Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  When you do a breast enlargement, what are the most popular sizes in your experience?
A. A patient seeking breast enlargement has the option of choosing the breast size she wants. This, of course, would depend on her height, chest dimensions, and whatever would be most pleasing to her. The most requested sizes [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I get the impression that cosmetic plastic surgery is something just for the ladies. Is that correct?
A. Not at all. Men have been availing themselves of cosmetic procedures in increasing numbers. They now account for 9% of all cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. The most popular procedure for men is [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I’m an African-American male in my 30s. I don’t like my nose because it is flat and wide with flaring nostriles. I want a nose that better suits my face: strong and not so wide. How would you accomplish this?
A. I have performed rhinoplasties on cases very similar to yours. Your description [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  Just about everyone in my family inherited a large hump on the nose from my father. I would like to have mine removed without drastically changing the way I look. What can I do to be sure I get the look I want?
A. To reduce a prominent hump on the nose while [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I’m a woman of Vietnamese descent who is considering breast augmentation. I’m naturally very petite and am worried about having a result that looks natural. Please help me!
A. Every woman has a unique body and sense of aesthetics. Generally speaking, Asian women tend to be more petite than women of other races. [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.   I hooked my earring on a sweater and tore my ear lobe. And my girlfriend has torn ear lobes from the weight of her earrings over time finally causing the long holes to sploit. Can a plastic surgeon fix this? Will it simply happen again and again?
A. I treat this problem quite [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  My breasts are huge and cause constant neck and shoulder pain. Is breast reduction surgery safe? Does it work?
A. Breast reduction surgery is one of the most frequent operations I perform on the breast. As you have experienced, excessively large breasts can cause increasing neck, shoulder, and back pain and results in [...]

We hold an annual breast enhancement seminar. Last year, over fifty people attended. Here are some of the most common questions regarding breast surgery:
Q.  Many people asked about the implant choices: do you recommend the saline or the silicone implants?
A. Dr. Togba: Both saline and silicone implants are good choices for breast augmentation. Choosing between [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I don’t want more volume added to my breasts. Can I get a slight breast lift without the anchor shaped scar?
A. Yes, some women with a smaller degree of ptosis, or sagging, are candidates for a donut mastopexy. The incision is made around the nipple complex and fades nicely, masked by the [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  Can hip rolls come back after liposuction surgery?
A. Because liposuction removes fat cells from the body, the results will be permanent if you maintain a healthy and relatively active lifestyle. However, if you gain weight after liposuction, fat cells will expand elsewhere in he body where they were not removed by [...]