Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Franklin D. Richards, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in the Washington, DC area. He specializes in breast augmentation, facelifts and neck lifts, mommy makeovers, and body contouring procedures such as tummy tucks. Dr. Richards is also a go-to surgeon for patients who need revision surgery, to improve and correct past plastic surgery results.
His practice, Cosmetic Surgery Associates, is a highly sought-after facility for patients in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas. Alongside surgical procedures such as facial rejuvenation, breast enhancement, and body contouring, his medspa offers a wide range of treatments including BroadBand Light Therapy, Kybella, SkinTite, microneedling, and more.
Dr. Richards received his medical degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and completed his plastic surgery residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. He is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
He has been honored with numerous awards and accolades, including the Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association, Washingtonian Top Doctor, and a Top Plastic Surgeon by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. He has also been the chief of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins/Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, and served as president of the National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Aside from his practice, Dr. Richards has traveled to various parts of the world on medical missions where he performed voluntary surgery on children born with facial deformities and other issues. He also served in the United States Armed Forces and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for the outstanding work he performed during Desert Storm as Burn Unit Director of William Beaumont Army Medical Center.
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From your photos, the short answer is absolutely, yes. At 38 years old you should still have great skin elasticity. Liposuction of the neck not only removes the excess fat, but it gets the remaining tissue to fibrose (or scar up) to the foundational base of the underchin and neck. In young individuals this works very well and avoids the need for a necklift or facelift. Older individuals that have lost skin elasticity and tone will not have such a good result.
At 10 months post-op, I believe the photo that you post will be your final result. It looks like you got close to your goal. However, I would have your doctor look to see if some of the fullness could be scar tissue. Often steroid injection can narrow widened tissues caused by scar tissuel.
From your photos, you do not appear to have gynecomastia. You do not have feminine volume of the breasts or puffiness behind the nipples.
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