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Dr. Neavin is a board certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California. He has trained under leaders in the field and is a recipient of many doctor awards including Castle Connolly.
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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
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English
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
It can!: Be very careful with lasers on dark skin. See someone with a lot of experience.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Gimmick: Body jet lipo uses water to remove fat. Traditional lipo uses suction alone. Traditional lipo has stood the test of time as working well and being s... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
I dont think...: ...They do. It is functional, not cosmetic.
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A male asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: I often prefer combination procedures. It saves my patients money and me, time.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Probably not: Lasers are the way to go with tattoo removal. Dermabrasion has higher propensity to cause permanent scarring.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
4 main ones: Belly button, armpit, around the areola, or in breast fold. Best is fold.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Maybe: If the reduction allows you to be more active and exercise, then yes. The surgery itself does not reduce much weight.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes.: Surgery is an option of there are no known medical reasons for the gynecomastia, and the condition has been present for at least 6 months.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Great question!: There have been a few cases of tissue burns from women with silicone implants in very hot steam rooms. The heat conductive properties of silicone is... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No: Sometimes liposuction alone can improve gynecomastia. However, i often combine glandular excision (around the areola), and in sever cases, make an ad... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends...: ..On depth of scar. Many times, pimples won't scar. In more severe cases, the scar can be deep enough to exist forever. Also depends on area of bod... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Generally not: If too agressive, could cause scarring i guess or pigment changes in darker skin people. I dont think microdermabrasion works well at all.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
It can lead to : Caspular contracture which is a hardening of the tissue around the implant. Capsular contracture can cause distortion of the breast. The older gener... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
No: I prefer hyaluronic acid products when close to the rim of the eye (juvederm or restylane). Lower than that i like radiesse (dermal fillers). Sculpt... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty can often get rid of the stretch marks in the belly.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Probbaly not: Things that make skin loose are: smoking (disrupts elasticity), weight fluctuations, age, gravity, genetics, and probably poor diet and exercise habit... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes if it is silcone: It should be a silicone implant. So yes, it can esily be removed if it is a silicone implant and it isnt secured to the bone (the ones I do are not s... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Family practice doc: Or plastic surgeon if the stitches are very fine and on the face.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Dont recommend it: It is used for fillers, not wrinkles, but 've seen several infections from it. There are other better products: for wrinkles, botox. For deep wrink... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Can lead to rhinophyma of nose. Not pretty. Please get treated if severe.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes, but...: For primary breast augmentation, silicone implants is an fda off label use for women under 22 years of age. It is not illegal, just not recommended b... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Need photos: Tough to say - depends on depth and area and size of scar. Healing may be an issue. Recommend someone with a lot of brachioplasty experience.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
2 weeks minimum: Under the muscle augmnetation -> take it easy for 1 to 2 weeks. No heavy lifting for a month, but i'd go over all of this with your doc. He/she may ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Hard to say: Burning can be from nothing to nerve inflammation and recovery, to infection, to stitches in the muscle popping. This is one of those questions you s... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Good question: For purely cosmetic enhancement, i generally would not consider performing a breast augmentation on a females under the age of 18. Could there be exc... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Surgery with:: Liposuction and gland excision. Rarely, can medicine help unless the condition is caused by a medical problem (liver disease, etc.).
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A male asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Lasers: Lasers can reduce the redness.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Many, here are some:: Depending on lift needed, scars, possible poor healing, nipple necrosis, changes in sensation, hematoma, infection. Positives: prettier breasts.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Breast augmentation: Given age, may need lift as well. Saline or silicone implant breast augmentation can improve breast size safely.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: A forehead can be reduced by having your hairline advanced down. Sort of like a brow lift.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Good: Any irritant can exacerbate rosacea. Be careful.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
May make it worse: Acids can irritate skin and exacerbate rosacea.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Melanoma: Can spread. The chance of it spreading to other organs is greater the deeper the melanoma grows. That is why catching it early is important. Once i... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
I dont think: It works well for acne scars.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Swelling or infection from an ear piercing may not develop exactly where the piercing is. Lymphatics and venouse drainage will influence where sympto... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes and maybe: May be hypertrophic ir not keloid. Keloids grow and extend beyond the scar. Big scars like this can be injected with dilute kenalog, (triamcinolone)... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends on...: Depth of scar. Some pimples scar into deep tissue - may leave permanent scar. Severe acne often does this. Smaller, less deep pimples generally don... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Too general to know: Where is the scar? What surgery did you have?
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Augmentation: Breast augmenation is a good method to enlarge breast. Under 22 years of age, the fda recommends saline breast implants for breast augmentatio. If y... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Bravo: There is a suction device called the bravo system. Compliance is difficult. Not sure how well it works. Google it.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
May be infected: Green discoloration is often caused by a bacteria pseudomonas. This bacteria is more commonly found below the knee. I would dilute peroxide with hal... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Maybe: Should have a stable weight for at least 6 months. 100 pounds is great! congrats! doc should make sure you are not malnourshed - check Albumin leve... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tim Neavinanswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Almost always: Exception is an incision around the areola that disrupts the glands, or breast reduction or breast lift that somehow disrupts glands. But even that i... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Neavin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Neavin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, PA
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Awards
Top Plastic Surgeon , Third Place, Los Angeles, CA - Winter
2013
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