most popular surgical cosmetic procedure in the US. How does it work?

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In tumescent liposuction , areas of excess fat are injected with a large amount of anesthetic liquid before liposuction is actually performed. The anesthetic liquid causes the compartments of fat to become swollen and firm or “tumesced.” The expanded fat compartments allow the liposuction cannula to travel smoothly beneath the skin as the fat is removed. This type of liposuction can be used on any area of the body but is most often used on areas that require careful...

The decision to have <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >breast implants </a>is highly personal and should be based on your personal feelings about the surgery and the recommendations of your <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= > cosmetic surgeon </a>rather than on arbitrary...

When your mirror starts to tell you that age is creeping up, it can certainly help to use good creams and lotions for moisturizing the skin. And a sunblock will help prevent future wrinkles. But there are more causes of lines and wrinkles than just sun damage or dryness of skin. An important one is how much collagen is present in your skin. Collagen in the Skin Skin has three layers:

• Epidermis on the top – consisting of dying and dead cells in the process of being...

Breast implants are one of the most common cosmetic procedures performed on females. While many women across the world have this procedure, most news certainly seems to revolve around celebrities who have undergone the procedure. One of the reasons for this is that we are simply a celebrity obsessed culture. We look to television, music, and movie stars as examples of what a woman should look like, and we find many different examples. There are many celebrities who have had breast...

A new dimension of the medical field taking off in India is cosmetic surgery, which utilizes some of the latest techniques in corrective procedures. Some disfigurations corrected include hair restoration (hair implants, hair flaps, and scalp reductions), Rhinoplasty (reshaping or recon touring of the nose), stalling of the aging process (face life, cosmetic eyelid surgery, brow lift, sub-metal lumpectomy for double chin), demarcations (sanding of the face,) otoplasty for protruding...

Beverly Hills is flooded with good looking men and women. The style this city exudes is unrivalled. Many of the good looking men and women of Beverly Hills have undergone a nose job to get those chiseled features.

Nose plastic surgery or rhinoplasty is the reshaping or the repairing of the nose to improve the overall appearance of the face.Rhinoplasty can reduce a large, over-projecting nose, lower a hump on the bridge of the nose, or elevate a drooping tip.

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Varicocelectomy is now possible at affordable price in India with high quality treatment facilities. With Indicure in India. Varicocelectomy is done at very low cost.

The term varicocele specifically refers to dilatation and tortuosity of a network of veins that drain the testicle. In other words it is an abnormal enlargement of the veins in the scrotum draining the testicles.

Varicocele may be graded in severity as Grade I-present only with Valsalva, Grade II-resent...

Most people have a number of moles- the average is seven. Skin cancer can arise from these moles or start in normal skin. The number of people who develop skin cancer each year is increasing- possibly because of increased sun exposure as we holiday abroad. The most characteristic feature of skin cancers is recent change- either in size, shape, sensation or colour.

If you have any skin lesions which concern you it is best to have them checked out. At the Gatehouse...