AboutAlan M. Engler, MD, FACS 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 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.
Question My wife is having a tummy tuck and breast augmentation this May. My question is the doctor, who is board certified, says that he does not use drains for tummy tuck. Is this common, or should we be concerned? Thanks
Answer from Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
Hi Mark,
It's very hard to make absoute statements or assertions. I always use drains when I do a tummy tuck, and I don't actually know of anyone who doesn't use drains for that procedure.
However, if you're otherwise comfortable with this surgeon, then I don't know that that alone would be an indication of major concern. It's certainly unusual, but maybe the extent of the procedure or some other factor including the surgeon's preference and experience render the use of drains less indicated than most surgeons (evidently) feel they are.
Again, though, it's hard to make an absolute statement or assertion on any particular technical consideration, as there are many different ways to achieve a particular result.
