Dr. James Chappell
Aesthetic Medicine
Severna Park, MD
31 years experience male
Locations
Annapolis Plastic Surgery
Severna Park, MD
Phone
Practice website
About
Bio
ABMS Board Certified in Plastic Surgery (since 2000). Practice cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery with majority of experience in: Breast augmentation/reduction/lift Breast cancer reconstruction Revisions of cosmetic surgery problem cases Liposuction Abdominoplasty Coolsculpting Facelift Blepharoplasty (eye lid tuck) Skin cancer excision and reconstruction Injectable fillers (eg, Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse) Injectable neurotoxins (eg,Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) Wound care Skin grafts Spider veins
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.
Aesthetic Medicine
Facial Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery - Plastics
Licenses
United States: Maryland
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
70 Answers
36 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Breast implants 50+: Assuming you're medically healthy, breast augmentation after 50 years old is completely normal. Sometimes patients need to get kids and family further... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Stay focused: Everyone should diet/exercise. If your body stores fat at the abdomen predominantly that will be the last area to go. That is where liposuction, tum... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Absolutely: The only time it would not be safe is if your surgery scar was not yet healed. If it is well healed, it should not be a problem.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Burns calories: Exercise burns calories. Eat less and you will lose weight, it is simple. Crunches get the abdominal muscles in shape, which can give "tone" to the ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet and exercise: Truly count calories, everything you put in your mouth, and cut that back to healthy normal amounts. Some advocate cutting out white bread and limitin... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
E-cigs = nicotine: Not all do, but most. Get off them 2-4 weeks pre-op and stay off another month. You should heal better.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
See plastic surgeon: It would be best to see your plastic surgeon. A properly trained and certified ps can guide you best. It is normal to be seen by your surgeon in this ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Laser: Consider laser hair removal but only under a doctor's care. It does really work (on dark hairs, not blonde/red/gray; and best on light skin.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet, and surgery: Everyone should diet/exercise. If your body stores fat at the abdomen predominantly that will be the last area to go often. That is where liposuctio... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
About 6 weeks: If everything goes perfectly. If the muscle is not repaired i let people start working out sooner but usually i tell patients not to run or do vigoro... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Stress weight gain: Weight gain is from calories, not stress. But if you are stressed you may not be exercising and eating right. Count your calories, i bet you are eatin... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Check hormones: Having male breast enlargement (gynecomastia) does not in and of itself affect sex life (fertility or impotence), but what causes the gynecomastia mig... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Talk to your surgeon: Burning, stinging, itching, transient pains can all be normal, but your surgeon should see you to evaluate. I hear of burning complaints sometimes and... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Infected cyst?: Sounds like an infected cyst. Speak to your doctor. You may need to see a surgeon to have it drained surgically, and/or removed.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet, exercise, time: C-sections do not "cause" belly fat. Excess food intake, certainly normal while pregnant, causes belly fat. Truly count calories, everything you put ... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Flap or dermabrasion: First, give it some time. But if after a few more months it is still unsatisfactory you might talk to your plastic surgeon about removing it and repai... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet and exercise: Truly count calories, everything you put in your mouth, and cut that back to healthy normal amounts. Some advocate cutting out white bread and limitin... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
No,Diet and exercise: Truly count calories, everything you put in your mouth, and cut that back to healthy normal amounts. Some advocate cutting out white bread and limitin... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Tear trough filler: Juvederm, Restylane (dermal fillers) and belotero are all hyaluronic acids, each with different cross-linking formulas. I would use any of these in th... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Possible problem: If your implants/breasts were fine (soft as ever) and they hardened, that is likely capsular contracture (firming of the otherwise normal scar tissue ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Yes: Uva rays penetrate glass and water. Both uva and uvb ray's lead to skin cancer.
