Advocate for Newer, Safer, and Advanced Procedures
Providing surgical solutions for aesthetics and gynecologic conditions has been one of Dr. True’s strengths. Blessed with skilled hands, he prides himself in surgical excellence. Women want minimal to no scars on their skin and quicker recovery.
Therefore Dr. True always attempts to perform surgeries in the most benign fashion as possible. He advocates in-office procedures when appropriate to help reduce costs and potential complications versus the in-hospital approach. Eliminating the general anesthesia and using local anesthetics is also safer, and usually results in minimal downtime from work too.
Performed while the patients awake, Dr. True performs cosmetic procedures while patients are awake using only local anesthetics and mild sedation. He pioneered the “Awake” procedures in the Dallas Fort Worth area and has been featured in many media events as a national authority for these new techniques. These include The New York Times and TV shows around the nation.
The procedures that he can do while patients are awake include Awake Breast Augmentation, Awake Bikini Tummy Tuck, and liposuction procedures, such as SmartLipo, ProLipo Laser Lipolysis, and Tumescent Liposuction and Bikini Tummy Tuck. Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation(LVR) and Cosmetic Labiaplasty surgery can also be performed while the patient is mildly sedated plus using local anesthesia. These are newer cosmetic surgeries to enhance the genital area appearance plus to enhance the sexual gratification of the woman. These are also amazingly performed in his office safely using these newer tumescent techniques.
The reason why these procedures can be performed in a safer fashion for the patient is because of the use of tumescent fluid which numbs the area so the procedures can be performed while the patient is awake. This fluid also decreases the risk of infection plus it decreases the risk of bleeding during the procedure. Performing the procedures while one’s awake decreases the risks associated with a general anesthetic, such as DVTs and pulmonary emboli, which are very rare with this technique.
There are also minimally invasive female health procedures that can be performed while awake. These include the Her Option Endometrial Ablation, LEEP procedure, and the Essure Tubal Sterilization procedures. Mild sedation can be combined to allow women to undergo NovaSure Endometrial Ablation and other procedures requiring this added comfort. A new procedure for Stress Urinary Incontinence may also be performed in office using the latest in sling and bladder support techniques.
If more extensive gynecologic surgery requiring hospitalization is necessary, women want the least scarring and shortest recovery time. Therefore, Dr. True strives to provide what women want. He prefers to do hysterectomies via the vaginal and/or laparoscopic approach whenever possible. This includes vaginal hysterectomy and bladder repairs.
Women want to keep their hormones and Dr. True agrees: he is an advocate for preserving the ovaries whenever possible if a hysterectomy is needed. A hysterectomy is removal of the uterus, and if the ovaries are normal, there is most likely no need to remove them too. Preservation of the ovaries is usually recommended to allow the woman to continue to maintain her natural hormonal status. This may provide the woman with a better quality of life. Improving a woman’s quality of life is one of the main goals that Dr. True strives to achieve for his patients.
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