Tummy Tuck or Mini Tummy Tuck: What’s Best for Your Body? Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 The belly button decides it. A mini tummy tuck treats the skin below the navel and leaves the navel where it is. A full tummy […]

When Do Breasts Stop Growing? Medically reviewed by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Reviewed October 2026 For most people, breast development is complete by around age 17 or 18, with some modest change into the early twenties. Development usually begins somewhere between ages 8 and 13 […]

Considering Breast Augmentation? Know Your Options Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 Breast augmentation is not one decision. It is six, and most people only know about two of them when they walk into a consultation. This page names all six, explains […]

Should You Combine Breast and Belly Surgery? Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 Most people considering both want them done together, and often that is the right call. What decides it is not willingness — it is total operating time, your general […]

How Much Does Breast Augmentation Cost? Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 National figures put the average surgeon’s fee for breast augmentation between roughly $4,575 and $8,000. That number is not the price. It covers the surgeon alone — not anesthesia, the […]

How to Prepare for Your Gynecomastia Consultation Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 A good gynecomastia consultation produces a clear answer: what the tissue actually is, what can be done about it, and what that involves. Getting there takes about fifteen minutes […]

Drainless Tummy Tuck or Tummy Tuck With Drains? Drainless Tummy Tuck or Tummy Tuck With Drains? Written by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 A drainless tummy tuck is not a tummy tuck with the drains left out. It is a different closure technique […]

============================================================ –> What Is the Best Age for Gynecomastia Surgery? Medically reviewed by Dr. Michael Baumholtz, MD, FACS, double board-certified plastic surgeon · San Antonio, Texas · Published October 2026 There is no single best age for gynecomastia surgery. Surgeons time the operation by the condition, not the calendar: tissue that has been stable for […]