ZERONA® Offers Safe Alternative for Painless Reduction of Inches and Body Fat in THE BAY AREA
Local board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph Togba announces the arrival of the ZERONA®, the only non-invasive, body slimming, low-level laser treatment, to his practice, making him one of the first physicians to offer the ZERONA® in the Eastbay. During [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I weigh 155 pounds, but at 5′8" I’m very well proportioned. What bothers me is the flabby skin hanging from my belly. Would I need a tummy tuck or liposuction? When is it best to do liposuction?
 A. Based upon the information provided, our recommendation would be an abdominoplasty, also known as a [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  A friend recently had liposuction to reduce her saddlebags and she looks great! I would like to have liposuction on several areas of my body. Which body areas can be reduced?
A. Liposuction is popular because it’s the proven solution for removal of fat from nearly any body area. The basic "tumescent" procedure [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  Does ultrasonic liposuction really "melt" fat? I know you can do liposuction on different areas, but can you do arms? What is the long term effect?
A. Ultrasonic liposuction doesn’t exactly melt fat; rather it liquefies fat before it is removed with suction. Electrical energy is translated into high-frequency sound, which is then [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I am a woman in my mid-40s who used to be very obese. I underwent a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure one year ago and have lost over 100 pounds. My health is much improved, but nobody told me that I would have loose, hanging rolls of skin everywhere. When I’m unclothed looking [...]

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 [...]