Plastic Surgery Before and After Photo Gallery

The above patient, a female who underwent a series of much-anticipated aesthetic operations, sought a comprehensive transformation with a Mommy Makeover in Guilford. Her motivations were dual-fold, desiring both a restoration of her pre-pregnancy physique and an enhancement to her existing shape. After a careful consultation, her bespoke treatment included...

Dr. Beth Collins is one of the few plastic surgeons in New England who offers treatment for lipedema, a common, chronic disease that causes a buildup of fat and connective tissue in the legs and arms. Often associated with pain and unwanted fat, lipedema is not well understood, so it...

Lipedema patient photos…..note that this patient is currently in the middle of her surgical correction for stage 1 lipedema. She has undergone three procedures to date. the first was a thigh liposuction with concomitant thigh-pasty. The second was liposuction of the lower legs and knees. The third which is not...

The body is a three-dimensional structure. Body contouring, done well, considers all dimensions. People often come seeking a tummy tuck but if consideration is not given to the proportions of the waist and hips and flanks, the result will be underwhelming. Additionally, if the mons area is not lifted during the...

Very early post op result from Tummy tuck with lipo 360. The incisions are still young and will eventually flatten and fade and there is still some swelling and bruising, but we were excited to show this great result and will post more pics as this beautiful body rebalancing continues...

Although Dr. Collins has developed an expertise in facelift surgery, she will always love her roots in breast and body contouring. She spent an extra year training in breast and body contouring in addition to her general surgery residency and her plastic surgery residency. During her fellowship, she operated three...

In pursuit of self-renewal and restoration of her pre-pregnancy figure, this patient decided to undergo a Mommy Makeover in Guilford. Her carefully considered motivation was to regain the confidence she had before becoming a mother. The Mommy Makeover included a Tummy Tuck and Liposuction procedures, designed to sculpt and redefine...

This female patient was unhappy with the appearance of her upper arms. They had loose, sagging skin resembling bat wings. 

Dr. Collins performed an arm lift to remove the excess skin and give her a more toned, fit appearance. 

This female patient wanted to tighten the loose, hanging skin on her upper arms. Dr. Collins performed an arm lift to remove the excess skin, reshaping her upper arms to look more toned. 

This female patient came to Dr. Collins after having children. She had loose skin on her abdomen and her breasts had lost volume. Dr. Collins performed a mommy makeover, combining breast augmentation with a tummy tuck to reshape her body and give her the curves she wanted.

This patient was unhappy with the appearance of her breasts and abdomen after having children. After her consultation with Dr. Collins, they determined she would have a mommy makeover, with a breast lift and tummy tuck to reshape her breasts and abdomen, giving her back her pre-baby...

This female patient was unhappy with the excess skin and fat on her abdomen. No amount of exercise helped get rid of her belly, so she came to Dr. Collins for a tummy tuck. She now has the flat stomach she always wanted. 

This female patient wanted to reshape her body. She had excess fat on her abdomen and her breasts were very large and sagging, making her feel less attractive.

Dr. Collins performed a mommy makeover, combining a breast reduction and lift with a tummy tuck, giving her...

This female patient wanted to reshape her abdomen. She had excess fat on her stomach, waist, and back. Dr. Collins performed a tummy tuck along with 360 liposuction to give her a flat stomach and hourglass shape to help her look and feel her best.

This female patient had sagging, excess skin on her abdomen. No amount of exercise would remove the excess skin, so she came to Dr. Collins for a tummy tuck. She now has the smooth, flat tummy she always wanted. 

This female patient was tired of her “bat wings.” She came to Dr. Collins to have an arm lift to tighten and reshape her upper arms. Her arms now look toned and fit.

In some cases, liposuction is combined with brachioplasty to contour the arms. This is the case where someone does not like the excess of fat that they have on their arms. If we do an aggressive liposuction to really slim down their arms, there is a chance that the skin...

Raise your hand if you hate your arms?? Whether the problem is too much fat or loose hanging skin, there is a possible fix for your problem. This case just had excess skin, so a brachioplasty alone without liposuction was performed. The scars are hidden when her arms are down...

Just one month following inner and outer liposuction of the thighs.  This result will continue to improve, but shows how quickly you can be out and about with really transformative results that will just keep getting better. 

