Enjoy a more youthful appearance without surgery! Using advanced, non-surgical techniques, we can lift your cheeks and jowls, raise your eyebrows, tighten your neckline, eliminate uneven pigmentation and restore a youthful glow to your skin. For patients who do require surgery, we utilize a customized approach to minimize your downtime. read more..
One size does not fit all! Using 3 different approaches and 4 different techniques, we customize your surgery based on your needs and desires. We can frequently restore a youthful breast shape without resorting to a breast lift procedure. And if a lift is needed, our minimal incision techniques can help avoid the large scars which might otherwise occur. read more..
We utilize the most up-to-date technology and techniques for enhanced body contouring. Our new laser techniques can reduce or remove stretch marks and loose skin without surgery! Liposuction is performed with a combination of tumescent and ultrasonic techniques for optimal results. Advanced tummy-tuck procedures completely remove stretch marks, loose abdominal skin and fat while simultaneously narrowing the waistline. read more..
TUMMY TUCK - ABDOMINOPLASTY
Many factors affect the contour of your abdomen. Childbirth can stretch abdominal tissues to an extent that is uncorrectable with exercise. Excess fat deposits may produce undesirable bulges or fullness, and loose skin following childbirth or weight loss may result in an unattractive abdomen.
Abdominoplasty is a procedure that improves the contour and appearance of the abdomen by tightening the underlying muscle framework, and removing excess fat and loose skin.
Pregnancy causes enlargement of your uterus with significant stretching of the tissues of your abdomen. After delivery, you can exercise to recover the tone in the muscles themselves, but the facial tissues, which interconnect the muscles, do not respond to this effort. Stretching or looseness of the lower abdominal tissues creates bulging, which you cannot correct with exercise.
As fat is lost beneath the skin of your abdomen, especially after significant weight loss, the tissues may become much looser and may actually hang downward. Skin also does not respond to any type of exercise; however, excess loose skin can be removed during abdominoplasty.
Even in individuals who are not overweight, localized deposits of fat can occur in areas of the abdomen, producing an undesirable contour. If fat deposits are the only contour problem, they may be correctable with liposuction alone. However, if stretched musculature or loose skin is present, abdominoplasty is necessary to achieve the best result.
Abdominoplasty can achieve the following: It reshapes the underlying framework of the abdomen to firm the abdominal wall, removes excess fat deposits that may be present, eliminates excess loose skin to produce a flatter, more youthful abdomen, and removes some (and occasionally all) "stretch marks".
During your consultation, Dr. Summers will ask you about the areas of your abdomen that concern you. He will specifically explain which components of an abdominoplasty will be necessary to achieve the best contour, and describe the type of changes you may hopefully achieve.
About Dr. Adam Summers, M.D.
Adam N. Summers, M.D. is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Summers graduated with Honors and Distinction in Research from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He trained in General Surgery and received specialty training in Plastic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he was the Chief Resident.
Following his Plastic Surgery training, Dr. Summers completed a Fellowship in Microvascular and Hand Surgery with an emphasis on reconstructive breast surgery. Dr. Summers concluded his training in a Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship with Aesthetic Surgery Associates.
Since 1992, Dr. Summers' graphic artwork has received national recognition and top awards. Additionally, in 1994 his work was awarded display status at the National Library of Medicine. He has lectured at symposia around the country, where he has been responsible for training other physicians and healthcare professionals in surgical techniques. Dr. Summers has published many articles, won national awards and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland.
In 2000, and as featured in Anne Arundle Medical Center's Vital Signs, Dr. Summers performed the first series of breast reconstructions using microsurgical techniques at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Currently, Dr. Summers places an emphasis on cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction. He was the first cosmetic surgeon to introduce minimally invasive facelift techniques to the region and he continues to develop new techniques to minimze the appearance of scars.
Training
Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship
Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Assoc. - 1999
Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin - 1998
Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Chief Resident
Trained in Hyperbaric Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin - 1996
General Surgery Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin - 1993
Medical School
Graduated with Honors
Graduated with Distinction in Research
St. Louis University School of Medicine - 1989
Undergraduate
Dean's Honor Roll
University of Missouri - 1985
Publications
Summers AN, Sanger JR, Matloub HM.
Salvage of ischemic digits using a lateral arm fascial free flap.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001
Yousif NJ, Matloub HM, Summers AN.
The mid-face sling: A new technique to rejuvenate the midface.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. November, 2002.
Summers AN, Sanger JR, Matloub HM.
The microarterial anatomy of the lateral arm fascial free flap.
Journal of Microsurgery. 2000.
Summers AN, Simpson D, Redlich P, Rinehart GC.
Acquisition of surgical skills: A randomized trial of traditional versus media teaching.
Journal of Surgery. 1999;126(2):330.
Tse DG, Summers AN, Sanger JR, Haasler GB.
Surgical treatment of tracheomediastinal fistula from recurrent Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Summers AN, Larson DL, Edmiston CE, Radke L, Denny AD, Gosain AK.
Efficacy of preoperative decontamination of the oral cavity.
Abstract in: International Journal of OMFS. 1999;28(S1):45.
Rinehart GC, Rubinstein AJ, Summers AN:
Teaching surgical knot tying and suturing by interactive compact disc (CD-I).
St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine 18(10):October, 1996.
Webber WB, Summers AN, Rinehart GC.
Computer-based multimedia in plastic surgery education.
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 93:6,1290-1300, May 1994.
Rinehart GC, Webber WB, Summers AN:
Computer-based multimedia in plastic surgery education.
Plastic Surgery Forum. 1992:291.
Rinehart GC, Webber WB, Summers AN:
Computer-based multimedia in plastic surgery education.
Plastic Surgery Forum. 1991.
Yousif NJ, Summers AN.
Refinements in rhytidectomy: Eliminating Periauricular Incisions.
(Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Summers AN, Rinehart GC.
Efficacy of cd-i based multimedia teaching tools in surgical skills education.
(Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine)
Rinehart GC, Summers AN, Rubinstein AJ, Luketich G.
Teaching surgical knot tying and suturing by interactive compact disc. (JAMIA)
Summers AN, Rinehart GC, Weiland S.
Computer based medical training: prevailing attitudes and expectations.
(Academic Medicine)
Awards
· Eliminating periauricular rhytidectomy incisions
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1999
· Efficacy of preoperative decontamination
International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Senior Residents' Conference - Best Maxillofacial Paper 1999
· Salvage of non-bypassable ischemic digits
American Association for Hand Surgery - Best Scientific Paper 1999
· Multimedia introduction to knot tying and suturing
United States National Library of Medicine
Awarded Display Status 1994
· Contemporary visualization techniques using microcomputers for research, design and education
St. Louis University School of Medicine Graduate Thesis
Awarded Honors in Research 1993
· Multimedia applications for medical practice
Multimedia Applications for Medical Practice
Awarded Best Presenter 1993
· Multimedia in plastic surgery education
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
First Prize in Senior Research 1992
· High-technology in medical education
Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Forum
Special Technology Award 1992
· Advancements in plastic surgery education
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Best Scientific Exhibit 1991
· The 3-D hand: a multimedia educational tool
American Association for Hand Surgery
Best Scientific Exhibit 1991
Breast augmentation
Breast augmentation can improve breast size and shape, and give a more proportioned figure. Saline-filled implants are placed to make breasts fuller and enhance their shape, and make it easier to wear certain styles of clothing. Incision can be made high in the arm pit, in a skin crease, so that there is no scar on the chest. Alternatively, the incision can be under the breast or at the margin of the areola.
