Plastic Surgery

Our Practice Philosophy

Fat grafting, injectable fillers, minimal incision nasal, eyelid, breast and buttock surgery now allow us to sculpt body areas not previously imaginable. Yet the artistic eye and gentle touch are essential to obtaining the natural, enhanced appearance that make plastic surgery such a gratifying experience.

Minimally invasive approaches in addition to carefull attention to local anesthesia and patient's emotional needs aid in dramatically reducing pain, scarring and recuperation time.

It is this combination of talent and science with a highly trained and compassionate staff, a warm comfortable environment and state of the art facilities that we are fortunate enough to offer our patients. Our office manager has 19 years experience working for our patient's benefit and safety. Surgical assistants and nurses have been hospital trained at N.Y.U. and other academic teaching hospitals. They have further enhanced their experience with years of treating cosmetic surgical patients and proceedures. Our anesthesiologists have more than 25 years of caregiving to ambulatory surgery patients without major complications. They provide safe and painfree anesthesia to even the most anxious of patients. We will tailor the level of anesthesia to your needs. Even with full anesthesia you can usually leave our facility within one to two hours.

Dr. Cenedese has been featured on major television networks, New York newspapers and quoted in New York Magazine. His surgical skills and personality inspired a French documentary on the dynamics of breast augmentation.

Nutrition Weight Loss and Exercise

By now most plastic surgeons and many patients realize that optimal sugical results can be optimized and maintained with proper nutrition and exercise. The best results of body contouring proceedures are seen on patients that also exercise and have lost weight. Many patients do not know what the best form of exercize is for them, whether they should lose weight before or after a proceedure, what and when they should eat and avoid eating.

My philosphy is a simple one. Eat foods that are less processed, prepared and more natural. Fresh colored vegetables and fruits, whole grains, meats high in protein and low in fat, nuts, berries, colorful vegetables, legumes and wild fish. Minimize your sugar, carbohydrate and fat intake and it is difficult not to lose weight. Eat smaller meals preferably prepared at home: you know what size a portion is appropriate at what time of the day. Do not eat late and avoid diet medications. These can give you a jump start. Your body eventually becomes accustomed to them and puts you back where you started.

Starvation diets also act the same way; people can not maintain them and revert to old habits and customs.

If you plan to lose weight do so prior to a facelift or tummy tuck. Losing weight after these proceedures will most likely lead to disappointment and re-operation.

Liposuction is best accompanied by weight loss in the patient who is overweight.

One pound lost per week can lead to 10 pounds in a few months and 25 pounds over a year.

All forms of exercise are beneficial to the body and mind. A good program consists of cardiovascular and muscle strenghtening exercises 4 to 6 times a week. These can take as little as 20 minutes wherever you feel most comfortable. The key is to find an enjoyable exercise and maintain a program for life. Dropping out after a few months of training will not make much of an impact on anyone's life or appearance. Incorporating exercise into your daily routine will not only improve your health and the results of liposuction and body contouring but help to keep you from overeating.

We sincerely hope that you will visit or contact us to further discover how cosmetic and plastic surgery can be of benefit to you.

staff@drcenedese.com

Call us at 212.371.0468 or 718.332.9500

We appreciate your feedback. Your comments and suggestions will improve the quality of care that we can provide you. Please share with us your thoughts and comments by responding to the following questions.

1. How did you first learn about our practice and services

___referral by another patient ___by a physician

___other

2. Did you have any difficulty making an appointment? ___Yes ___No

If yes please explain _______________________________________

3. When you contacted our office, how were you treated? ___royally

___courteously ___coolly ___like a poor relative

4. When you arrived at our office how long after your scheduled appointment

did you have to wait before being seen? ___less than 15 min

___15 to 30 min ___more than 30 min

5. What is your general impression of the office itself? ___beautiful

___nice ___typical ___shabby

6. During your visit, how were you treated by the office staff? ___like an old

friend ___pleasantly ___indifferently ___coldly

7. During your visit, do you think you received an adequate explanation of

your condition and the treatment recommended? ___Yes ___No

8. Are you satisfied with the treatment that you received from us? ___Yes

___No Please explain_________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

9. Were the fees and instructions clearly explained to you? ___Yes ___No

10. Do you have any other comments or suggestions whigh might help us to

to improve our service to you? _________________________________

11. Was the operating room environment neat, clean and tranquil?

_____Yes_____No

12. Did the Anesthesia staff treat you in a professional and compassionate

manner? _____Yes_____No

13. Did the nursing staff treat you in a professional and compassionate manner?

_____Yes_____No

Please email your responses to staff@DrCenedese.com

FINANCING

There are several lenders who are interested in financing your procedure.

cosmedicredit.com

advancewithchase.com/nosurprises

carecredit.com as well as others.

Applications can be made online. For further assistance please contact our staff.