This patient is just one month out from her surgery. She had a tummy tuck with flank liposuction leaving her already nice curves so much better!!

This patient is just one month out from her surgery and she already is enjoying her results. She will continue to improve and now she has really become motivated to get into a healthy diet and exercise plan, so we expect that these results will continue to improve organically. Sometimes,...

This woman came to Dr. Collins because she was unhappy with the appearance of her upper arms. The skin was loose and saggy, and she wanted to tighten and lift the skin. Dr. Collins performed an arm lift (brachioplasty) to remove the excess skin and tighten the skin on...

This woman came to Dr. Collins to improve the appearance of her upper arms. She had excess skin and fat that caused her arms to look saggy and loose. Dr. Collins performed an arm lift (brachioplasty) to remove the excess skin and tighten her upper arms, giving her a...

Thigh lifts can be used to smooth the skin and reduce the fat that can hang down creating an apron in the medial thigh. There are two ways that thee lift can be done depending on how far down the problem exists. In this case, the problem skin was limited...

This beautiful patient had a full body transformation in one surgery. She had a full body liposuction (Lipo360), with an extended tummy tuck and breast reduction. With these procedures, her contours are optimized and balanced giving the impression of weight loss (which probably happened to some extent through the surgery)...

Back rolls are an often overlooked problem when considering body contouring. A braline back lift is a procedure that not only eliminates these troublesome rolls, but also results in narrowing of the waist. It is often done in combination with other body contouring procedures such as abdominoplasty, breast lift or...

Mommy Makeover: What a difference a month can make….this mom had done EVERYTHING to get back in to shape after she had her kids. She exercises every day and eats right and yet she could never get rid of the wrinkly skin on her belly that hid her hard wood...

Mommy Makeover: With pregnancy comes stretching and ultimately wrinkling and sagging. This can present itself in many different ways. Most often, women seeking a mommy makeover want something done to their abdomen and breasts. This lovely lady was in great shape, but her breasts were deflated and she hated the...

Mommy Makeover: With pregnancy comes stretching and ultimately wrinkling and sagging. This can present itself in many different ways. Most often, women seeking a mommy makeover want something done to their abdomen and breasts. This lovely lady was in great shape, but her breasts were large and sagging and she...

The body is three dimensional, therefore to get a global improvement in shape, it must be treated three dimensionally. A tummy tuck alone only addresses the front. To reshape and contour, this petite lady had liposuction of her back, hips and waist along with her tummy tuck. A breast reduction...

This woman was bothered by the pocket of fat on her abdomen that would not budge even with exercise. Dr. Collins performed liposuction on her abdomen to give her the flat stomach she always wanted.

This woman came to Dr. Collins’ plastic surgery practice to improve the appearance of her breasts and abdomen. Her breasts had lost volume and were sagging after having breastfed her children, and her abdomen was distended because of the changes from childbirth. Dr. Collins performed a mommy makeover procedure, combining...

A mommy makeover can mean a number of different things involving correction of problems caused by pregnancy. Most often this involves surgery of the breast and abdomen, but can also involve other areas of the body.  In this case, this patient complained of sagging breasts and excess fat and skin...

This young lady lost over 100 pounds just with diet and exercise. She has a new healthy lifestyle, is eating right and exercising every day. She felt that her body just didn’t match what she felt inside and she was bothered by all of the extra skin that was left...

This beautiful young girls was unhappy with the size and asymmetry of her breasts and the excess skin and fat on her abdomen. She decided to take care of both problems in one surgery. Dr. Collins did a bilateral breast reduction to reduce the size of her breasts and to...

Age: 45

Months Post-Op: 3

Implant Placement: Submuscular

Incision Site: Other

Implant Type: Allergan Natrelle Silicone Gel Implant

Implant Profile: Moderate Plus Profile

Implant Shape: Rounded

Implant Surface: Smooth

This young lady was mostly happy with her body, but really hated the outer thigh, or saddle bag area. No matter what she did, she always had these pockets of fat on her hips that embarrassed her and made her clothing feel tight. Dr. Collins performed a tumescent liposuction procedure...

During the procedure 5 liters of fat were extracted. Patient also lost some weight on her own.

Months Post-Op: 6

Liposuction Treated Areas: Buttocks, Back, Flanks