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Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS

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Dr. Engler has answered over 3300 questions as a volunteer expert for AllExperts. His expertise includes breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts, skin cancers, cysts, 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"), and his discussion of breast implants, also on YouTube is "How to Choose a Breast Implant." His website is www.bodysculpture.com. Thanks for "Likiing" Dr. Engler on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Alan-M-Engler-MD-New-York-Plastic-Surgery-and-Aesthetics/107206405967267?ref=ts&__a=8

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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 (BA, Russian Studies) and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). 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, and is a Special Lecturer in the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York. He has admitting privileges at Beth Israel Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center, both in New York.

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Recent Answers from Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS

2013-04-29 Liposuction or smart lipo:

Hi Jay,    Generally (I can't be more specific via a forum such as this) both procedures are effective, prices range from about $4000-7500 in New York for lipo of this region, you may need to have the

2013-04-16 smartlipo- bra-line area:

Hi Melissa,    Yikes!!  This is a long follow-up question with lots of info...but it's really too much for me to try to analyze and come up with a good answer for you.  But here's what I would urge you

2013-04-08 Body Bent and Distorted:

from Dr Alan Engler  www.bodysculpture.com    Hi Ali,    I am obviously very sorry for what you're going through.  This is not a typical recovery in my experience.    However, I cannot even begin to figure

2013-04-07 smartlipo- bra-line area:

Hi Melissa,    I can't give you an absolute answer; there are many different length cannulas and it would be hard for me, or anyone else, to assert absolutely, that that area wasn't done.  However, I would

2013-03-29 permanent filler complications:

Hi Ann,    A 14 day course of the antibiotics should not cause any long term problems; I think it's pretty benign (although you could develop a yeast infection, etc).  However, it also doesn't address

 

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