procedures

Procedural Guidelines

Information About Plastic Surgery Procedures

Transform your face, body, and breasts at Rao Plastic Surgery in Tucson, AZ. Our highly experienced team of doctors is trained in performing an extensive variety of procedures, including fat transfers, liposuction, tummy tucks, breast augmentation, plastic surgery, facelifts, and more. If you’re unhappy with the current state of your appearance, consider scheduling an appointment at our facility today.
Happy Mommy After Mommy Makeover

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Mommy Makeover

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao frequently works with women who wish to regain their pre-pregnancy silhouette. Although childbirth is a wonderful and miraculous moment for every mother, pregnancy never fails to leave behind its mark on the body, causing stretch marks and sagging skin. These physical effects can often leave one to feel frustrated, especially when diet and exercise can only help so much. The great news is that it’s possible to reclaim a slimmer, smoother physique with a unique collection of procedures referred to as the mommy makeover.

This body contouring treatment uses a blend of skin tightening and fat reduction methods to target the stomach and breasts, as well as other areas affected by pregnancy — virtually any area affected by nursing, weight gain or loss, etc., can be addressed and improved.

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Liposuction

Despite how closely you monitor your diet and stick to a regular exercise regimen, you may still be bothered by pockets of fat that prevent you from feeling fully confident with your look. Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery is proud to offer the latest techniques to safely eliminate fat from areas of concern on the body. Surgical liposuction is a body contouring procedure that reduces fat from the abdomen, hips, thighs, arms, and buttocks to produce a trimmer appearance. This fat removal surgery at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery can be used to treat several body parts and areas. During your initial visit to our Tucson, AZ office, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao will examine the areas you’d like to address so you can achieve your cosmetic surgery goals. We want you to look and feel amazing.
After Weight Loss Surgery Measurement

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After Weight Loss Surgery

People who experience significant weight loss are to be praised as they have overcome a great burden in their life. Unfortunately, while your weight loss represents a great achievement, some people will face more frustrations. The new challenge is usually the hanging skin that resides on the body. Significant weight loss often leaves people with skin that does not adapt to the new shape. Regardless of where the sagging skin resides, plastic surgery is needed to correct the problem. Dr. Arun Rao, a board-certified plastic surgeon, offers post-weight loss surgery for men and women in Tucson, AZ. This can be a life-changing treatment at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery and also serves as the final step of your weight loss journey.
Breast augmentation transformation

Breast Procedures

Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation surgery reshapes the breasts to create a fuller, desired appearance that most women crave. With many variables, tools, and techniques available that can make significant improvements to this defining feature, breast augmentation is without a doubt one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries of all time. Often using saline or silicone implants, this enhancement surgery improves breast shape and size and results in beautiful and youthful outcomes for many women all across the country. Dr. Arun Rao is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has provided the ever-popular procedure for his Tucson, AZ patients. He believes that creating natural-looking breasts for his female patients is best achieved with proper patient education, guidance, and counseling.

Breast Augmentation plus Lift Results

Breast Procedures

breast augmentation + lift

As women age, it’s natural for some to lose fullness in their breasts while others develop excess or sagging skin on the breasts. Many women experience both changes over time, resulting in a sagging, deflated appearance. If this describes your current situation, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao can perform a breast augmentation with a lift (mastopexy). This combination procedure at Rao Plastic Surgery in Tucson, AZ allows you to address both the loss of breast volume and laxity in just one surgery. Breast augmentation with lift addresses breast position, shape, and size all at the same time to give you younger, perkier-looking breasts. Book a consultation with our team to review your specific goals today. We strive to provide the best care and utmost attention to ensure you have a successful, satisfying experience.

