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Body Contouring Manhattan

Dr. Matarasso's contributions to body contouring surgery over the past 15 years are both numerous and invaluable. He pioneered the combination of abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction (SAL) in a procedure known as abdominolipoplasty, and his Aesthetic Surgery Video Journal on the subject earned Outstanding Recognition from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Matarasso's surgical and teaching excellence in body contouring has been recognized throughout the medical community as well as lay publications and patients alike. He has served on the Body Contouring Committee of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and in 1999 he was named New York's top cosmetic surgeon for body contouring by Town & Country Magazine in its annual listing of the country's best plastic surgeons.

Our body contouring capabilities also include SmartLipo™, which is a laser lipolysis treatment that targets body fat using a laser. SmartLipo™ is intended for patients who do not have significant amounts of weight to lose, but rather desire sculpting to improve their contour or shape. Dr. Matarasso brings this experience in body contouring to patients at his Manhattan office in addition abdominoplasty, liposuction, combined abdominoplasty/liposuction (abdominolipoplasty), body contouring after massive weight loss / bariatric surgery, male body contouring, and body lift.

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Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Manhattan

Abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is designed to tighten the muscles and loose skin of the abdomen to correct a bulging belly that no amount of dieting or exercise will help. Abdominoplasty will also tighten any loose or overhanging skin and remove excess fat.

Dr. Matarasso is an internationally recognized innovator of abdominoplasty methods and has established the standard for the combination of liposuction and tummy tuck (abdominolipoplasty). He has also pioneered procedures for the contouring of male love handles.

He has authored dozens of plastic surgery textbook chapters and journal articles on abdominoplasty as well as a brochure for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery/American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and video and DVD presentations for ASAPS and Johns Hopkins University. He has also been invited to give numerous invited lectures, panel lectures and teaching courses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico and Brazil (where he was an honored guest lecturer and invited panelist). He is frequently sought out to speak about current techniques and variations in abdominoplasty, to give comprehensive overviews of the tummy tuck and combined tummy tuck/liposuction procedures. He has been considered an expert in abdominoplasty for so many years that some his talks have covered the changing current concepts in abdominoplasty and modified techniques as the decades pass.

In 2002, Dr. Matarasso served on an expert panel of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation to study the outcomes of abdominoplasty and recommend safe surgical parameters for the procedure. He has also been recognized by his peers as providing the best abdominoplasty services in the region; Town & Country Magazine named him New York's top cosmetic surgeon for abdominoplasty by in its annual listing of the country's best plastic surgeons.

Dr. Matarasso's areas of specialty in abdominoplasty include:

• Abdominoplasty in men (male body contouring)
• Abdominoplasty with liposuction
• Abdominoplasty vs. liposuction
• Awareness and avoidance of complications
• Secondary abdominoplasty
• Mini-abdominoplasty
• Tummy tuck for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Tummy tuck for obese patients
• Minimal-access variations
• Managing rectus diastasis
• Methods for correcting drooping breasts and abdomen (combination breast reduction and abdominoplasty)
• Selecting appropriate patients for tummy tuck
• Selecting appropriate alternatives to tummy tuck

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Liposuction Manhattan

One of Dr. Matarasso's areas of expertise is liposuction. He uses the latest in liposuction technology which reduces discomfort and swelling and ensures a fast recovery with excellent results. For almost 20 years, he has expanded the frontier of liposuction techniques while also evaluating advances in the field with a critical eye. In addition to his groundbreaking work on liposuction of the abdomen, flanks and other areas of the body, Dr. Matarasso pioneered the combination of liposuction with abdominoplasty as well as liposuction for breast reduction. He is credited with writing "the book" on liposuction.

Dr. Matarasso has led regional workshops on ultrasonic- or ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL) in the northeast U.S. on behalf of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation, Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and Lipoplasty Society of North America (LSNA). He has been a member of the LSNA since 1987. Dr. Matarasso serves as a course coordinator for PAL/SAL (power-assisted and suction-assisted liposuction) applied to all areas of the body, including the inner and outer thighs, knees and calves.