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4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Scar revision : I would recommend you meet with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon for answers. Unfortunately, i need more information before being able to offer an o... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
= fat injections: Great idea but still in evolution. Multiple surgeries to get maybe a cup size increase. Oil cysts, potentially confusing mammograms, many possible unk... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Silicone implants: I am not aware of any studies that show that silicone (or saline) implants cause cancer.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
No: Read the package inserts. Avoid using any unnecessary medications while breast feeding. I say no.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
No: Those things are worthless for weight loss. Diet, exercise, count (and reduce!) calories are how you lose weight. You cannot target any one area, exce... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
See plastic surgeon: Or dermatologist. They will need to know what was in the cream. Just wash with a mild soap such as cetaphil twice daily in the interim if you are no... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Surgery possible: Severe asymmetry is not likely to auto-correct and I have done surgery on women in this age range. See an experienced plastic surgeon. You may need di... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Complicated answer: Sometimes we do, but the studies are ongoing and the long term risks uncertain, so usually we do not. Biggest risk: causing confusing mammograms and n... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet and exercise: Truly count calories, everything you put in your mouth, and cut that back to healthy normal amounts. Some advocate cutting out white bread and limitin... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Talk to your surgeon: "major swelling" implies a potential problem. I don't know how long ago you had surgery or what "major" means to you. You should express your concerns... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Live your life: Once patients have satisfactorily healed from having breast implant surgery, i tell them to "live their lives". If plastic surgeons put limitations o... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Diet and exercise: Truly count calories, everything you put in your mouth, and cut that back to healthy normal amounts. Some advocate cutting out white bread and limitin... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
That can happen: But if you think it is suspicious see your dermatologist.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Do not waste your $$: "breast creams" is too generic a phrase for me to comment on, but rubbing stuff on your breasts to make them larger will either be ineffective or unsa... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Possibly cyst: Best to consult with a surgeon who does breast surgery. This may be as simple as a cyst (which could be removed), but a more serious issue should be r... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Both are Vitamin A's: One is a cream/gel the other one is a pill.
Accutane and Retin-A are both forms of vitamin a, just in different forms.
Retin-a or tretinoin (ge... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Stay focused: Everyone should diet/exercise. If your body stores fat at the abdomen predominantly that will be the last area to go. That is where liposuction, tum... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
None: There is no set age. If you have a problem at birth, it can be in your youth. If you develop ptosis (droop) of the brow, any age is appropriate pote... Read More
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A 71-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
See your doctor: Breast pain in a 71 year old can be from many things, and your doctor should talk with you and examine you. Male breast cancer is only 1% of all breas... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Good, but can be bad: Millions of women have undergone breast augmentation since the 1960s. I see good and bad results in my practice, and every plastic surgeon has created... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Tummy tuck recovery: To fully recuperate from a "regular" abdominoplasty (muscle tightening, skin/fat removal, belly button repositioning) it takes 6-8 weeks. That does n... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
No minimal age, but.: If you are under 18, your parents will have to consent for you. In my practice doing implants under age 18 is unusual, but not unheard of. Usually t... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Implants-insurance: The only time breast implants are covered by insurance is if they are used for reconstructive purposes, e.g,, after breast removal (mastectomy) for ca... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Experience: When choosing a surgeon, ask around among friends and colleagues, make sure the surgeon is board-certified in plastic surgery (Not just "cosmetic surg... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Ignore: Often keloids require steroid injection and/or removal. Consult with a plastic surgeon or derm.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Breathing problem?: Septoplasty is usually done to correct a "deviated septum", which is a curving of the cartilage/bone structure that divides the right and left sides o... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Hydroquinones: Ask your derm or plastic surgeon. Avoid sun, don't just block it.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Gravity never quits: Gravity and time alter everything, but don't let that stop you. Talk to a reputable board certified plastic surgeon. They can guide you.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chappellanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 31 years experience
Yes, usually: I sometimes prefer that approach, and tell patients there is about a 10% chance they will lose the ability to breast feed after surgery. But risk is c... Read More
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Sep 1, 2013
Dr. Chappell has a terrific reputation in the Annapolis/Baltimore area. I welcome his expertise to HealthTap. A find!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Chappell is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Chappell is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I'm on Isotretinion ... I will need to get a laser after :/ Ty!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA
Graduated 1992MD
Awards
Top Plastic Surgeon , First Place, Maryland - Summer
2013
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