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Beverly Hills, CA
Office
Beverly Hills, CA
About
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Dr. Dennis Dass is a board certified plastic surgeon that specializes in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. He performs hundreds of cosmetic surgical procedures every year. His practice has evolved to mostly cosmetic plastic surgery, however he has performed nearly every reconstructive plastic surgical procedure. He is a well trained plastic surgeon and has full plastic surgery privileges at hospitals in Los Angeles.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Plastic Surgery
Licenses
United States: California
Doctor Q&A
219 Answers
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Quick Recovery: The discomfort from breast augmentation is dependent on the size of the implant you desire. Larger implants...More discomfort...Longer recovery. On... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Yes: Calf implants are available and are made out of solid silicone. Pectoralis, bicep, tricep implants are available, as well as facial implants.
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Recovery: The discomfort from breast augmentation is dependent on the size of the implant you desire. Larger implants...More discomfort...Longer recovery. On... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:

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Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Surgery: Nearly all of the scars are placed behind the ear, so that they are well hidden. The ear cartilage is reshaped by scoring and placing permanent sutur... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Absolutely. : Absolutely. In fact, the areola diameter is nearly always reduced during a breast lift or breast reduction surgery. However, over time, the areola s... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Not usually: A short scar facelift typically leaves the scar only in front of the ear and lifts the cheeks and jaw line. Doing a full facelift continues the scar ... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Same: Liposuction and liposculpture are the same thing. It is just marketing. http://www.dassmd.com/liposuction/index.html.
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Variable: The cost of brazilian butt lift surgery is dependent on your geographical location, your bmi, and how many areas of liposuction are involved. You wou... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Yes: Women the undergo breast reconstruction with tissue expanders get to decide when to stop expansion when they are happy with the breast size.
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
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Implant vs fat : The brazilian butt lift is great at contouring the buttock as well as your waist. The results are quite dramatic in the right individual. If one does ... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Mini results: Yes, abdominal muscles are repaired in a mini tummy tuck, below the belly button. They can be repaired above the belly button, but then your belly bu... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Skin stretch: The implant adds volume to breast, so the skin has to stretch to accommodate the implant. The areola also stretches as the skin stretches, so they so... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Healthy: Cosmetic eyelid surgery is indicated in patients that desire eyelid rejuvenation. Ideal patients are healthy, with well controlled blood pressure, a... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Breast : Breast implant removal is a relatively simple procedure. Implant removal can usually be performed under local anesthesia in patients that simply desi... Read More
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A member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
They are similar: A wound with undermining means that the wound is larger than the skin defect, ie the deep aspect of the wound extends beyond the skin edges. This can... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Pain: The discomfort from breast augmentation is dependent on the size of the implant you desire. Larger implants...More discomfort...Longer recovery. On... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Absolutely: I recommend that you resume exercise 6 weeks after breast augmentation surgery and wear a sports bra when running. http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augme... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
11's: Botox is typically the first line treatment for the vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows (11's). If these wrinkles are very deep, filler may be an ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Neck lipo: Liposuction of the neck is appropriate for fat removal and modest tightening of the skin. The contour of the neck/jawline can be improved.
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
More firm: The pec implants are a totally different type of silicone. The pec implants are solid silicone and are thus more firm to touch.
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Recovery: Check with your surgeon. I usually recommend six weeks before strenuous exercises.
http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augmentation/index.html.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Not a good idea: Highly unlikely that hormone therapy will increase breast size at 50 years old. It is more likely to cause harm. Certain breast cancers are sensitiv... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Safe: Both saline and silicone implants are safe. The new silicone implants can be cut in half and the silicone will stay within its shell. The choice bet... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Maybe: The brazilian butt lift can be tailored to every individual's desires. If you just want to reshape the buttock, i would only inject a small volume of... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Excess : Excess upper arm fat and skin is a common concern. Liposuction can help reduce the volume of fat in this area and may result is some modest skin tigh... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Yes: After buttock augmentation with an implant, you may sit immediately, because, you won't actually be sitting on the implant (if you have good posture).
