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Lipomas

A lipoma consists of a slow-growing lump of fat that usually sits between the skin and the underlying muscle layer. He Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra I develop a technique to remove lipomas through minimal incisions with Laser technology.

¿Qué son los lipomas y por qué aparecen?

The lipomas They are tumores benignos de origen adiposo que se caracterizan por la proliferación anormal de células grasas en el tejido subcutáneo. Aunque su etiología exacta aún no está completamente esclarecida, se cree que factores genéticos, hormonales y metabólicos pueden contribuir a su desarrollo.

Cuadro clínico y manifestaciones

Estos crecimientos suelen presentarse como masas blandas y móviles bajo la piel, con una textura similar a la grasa normal. Por lo general, los lipomas son indoloros al tacto y pueden ser fácilmente desplazados con la presión de los dedos. Aunque tienden a ser de tamaño pequeño a moderado, en algunos casos pueden crecer considerablemente, ejerciendo presión sobre estructuras circundantes y causando molestias.

Localización y distribución

Si te estás preguntando donde pueden salir los lipomas la respuesta es fácil: pueden aparecer en cualquier parte del cuerpo, siendo más comunes en áreas como el cuello, los hombros, los brazos, el abdomen, los muslos y las regiones dorsales. Sin embargo, también pueden desarrollarse en sitios menos frecuentes, como manos, pies, rostro e incluso en la mucosa oral.

Consideraciones diagnósticas y tratamiento

Aunque el diagnóstico de lipoma generalmente se realiza mediante examen clínico y palpación, en algunos casos puede ser necesaria una confirmación mediante pruebas de imagen, como ecografías o resonancias magnéticas. En cuanto al tratamiento, la extirpación quirúrgica solía ser la opción estándar. Sin embargo, en la actualidad, existen alternativas menos invasivas, como la aspiración con aguja fina o la utilización de láseres de longitud de onda específica, que permiten una recuperación más rápida y resultados estéticos satisfactorios.

Differential diagnosis

El lipoma puede confundirse con otros tipos de masas o tumores subcutáneos, como:

  • Sebaceous cysts: Estos son sacos cerrados debajo de la piel llenos de líquido o material semisólido. A diferencia de los lipomas, los quistes sebáceos están llenos de sebo, una sustancia aceitosa producida por las glándulas sebáceas de la piel.
  • Liposarcomas: Aunque son menos comunes que los lipomas, los liposarcomas son tumores malignos del tejido adiposo. Pueden presentar características similares a los lipomas en cuanto a su consistencia blanda, pero generalmente crecen más rápidamente y pueden causar síntomas como dolor o sensibilidad.
  • Fibromas: Estos son tumores benignos formados por tejido fibroso que pueden aparecer bajo la piel. A diferencia de los lipomas, los fibromas suelen ser más duros al tacto y pueden estar asociados con cambios en la piel, como enrojecimiento o engrosamiento.
  • Ganglios linfáticos inflamados: A veces, los ganglios linfáticos agrandados pueden palparse como masas subcutáneas. Estos pueden ser el resultado de infecciones locales o sistémicas, y suelen ser móviles y sensibles al tacto.

Tratamiento con láser para lipomas

El tratamiento con láser representa una opción innovadora, indolora y menos invasiva para la eliminación de lipomas. Este procedimiento utiliza láseres con una longitud de onda específica, como el láser FOX de 980 nm o 1064 nm, para dirigir energía lumínica hacia el lipoma.

Process

Durante el tratamiento con láser, se introduce una fibra delgada, de aproximadamente 1 mm de diámetro, percutáneamente a través de la piel y hacia el lipoma. Una vez colocada la fibra, se emite energía lumínica del láser, que actúa calentando y descomponiendo las células adiposas del lipoma.

Mechanism of action

El láser produce un efecto calórico en el tejido del lipoma, lo que conduce a la transformación de las células grasas en una sustancia similar al aceite. Posteriormente, este material se puede aspirar o drenar a través de una mínima incisión por donde se insertó la fibra del láser.