Throughout his career, Dr. Matarasso's articles on liposuction have appeared in plastic surgery textbooks (Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery) and peer-reviewed scientific journals including Journal of the American Medical Association, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Aesthetic Surgery Journal, among others. His work has been cited in numerous other books and journals as well, and he has been invited to comment on fellow physicians' articles. He has lectured on liposuction techniques, recent advances, current trends, and safety issues at national and regional society meetings across the country as well as at medical schools. Topics have included:

• Assessing new methods of liposuction ultrasound, laser liposuction.
• Use of lidocaine in UAL and anesthesia
• Liposuction as a method for body contouring
• Liposuction's impact on overall body fat
• Liposuction of the trochanter, flanks and buttocks
• Liposuction of the back and breast folds
• Best methods for performing liposuction
• Ensuring safety when performing liposuction
• Liposuction combined with other procedures such as breast reduction, breast augmentation and abdominoplasty
• He helped develop liposuction breast reduction
• Liposuction to create a more youthful neck
• Liposuction for male love handles, flanks and chest area

Dr. Matarasso has gone so far as to develop liposuction surgical tools of his own to better perform procedures for his patients. His inventions have included liposuction cannulas, a tray and carrying case; the Matarasso Liporoller; and reinforced (padded) SAL pressure garments currently in development.

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Abdominoplasty/Liposuction Manhattan

Dr. Matarasso established the standard for the combination of abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction (lipoplasty/SAL), also known as abdominolipoplasty. He is a well-regarded expert in this groundbreaking procedure and has frequently been sought after to speak about different surgical techniques, review current trends, and discuss short- and long-term complications. He has authored three textbook chapters and more than 20 journal articles on abdominolipoplasty in addition to delivering numerous invited lectures and teaching courses. He has recommended safe guidelines for performing abdominolipoplasty and is often asked to teach fellow surgeons how to choose between liposuction, abdominoplasty and the combined liposuction/tummy tuck procedure for their patients. He received an Outstanding Recognition award for his work on the Aesthetic Surgery Video Journal entitled "Combined Abdominoplasty and SAL" (1998).

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Plastic Surgery after Massive Weight Loss / Bariatric Surgery Manhattan

One of the country's leading experts on face and body contouring for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, Dr. Matarasso edited and contributed to a comprehensive textbook on cosmetic surgery after massive weight loss. He has also published articles and editorials on bariatric plastic surgery in the esteemed medical journals Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. An overview of bariatric surgery and post-bariatric body contouring that he produced in 2007 was selected as a press release by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. In addition to these publications, Dr. Matarasso's contributions to the cutting edge of post-bariatric plastic surgery include teaching courses, lectures and panel moderation at several regional and national society meetings. Throughout the development and ongoing perfection of aesthetic surgery after weight loss, Dr. Matarasso has dedicated himself to achieving excellent cosmetic results that are safe and satisfying for patients.

Massive weight loss patients who come to Dr. Matarasso's New York City office can be confident that they are putting themselves in the hands of a true expert in post-bariatric body contouring dedicated to patient care and natural, beautiful results.

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Male Body Contouring Manhattan

Men, too, can benefit from a variety of body contouring procedures. For instance, Dr. Matarasso frequently performs liposuction for male patients seeking to eliminate unwanted fat deposits, typically in the breasts (a condition called gynecomastia), around the abdomen and waist, and along the chin and neck.

Dr. Matarasso is extraordinarily experienced in male abdominal contouring, including both liposuction and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). He wrote a textbook chapter called "Abdominal Contour Surgery in the Male Patient" and has been quoted in the men's health book, The Male Body: An Owner's Manual (1996). His articles on "the male abdominoplasty" have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals including Clinics in Plastic Surgery, and he has been invited to lecture about performing abdominoplasty and liposuction in men at professional society meetings in the U.S. and Canada. He spoke on the subject at numerous medical institutions as a traveling professor for the American Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery.

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Body Lift Manhattan

Often patients who have lost large amounts of weight either as a result of bariatric surgery or through diet and exercise have so much residual excess skin that a total body lift is required to improve their appearance. During this surgery, Dr. Matarasso removes the extra tissues, resulting in an extensive scar that can continue around the entire trunk. The effect is a combination of an abdominoplasty and lateral and posterior thigh lift.

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