Breast Procedures

Breast Lift

Breast lift surgery (mastopexy) recontours the breasts by trimming away excess skin and tightening the remaining tissue to produce a firmer, younger appearance. This life-changing procedure is performed for women who have lost breast firmness, size, and shape but are satisfied with their current volume. At Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery, board-certified plastic surgeon and breast lift specialist Dr. Arun Rao takes a comprehensive approach to this life-changing surgery. In addition to raising the breast tissue, we can reshape flat breasts to create a rounder and more supple appearance. Call now to book a one-on-one consultation in Tucson, AZ, and discover the many ways a breast lift can enhance your figure and self-confidence.
Unproportioned Breasts Needs Breast Reduction

Breast Procedures

Breast Reduction

Your breasts should not keep you from enjoying the activities you love or cause you embarrassment. If you suffer from discomfort as a result of overly large breasts (macromastia) or feel self-conscious about your breasts, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao can relieve the burden while helping you to enjoy the beauty of your breasts through breast reduction. This aesthetic surgery at Rao Plastic Surgery reduces excess breast tissue and skin to redefine and reshape the breasts to a smaller size. Breast reduction surgery also reshapes the size and location of nipples/areolas and repositions them so they are symmetrical with the new breast size. During breast reconstruction, the breasts are also lifted, resulting in a more youthful appearance. If overly breasts get in the way of your daily life and cause you pain, contact our Tucson, AZ office and schedule a consultation with Dr. Rao.
Smiling Woman After Eye Lid Surgery

Face Procedures

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It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. But wrinkled, sagging, or puffy tissue around your eyes can detract from your inner and outer beauty. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao performs blepharoplasty (also known as eyelid surgery) to reduce excess skin and rejuvenate the upper or lower eyelid, creating an awakened appearance. Countless men and women undergo eyelid surgery at Rao Plastic Surgery to remedy the unsightly look of droopy eyelids, improving function and appearance. Blepharoplasty, whether focused on the lower or upper eyelids, creates a natural, alert appearance and produces subtle but striking improvements. If you would like more information about rejuvenating your eyes with eyelid lift surgery, schedule a consultation with Dr. Rao at his office in Tucson, AZ.

Face Procedures

Facelift Procedures

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao performs a full variety of facial surgical treatments at his Tucson, AZ practice, and one of the most sought out of these facial procedures at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery is a facelift. This surgery concentrates on distinct sections of the face to tighten loose skin features, creating a tauter yet softer appearance. Depending on your concerns and goals for surgery, a facelift can focus on the lines and wrinkles near the eyes, the cheeks/mid-face, or the bottom two-thirds of the face, like the jowls, mouth, neck, and more for an all-encompassing youthful look. The facelift technique used will depend on your goals, the condition of your skin, the amount of laxity present, your lifestyle, age, and overall anatomy.

Face Procedures

necklift Lift

Do you wear turtlenecks and scarves even in the summer to cover the loose, flabby skin on your neck? If so, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao provides neck lift surgery at his office in Tucson, AZ to improve upon the appearance of an aging neck. This cosmetic surgery reshapes and tightens the section on the underside of your chin and the entire neck to remedy the appearance of a “double chin” or “turkey neck.” By surgically excising this excess tissue and fat while using a tightening method to produce a softer neckline, neck lift surgery at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery can create dramatic and impressive enhancements to your profile. Before you call to schedule your initial consultation, read more about neck lift surgery and the wonderful results it can give you.

Face Procedures

Eyebrow lift surgery

Think about the many hundreds, if not thousands, of times your brows have been a source of frustration. Repeated facial movements can lead to permanent wrinkles and lines that make you appear older. But with a brow lift, also called a forehead lift, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao can smooth out these lines to give you a younger, natural-looking appearance. This advanced procedure gives men and women rejuvenated features by removing excess skin from the forehead while raising the eyebrows. Dermal fillers and BOTOX are commonly used alongside a forehead lift for the best results possible. Call Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery to learn more about our brow lift and other facial rejuvenation treatments in Tucson, AZ.
Woman Smiling after Liquid Facelift

Injectables Procedures

Liquid Facelift

A liquid facelift is a minimally invasive procedure that allows women and men alike the chance to experience the benefits of a surgical facelift without having to undergo a major aesthetic procedure. The liquid facelift treatment at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery utilizes a specially formulated mixture of wrinkle relaxers and fillers to restore volume and smoothness to the treatment area, creating a youthful and refreshed look. The injectable dermal fillers work by adding volume to the face and decreasing fine lines while the wrinkle relaxers create evenness overall. For more drastic results, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao can include other treatments, such as chemical peels or medical-grade facials, with your liquid facelift treatment plan. For more information, contact our Tucson, AZ practice and ask about our effective nonsurgical services.