Advantages of laser treatment

Una de las principales ventajas del tratamiento con láser para lipomas es su carácter mínimamente invasivo. A diferencia de la cirugía tradicional, no se requieren incisiones extensas ni suturas, lo que reduce el riesgo de complicaciones y acelera el proceso de recuperación del paciente. Además, el tratamiento con láser suele dejar cicatrices mínimas o incluso imperceptibles, lo que lo convierte en una opción atractiva desde el punto de vista estético.

Beneficios para el paciente del tratamiento con láser para lipomas

El tratamiento con láser para la eliminación de lipomas ofrece una serie de beneficios significativos para los pacientes:

1. Mínimamente invasivo: A diferencia de la cirugía convencional, el tratamiento con láser requiere incisiones mínimas, lo que significa menos traumatismo para los tejidos circundantes y una recuperación más rápida.

2. Menor riesgo de complicaciones: Al evitar incisiones extensas y suturas, el tratamiento con láser reduce el riesgo de infección, hematomas y otros efectos secundarios asociados con la cirugía tradicional.

3. Resultados estéticos: El tratamiento con láser generalmente deja cicatrices mínimas o imperceptibles, lo que resulta en un aspecto más estético y satisfactorio para el paciente, especialmente en áreas visibles del cuerpo como el rostro.

4. Recuperación más rápida: Debido a la naturaleza menos invasiva del tratamiento, los pacientes suelen experimentar una recuperación más rápida y menos molestias postoperatorias. Esto permite un retorno más temprano a las actividades diarias normales.

5. Precisión y control: El láser permite una aplicación precisa y controlada de energía en el lipoma, lo que minimiza el daño a los tejidos circundantes y aumenta la eficacia del tratamiento.

How is the removal of lipomas?

Price of lipoma treatment without surgery

To send a quote an evaluation of Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is required. The value of the query is $60,000 pesos

If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.

Procedures facilities and security

In addition to having state-of-the-art medical equipment, we have a complete surgical unit and recovery and hospitalization rooms. The modern surgical room It is equipped with high-level technology and assisted by nurses and instructors specialized in this type of intervention.

The clinic has the approval of the Secretary of Public Health.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to

[email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

If you have questions about the amount of the surgery You can send an email

[email protected]  Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

To coordinate operative dates send mail to Josefina Nuñez [email protected] or a whatsapp  005491169459535

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880

Schedule consultation

Book a consultation at our medical centers located in Caballito, Belgrano and Pilar

multiple lipomatosis

What is multiple lipomatosis?

The symmetric multiple lipomatosis It is a rare disease that presents the symmetrical growth of lipomas (fatty tumors) in areas such as; neck, chest, arms and shoulders. The signs and symptoms vary greatly from person to person. In general, the accumulation of fatty tissue increases over time and can lead to difficulties in mobility of the neck and a greater perception of pain. The lipomas they can cause physical deformity and peripheral neuropathy, when they compress a nerve. In most cases, the disease does not cause cancer; however, in very rare cases, lipomas can become cancerous.

It is a condition characterized by the appearance of multiple lipomas on the trunk and extremities. They usually occur in more than one family member. Lipomas, although they are not very painful, aesthetically and functionally affect the person who has them. Patients with multiple lipomatosis generally received some type of surgical treatment and present unsightly scars, which is why they hesitate to continue with the removal of the rest.

Symmetrical multiple lipomatosis treatment

He Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra developed a technique that allows the removal of lipomas leaving minimal scars. This procedure is performed under local anesthesia, sometimes associated with sedation.

Many lipomas can be removed in a single intervention, sometimes reaching more than 30. Frequently, the removal of multiple lipomas in a single session is requested by foreign patients who travel to the country for the sole purpose of performing this treatment.

Length of stay in Buenos Aires for this type of procedure: 48 hours. Patients can immediately continue their activity. It is recommended to use compressive lycra garments and elastic bands.