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Much less: Going to a smaller implant or removing them completely will be much less painful than the first surgery. If you desire a breast revision for implan... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Cheek Implants: Cheek implants are usually either a solid silicone implant or a solid polyethylene implant. Another option is injectables which are temprorary, but a... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Ultrasound : Ultrasound assisted lipoplasty (ual) can be used for body contouring. The ultrasound energy disrupts the adipocytes (fat cells). Then standard lipos... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Relatively quickly: The recovery from liposuction will depend on the areas that were done. Most people will return to light activity and work within a couple of days. F... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Possibly: A limited skin only breast lift can be performed under local, very few patients would be good candidates for this type of lift. Most patients would b... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Prominent: Otoplasty is a surgical procedure that is performed to treat prominent ears. The ears are essentially pinned back so they don't stick out as far. Th... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Breast implants: A breast revision is performed to improve the cosmetic appearance of a breast that has previously had surgery. For example, a revision of a breast th... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Cost of lipo: The cost of liposuction varies depending on the practice and your geographic location. You should shop for the best surgeon, and not the best price, ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Tumescent: Tumescent liposuction refers to the infiltration of fluid into the area prior to performing liposuction. All liposuction is performed with the tumes... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Before i get breast augmentation, i need to know how well they can see breast tumors in the future.?

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Mammography: Mammograms can still be performed to image the breast after breast augmentation. They radiologists are pretty good at doing the additional views to e... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Lumpiness: Liposuction always causes some irregularities, although these are usually minor. It is important to wear your compression garments to acheive the bes... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Depends: This depends on what medications you are on. You will need to avoid blood thinners for about 2 weeks before surgery, this includes anti-inflammatory ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Risks of lipo: Liposuction is real surgery and carries a small risk of complications. Risks of surgery include bleeding and bruising, infection, multiple small scars... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Not really: A mini tummy tuck will reduce the extra skin. Liposuction is still necessary to remove the extra fat.
http://www.dassmd.com/tummy-tuck/index.html.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Yes: It is safe to resume that medication after breast augmentation. http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augmentation/index.html.
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
You need to be sized: Your plastic surgeon will take measurements to determine what size implant will fit your body appropriately. You should try placing that size implant... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Yes you can: Fat is nearly always harvested from the midsection and waitst during a brazilian butt lift in order to achieve a nice result. So, you probably don't h... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Risks of surgery: Implant related complications include implant failure or rupture, implant exposure, malposition, and capsular contracture. Capsular contracture is the... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Board certified: During your search, it is important to find a surgeon that is certified by the american board of plastic surgery. Then you should get multiple consul... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Facelift recovery: The downtime can be quite variable, some people bruise and swell more than others. Plan on taking about 2 weeks off, that way you're safe. When you ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Eyelid surgery: Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is performed to improve the overall appearance of the eyes. This surgery creates a more youthful and rested look. Ris... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
What is liposuction: Liposuction can be performed under general anesthesia or local anesthesia, depending on the number of areas being treated in one setting. Fat is remo... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Lipodissolve : Lipodissolve disrupts adipocytes (fat cells) resulting in the release of free fatty acids. This stimulates an inflammatory response and your immune s... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Dennis Dassanswered
Plastic Surgery 16 years experience
Both: If upper eyelid surgery is performed alone, it can be done under local. I prefer to do lower eyelid surgery under general anesthesia or IV sedation. ... Read More
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Nov 27, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
I have the priviledge of knowing Dr Dass for almost seven years. He is a great physician with a vast plastic surgical knowledge. He provides great care for his patient with grea...Read More
May 10, 2013
Dr Dass is providing an excellent service to the public via Health Tap. I learn alot about plastic surgery from reading his responses which are accurate, interesting, pertinent and understandable. I ...Read More
Apr 16, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I HAVE LOST 17 STONES IN 18 MONTHS AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS OPERATION OPER
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I wish I had this done instead of butt implants I think one of mine has moved
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
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Medical/Graduate school
University of New Mexico
MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL
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