Injectables Procedures

BOTOX®

To diminish the effects of aging and prevent lines, wrinkles, and lax skin from forming on the forehead and upper face, Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery in Tucson, AZ is proud to offer effective cosmetic BOTOX injections to local patients. This facial rejuvenation procedure provides amazing results and is popular among both men and women. BOTOX can make a dramatic enhancement to dynamic facial wrinkles, which are a result of expressions and movement caused by contracting muscles in the forehead. These lines can disappear as the face relaxes, but dynamic creases may still exist. BOTOX is a purified strain of botulinum toxin (type A) that temporarily blocks the movements of the underlying tissue and muscle. To reduce the appearance of these dynamic lines and wrinkles, BOTOX is injected to relax and soften the skin. This injectable is placed by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao between the brows, on the Crow’s feet, and throughout the forehead.

Injectables Procedures

Dysport® And Xeomin®

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao offers Tucson, AZ patients numerous nonsurgical options for skin rejuvenation. Dysport and Xeomin are injectable wrinkle treatments that work similarly to BOTOX by reducing and softening dynamic lines and wrinkles throughout the face. Dynamic wrinkles are caused by repeated facial movements and expressions (like laughing, smiling, and frowning) that, over several decades, cause the facial muscles to tighten. This causes the overlying skin to form a grooved line that is visible even when your face is relaxed. Dysport, in particular, was specially created to address the vertical lines between the eyebrows known as frown lines while Xeomin is equally effective for the overall face.

Injectables Procedures

Voluma®

Gaunt, flat cheeks may have been 90s chic, but modern beauty standards call for voluminous cheeks that make you look healthy and youthful. Part of the ever-popular and effective Juvéderm family of injectable wrinkle fillers, Voluma is specially designed to add contour and lift to the cheeks for a natural and more youthful appearance. At his office in Tucson, AZ, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao provides his patients with Voluma injections to address sunken cheeks that are flat and hollow due to age, genetics, or weight loss. With results that can last up to two years, Voluma by Juvéderm is an injectable wrinkle filler that uses hyaluronic acid to help the skin look smoother and feel softer.

non-surgical Procedures

Chemical exfoliation

To provide women and men with the best possible results from an aesthetic chemical peel treatment, Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery offers patients multiple options. Your personalized facial treatment with chemical solutions (such as glycolic, salicylic, lactic and trichloroacetic acids) will give you healthier, smoother skin. At our Tucson, AZ office, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao offers chemical peel treatments to help improve skin defects such as scars, fine lines, wrinkles, uneven patches, hyperpigmentation and more. Chemical peels remove dead or damaged skin cells by applying a customized solution to your skin. This causes the outer layer of cells to fall off. As your skin begins to repair itself, you will notice a clearer, smoother complexion emerging. A chemical peel treatment is a non-invasive skin care service that makes your complexion brighter, younger and healthier. This effective treatment can be used for the face, neck and décolleté.

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Facial

Following a consistent at-home skin care routine with effective products is necessary to maintain a clear, healthy complexion, but from time to time, you may need the deep, transformative effects that a medical-grade facial provides. Personalized to your skin needs and concerns, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Arun Rao recommends his Tucson, AZ patients receive regular facial treatments to keep their complexion glowing and healthy. After a thorough consultation to determine visible and hidden skin damage, medical grade products and appropriate facial techniques will be combined to rejuvenate your skin. For the ultimate skin resurfacing treatment, you can enhance your facial by adding another service, such as a chemical peel, microdermabrasion, or dermal filler for overall improvements. Schedule your individually customized professional facial treatment at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery to improve the health and beauty of your largest organ: your skin.

non-surgical Procedures

Microneedling

When at-home skin products aren’t effective, but you’re not ready for surgery, learn more about non-surgical skin rejuvenation treatments, such as microneedling. Our expert aesthetic team is happy to perform microneedling (collagen induction therapy) with advanced SkinPen® technology within our Tucson, AZ office. Microneedling with SkinPen uses multiple fine needles to effectively and safely produce micro-injuries to the skin. Microinjuries trigger the body’s natural production of elastin and collagen, two nutrients that improve the overall health and appearance of your skin. Additionally, microneedling can help reduce pores, stretch marks, and scars. Make an appointment for a consultation at Rao Plastic & Hand Surgery to learn more about the benefits of microneedling and ways to customize the procedure to your skin concerns and goals.
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