Patient experience: before and after

Treatment price

To send a quote an evaluation of Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is required. The value of the query is $60,000 pesos

If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.

Procedures facilities and security

In addition to having state-of-the-art medical equipment, we have a complete surgical unit and recovery and hospitalization rooms. The modern surgical room It is equipped with high-level technology and assisted by nurses and instructors specialized in this type of intervention.

The clinic has the approval of the Secretary of Public Health.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to

[email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

If you have questions about the amount of the surgery You can send an email

[email protected]  Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

To coordinate operative dates send mail to Josefina Nuñez [email protected] or a whatsapp  005491169459535

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880

Schedule consultation

Book a consultation at our medical centers located in Caballito, Belgrano and Pilar

Ectropion

Treatment

The operation consists of shorten the lower eyelid through a small incision in the lateral edge.
This allows the eyelid to recover its position and tension and improves tearing, as long as the tear duct is permeable.

Cost of Ectropion Treatment

The cost of the treatment is $45.000 + VAT

To make an evaluation you can send photos to [email protected]

This treatment is carried out by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra and a team of prestigious ophthalmologist surgeons at Hoogstra Medical Centers Caballito branch.

Hoogstra Caballito Clinic, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The clinic has the approval of the Secretary of Public Health.

Complete surgical unit.

Recovery and hospitalization rooms.

The surgeries are performed by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra.

The modern operating room is equipped with high-level technology and assisted by nurses, instructors specialized in this type of intervention.

All interventions are performed under local anesthesia.

If you have any medical questions, please send an email to [email protected]

In [email protected]  Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

How do I take a shift?

If you live in Buenos Aires, you would have to take an appointment with Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra in any of the 3 branches.

Schedule consultation

Book a consultation at our medical centers located in Caballito, Belgrano and Pilar

If you have difficulty taking a shift online, payments and administrative issues.

You can call Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

(011) 4901-6690     (011) 4904-3434     (011) 4904-0880

The value of the consultation with Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is $60,000 pesos. If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.

If you live in the country or abroad you can send photos to the mail [email protected]

It will be evaluated by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra.

Previous studies can be done at your place of residence and travel with an established date.

To coordinate operative dates, send an email to Josefina Nuñez:

[email protected] or by WhatsApp at 005491169459535

By phone you can communicate on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

0054 11 4 901 6690          0054 11 4 904 3434                     0054 11 4 904 0880

To coordinate payments you can send an email to Jose Luis:

[email protected] Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

Clinical picture

Ectropion is an alteration in the position of the eyelids in which it everts and moves away from the eyeball, in such a way that the inner surface (conjunctiva) is exposed. In most patients, ectropion occurs on the lower eyelid.

Symptoms

Dry and painful eye, tearing, redness of the eyelid, conjunctivitis.

Causes

It occurs in elderly patients, due to a weakness of the myoneural plate of the orbicularis oculi muscle.
It is also seen very frequently in eyelid surgeries that dry out the skin and approach the adipose bags through the orbicularis oculi muscle.
Other causes are facial paralysis, burn sequelae, etc.

Complications

If ectropion is not resolved in time, corneal ulcers and eye infections can occur, both of which can affect vision.

Prevention

Perform aesthetic surgeries that do not cause damage to the orbicularis oculi muscle and, if possible, do not dry out the skin of the eyelid.

Treatment

An ophthalmological assessment by a lacrimal duct specialist is recommended to determine their status prior to surgery. In some cases, lacrimal duct intubation with silicone stents may be necessary.

These procedures are performed under local anesthesia and sedation, so the patient can go home that same day. The duration of the procedure is approximately 30 minutes. The stitches are usually removed between 10 and 14 days after surgery. The first 48 to 72 hours there is usually edema and hematoma in the periocular region that improves with local cold and rest.

Patient testimonial

We invite you to watch the videos on our YouTube channel with the account of patients who have received this treatment, entering here: Ectropion

 

Carbonilla Peeling

The charcoal peel is the most innovative and least invasive of all, it can be done on all skin types, all year round, even a few hours before going to a party.

