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305 Plastic Surgery Center
Miami, FL
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305 Plastic Surgery Center was founded by Dr. Daniel Careaga. Dr. Careaga is an experienced plastic surgeon in Miami whose attention to detail and meticulous care of his patients led him to create 305 Plastic Surgery Center.
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
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
588 Answers
52 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Not at all: Short simple operation... Can even be done under local anesthesia.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Most likely: When you lose weight you do not have control over what parts of your body lose over others. A healthy and diet exercise program will cause weight los... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Sorry: Hormone therapy will not give you a fuller breast without causing serious side effects. Your body's hormone system is a very delicate system and alte... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Depends: Every surgery has inherent risks. It is up to your plastic surgeon to explain to you the particular risks of your surgery. Breast augmentation, as a... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
You cant: Unfortunately there is no food or medication, either prescribed or natural that can increase your breast size safely. They will likely increase with ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Surgery: There is no safe way to grow or reduce breasts... Whether with supplements or medications. Augmentation with a plastic surgeon is the only safe way.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Several things: The ideal candidate for a tummy tuck is a person who meets the following criteria:
1) good overall health
2) at their ideal stable body weight
3)... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Tummy tuck: Unfortunately, there is no non-surgical treatment that would eliminate the need for a tummy tuck if it is indicated.
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A male asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Definitely: Unsightly belly buttons many times are caused by a small hernia. These can definitely be repaired during your tummy tuck.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Same as for women: With a few differences... The liposuction in men is to improve the love handles rather than define the waist. But as far as skin removal and muscle t... Read More
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1 comment
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cellulaze: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Moving fat: From one area to another... Usually removed in liposuction and carefully placed in the desired area for augmentation.
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A female asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Maybe a day: Most patients can resume their normal lives within reason the day after tumescent liposuction.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Doesn't work: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
You should: Body contouring procedures such as tummy tucks (witch hazel) and body lifts are for patients who are at or near their ideal stable body weight. Losin... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Tight control: Breast augmentation is a safe procedure as long as your diabetes is well controlled. Diabetics usually have their glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) lev... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No: There is no relationship between fibrocystic change and breast implants. Also, fibrocystic change is not a contraindication for breast augmentation.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Not necessarily : Many times breast and tummy procedures can be combined depending on your health, weight and the complexity of each of the procedures. If you decide t... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
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NO: Silicone does not get absorbed y your body's tissues or your milk ducts. Studies have been done on breast milk in patients with silicone breast impla... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
NO: There is no safe way to grow or reduce breasts... Whether with supplements or medications. Augmentation with a plastic surgeon is the only safe way.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cellulaze: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Lots of support: Make sure whatever bra you sue gives you plenty of support to prevent the breasts from bouncing. In the first 6 weeks after breast augmentation, i re... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Options: You cannot erase scars. Poor scars can be improved through the following methods:
1) scar massage
2) silicone sheeting (a kind of silicone tape y... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Plastic Surgeon: This is not an operation you want to have done by someone who has not had formal training in plastic surgery. In my area there are gynecologists, der... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No result: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Options: You cannot erase scars. Poor scars can be improved through the following methods:
1) scar massage
2) silicone sheeting (a kind of silicone tape y... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No: Breast implants have no effect on your immune system and thus will neither cause nor exacerbate any autoimmune disease.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Abdsolutely not: The ideal candidate for a tummy tuck is a person who meets the following criteria:
1) good overall health
2) at their ideal stable body weight
3)... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cardiologist: Your cardiologist will be the one to give you the thumbs up or down on this one. Generally WPW does not cause problems with general anesthesia but yo... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cellulaze: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cellulaze: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Not sad or gross!: You're only as old as you feel! if you're not happy with the appearance of your breasts there is no reason not to enhance them if you are in good hea... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Waste of money: There is no safe way to grow or reduce breasts... In men or women. Whether with supplements or medications. Augmentation with a plastic surgeon is ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No benefit: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Fat necrosis: Sometimes small areas of fat 'die' and scar tissue replaces it. This is known as fat necrosis. If it is small, it usually goes away on its own. It ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Well hidden: Usually in the ear crease (on the front side of the ear), around the earlobe, up the crease in back of the ear and then down the hairline. In the maj... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Cellulaze: Smartlipo is not a treatment for cellulite. The only fda approved permanent treatment for cellulite is called cellulaze. It is a minimally invasive ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Same spot: Generally all repeat breast surgery is done through the previous scar to avoid creating new ones on the breast. The exception to this is if you had y... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Breast lift: Unfortunately, there is no way to predict how your breasts will hold up through breast feeding after a breast lift. Some women will have their breast... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No: Cellulite is mostly genetic and hormonal. Timing of foods you eat does not impact it.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Temporary: It should go away within a few weeks. If not, talk to your surgeon. Gas-ex can be helpful during this period.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Several goals: The primary goals of a tummy tuck are the following:
1) correction of separated abdominal muscles by suturing them together to flatten the abdomen.... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Shouldn't: Cosmetic procedures at that young of an age have ethical considerations that must be considered. Now is the time to encourage healthy lifestyle choic... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Breast implants: Breast implants are generally well tolerated with few side effects. One of the most common long term side effect is called a capsular contracture, wh... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Talk to your surgeon: The current fda recommendation is to change silicone implants every 10 years. See your surgeon so he can review your implant type and talk to you abo... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Minimal?: If it really is a minimal amount of skin, a mini-tummy tuck might give you the appearance you are looking for with a less invasive procedure.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Definitely after: A tummy tuck is not a "weight loss" operation. It is an operation to tighten your skin and muscles. The closer you are to your ideal body weight, th... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
No: Cosmetic procedures at that young of an age have ethical considerations that must be considered. Now is the time to encourage healthy lifestyle choic... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Not very: Cellulite is an annoying problem to millions of women. It is caused by an uneven superficial fat layer as well as tiny ligaments that hold the skin d... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
Breast lifts: A breast lift refers to several different procedures that can be used to shape the breast depending on the degree of droopiness they have. A donut li... Read More
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Jun 28, 2013
Informative, realistic! Nice balance.
Jun 22, 2013
Great answers!
Aug 27, 2013
Knowledgeable
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Many many problems with my implants. You have me some hope. Thank you
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! That was, by far, the clearest, most complete answer I've gotten!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Ross University School of Medicine, Dominican Republic
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Awards
Top Plastic Surgeon, First Place, Miami, FL - Winter
2013
Top Doctor, First Place, Miami Region, FL - Summer
2013
Top Plastic Surgeon , Second Place, Florida - Summer
2013
Affiliations
Baptist hospital miami
Doctor's Hospital
Coral Gables Hospial
Publications
Reversed dorsal metatarsal artery flap for reconstruction of a soft tissue defect of the big toe.
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