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Expert Profile: Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS

Expertise: Dr. Engler has answered over 2000 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. 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 a US Patent for a surgical instrument he designed, and has appeared on multiple televsions 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").

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.

Organizations belong to
ASAPS (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery); ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons); ACS (American College of Surgeons); Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: may be at www.bodysculpture.com

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 18804
Knowledge	9.94 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.97 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.98 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		1
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		2059

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	05/14/08
9	10	10	10	05/06/08
10	7	10	10	05/05/08
10	10	10	10	04/29/08
10	10	10	10	04/29/08

User Comments

Thanks for your response
(elizabeth on 05/14/08)

No no its okay...Dont be sorry, you answered all my questions.
(Adam on 05/06/08)

Thank you so very much for responding to my question and doing so so quickly. Thanks again!
(Theresa on 04/29/08)

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Recent Answers from Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS

2008-05-14 Tummy Tuck: Hi Elizabeth, There's more at www.bodysculpture.com. I'm sorry to hear about the problem you're having. This is, of course, one of the reasons to have surgery with a surgeon you can go back to,...

2008-05-13 Otoplasty: Hi Three months is generally what I would call the early recovery period. But it can take up to two years or longer for all of the scar tissue to form that will form, so I would still try to be careful...

2008-05-13 Otoplasty: Hi Justin, There's more about plastic surgery at my site, www.bodysculpture.com. This sounds like an appropriate approach to an otoplasty. In general, enough sutures - and strong enough sutures...

2008-05-13 Explantation: Hi Lisa, I did respond to you but it apparently did not get to you. It depends on how thick the capsule is. If it's very thin it may be fine just to remove the implants, but, if it's present to...

2008-05-05 Tummy tuck: Hi Carol, It depends - mostly on things that I cannot reasonably assess via this format. However, if the discomfort is localized to that region then it may make sense to do the surgery sooner rather...