Treatment

Charcoal powder is applied to the entire face first. The light of the Helios Laser is absorbed by the char, this produces its vaporization and the exfoliation of the superficial layers of the skin. The immediate result we obtain is shine, freshness, pore attenuation and wrinkles.

The Carbonilla Peeling is a painless, safe procedure and the patient can immediately continue his activity with renewed skin.

Hollywood peel

The charcoal peeling characteristics make it especially suitable for people with sensitive skin, allergic to acids, those who have a party the same day, it is also ideal to carry out in the middle of summer, for dark skin that stains easily, since does not cause irritation or photosensitization of the skin. An additional advantage is that, carried out with some frequency, it reduces acne and the inflammatory processes produced by it.

Patient testimonial

We invite you to watch the videos on our YouTube channel with the account of patients who have received this treatment, entering here: Carbonilla Peeling

Carbonilla Peeling Cost

El costo de este procedimiento es de $ 70.000.

The cost of the dermatological consultation is $20,000 pesos, if you. carry out the treatment then the value of the consultation will be discounted.

This procedure is performed by dermatologists at the 3 centers.

You can take your shift via the internet WITH DERMATOLOGISTS at any of our branches and go directly to carry out a treatment.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to [email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880

Schedule consultation

Book a consultation at our medical centers located in Caballito, Belgrano and Pilar

Increasing of buttocks

Auto graft of fat in the buttocks. It is a procedure designed to increase and give volume, roundness and projection to the buttocks.

Buttock augmentation is a procedure that reshapes and improves the shape of the gluteal area, providing a profile of the raised and projected buttock.

The buttocks are one of the most attractive parts of the female body. In the past ten years, this procedure has become increasingly popular worldwide as well-shaped buttocks are a symbol of femininity and sensuality.

The gluteal fat grafting improves the balance of the figure and molds the body contour, producing an effect in increasing self-esteem and self-confidence.

Intervention

The most frequent method to shape the buttocks is through the fat obtained from the patient's own body. This procedure is a good alternative for its safety and optimal results, in order to obtain the desired harmony.

Reasons to consider a buttock augmentation treatment

  • Lack of volume or buttocks too small for your body structure.
  • Buttock shape too flat and without curves.
  • Flaccidity due to weight loss or aging.
  • If the clothes and swimsuits do not fit correctly in your figure.

Lipo fat transfer or auto grafting in the gluteal region produces results that are immediately visible, although the definitive results must be evaluated at 6 months.

We can obtain naturally rounded buttocks both in texture and appearance.

In order to carry out an adequate fat auto graft in the gluteal region, it is essential that the patient has abundant fat in the abdomen and lower limbs.

Patient testimonial

We invite you to watch the videos on our YouTube channel with the account of patients who have received this treatment, entering here: Increasing of buttocks

Buttock Augmentation Price

To obtain a personalized quote, contact us via WhatsApp at the following numbers +54 911 5503 5126 and to +54 911 4079 3779

The value of the consultation with Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is $60,000 pesos. If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.

This treatment is carried out by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra in Hoogstra Medical Centers Caballito branch.

Hoogstra Caballito Clinic, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Address San José de Calasanz 176.

Height Rivadavia Avenue 5,100 one block from Primera Junta station.

Duration of the procedure

The surgery time is approximately 90 minutes. The residence time in the clinic approximately 4 to 5 hours. For those patients who travel from within the country or abroad, it is recommended that they spend the night at the clinic. 

Procedures facilities and security

In addition to having state-of-the-art medical equipment, we have a complete surgical unit and recovery and hospitalization rooms. The modern surgical room It is equipped with high-level technology and assisted by nurses and instructors specialized in this type of intervention.

The clinic has the approval of the Secretary Public Health.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to [email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

If you have questions about the amount of the surgery You can send an email [email protected]  Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

To coordinate operative dates send mail to Josefina Nuñez [email protected] or a whatsapp  005491169459535

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880
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Schedule consultation

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