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Plastic Surgery/Expert Profile
Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS
returns 01/15/2010
Expertise
Dr. Engler has answered over 2700 plastic surgery questions for Allexperts. His expertise is in cosmetic plastic surgery including breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts etc. Dr. Engler has been listed as one New York`s Top Doctors, and as "One of the World's Most Famous Aesthetic Surgeons" (Aesthetic Surgery, TASCHEN Books, Angelika Taschen, Editor). He is the author of 4 books, including "BodySculpture" (a best-selling plastic surgery book on breast surgery, liposuction and tummy tucks), "EyeScapes" (Plastic Surgery of the Eyelids), "Restylane," and "The Slim Book of Liposuction." Dr. Engler has two US Patents for surgical instruments that he's designed, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Tyra Banks Show, The Ricki Lake Show (four times), and the Dr. Keith Ablow Show. Videos of his appearances are available on YouTube (SEARCH FOR "DR. ENGLER"). His website is www.bodysculpture.com.
Experience in the area
Dr. Alan Engler is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York and the author of BodySculpture - Plastic Surgery of the Body for Men and Women (ISBN 0966382749) one of the top-selling plastic surgery books on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc.
Education/Credentials
Dr. Engler graduated from Yale University (undergraduate) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (medical school). He did his residency training in General Surgery and, after that, Plastic Surgery, at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
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Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Racheal | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your reply. |
| Suzanne | 11/11/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I'm so impressed and grateful that a ..... |
| Susan | 11/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Gives really great thoughtful, thorough answers in ..... |
| pollie | 11/03/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | quick answer and quite helpful |
| Vivian | 10/27/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for answering my ..... |
Recent Answers from Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS
2009-11-17 3rd degree burn during breast augmentation:
from Dr. Alan Engler www.bodysculpture.com Hi Sarah, I'm obviously very sorry for the problem you're having. I have not seen this with this surgery but it can occur with any procedure. The
2009-11-17 Botox for glabella region:
from Dr. Alan Engler www.bodysculpture.com Hi Christine, An excellent question. I don't know that there is an absolute answer, however, as there are many different ways of getting good results
2009-11-10 breast reduction:
from Dr. Alan Engler www.bodysculpture.com Hi Kathleen, It's hard to give you an absolute answer because a lot depends on how much extra skin you have and other things that I can't assess online
2009-11-08 scars:
from Dr. Alan Engler www.bodysculpture.com Hi Jil, I don't think that the creams would do much at this point. There is, of course, some question as to how much they would do even from the outset
2009-11-08 Choosing size of breast implants.:
from Dr. Alan Engler www.bodysculpture.com Hi Racheal, I'm sorry for the disappointment at this stage but there are two quick things that I'd want to mention: 1) Bra size is a somewhat subjective
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