Your questions, our answers

8 to 12 months. Hyaluronic acid is gradually absorbed; a new session maintains the result.

No, it can only be camouflaged. A small bump is softened by filling above and below it; a more pronounced bump calls for surgical rhinoplasty.

Yes, moderately, with an injection at the base of the columella, between the nose and the lip.

Yes, from 1 month after the operation, for a small hollow or slight asymmetry. It does not replace a revision rhinoplasty.

It is safe when carried out by a doctor who knows the anatomy of the nose. The most feared risk, blockage of a blood vessel, is rare; it is treated as an emergency with hyaluronidase, combined with cortisone and aspirin.

Yes. A result you are not happy with can be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

The nose combines a function, breathing, with a visible shape at the centre of the face, where every millimetre counts. The result evolves over a year as it heals and has to be anticipated during the operation. This is why it requires specific training and practice.

Check that the surgeon is qualified in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and performs rhinoplasty regularly, both primary and revision. Ask to see before and after photos and take the time for two consultations. Dr Médard de Chardon is a member of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe.

From 16, once the nose has finished growing; a minor is seen with the consent of both parents.

It is a technique that keeps the natural structures of the nose instead of removing and then rebuilding them. The hump is lowered rather than cut away, and the tip is reshaped with sutures. The bridge of the nose keeps a natural appearance and its strength.

The bones are shaped by ultrasound, without hammer or chisel, which allows more precise movements. The neighbouring soft tissues are spared, which reduces bruising and swelling. See the comparison: ultrasonic or traditional rhinoplasty.

Smoking is stopped 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after the operation. Aspirin, anti-inflammatories and certain food supplements (omega-3, vitamin E, ginger, ginkgo) are stopped at least 15 days before, in agreement with your GP. For day surgery, someone must accompany you on the journey home and stay with you the first night.

No, in more than 95% of cases at Dr Médard de Chardon’s practice. Dissolvable internal sutures replace packing: the patient breathes through the nose on waking. A nasal splint is worn for 7 to 10 days.

Limit your activities, sleep with your head raised (two pillows) and apply cold to the cheeks and around the eyes; avoid aspirin and anti-inflammatories. Bruising disappears in 7 to 10 days and can be covered with make-up from day 3 or 4.

No glasses for 1 month if the nasal bones have been altered, no forceful nose-blowing for 1 month, SPF 50 sunscreen and no direct sun exposure for 2 to 3 months. Gentle exercise resumes from 15 days, swimming after 6 weeks, contact sports and all sports at 3 months; a long-haul flight should be postponed by 2 weeks if possible.

The result is visible when the splint is removed, clear at 2 months and final at 1 year, once the swelling of the tip has gone. It is long-lasting; the nose then ages with the rest of the face.

Yes, this is revision (secondary) rhinoplasty, possible at least 6 months after the first operation, ideally 1 year. It often uses cartilage grafts to rebuild the framework. Dr Médard de Chardon also operates on noses previously operated on by other surgeons.

Septoplasty straightens the septum inside the nose to improve breathing, without changing its shape. Rhinoplasty changes the shape of the nose. The two can be combined: this is called rhinoseptoplasty.

Yes. Septoplasty, turbinoplasty or valve surgery can be performed at the same time as a cosmetic rhinoplasty. The functional part is covered and, in some cases, so is the correction of the shape of the nose, with prior approval.

No, in more than 95% of cases at Dr Médard de Chardon’s practice: dissolvable internal sutures replace packing and the patient breathes through the nose on waking.

A nose blocked alternately on each side points to enlarged turbinates; a permanently blocked nose points rather to a deviated septum. Examining the nose at the consultation identifies the cause.

Yes. This collapse of the sides of the nose (alar collapse) reflects a weakened external nasal valve. It is corrected with cartilage grafts that strengthen or widen the walls of the nose.

At least 6 months after the first operation, ideally 1 year after, to allow the swelling to go down and the tissues to heal. A touch-up can be considered from 6 months.

A touch-up corrects a minor flaw in 15 to 45 minutes; it can sometimes be done by hyaluronic acid injection. A revision rhinoplasty is a genuine second rhinoplasty, lasting 1 to 4 hours.

Yes. The operation reports from the previous procedures then need to be obtained and, if possible, photos from before the first rhinoplasty.

The first operation has often reduced or moved the cartilages of the nose. To rebuild its framework and support the tip, the surgeon uses cartilage taken from the ear or a rib.

It is excess volume just above the tip of the nose (the supratip), which gives a bird’s-beak appearance in profile, either permanently or only when smiling. It most often comes from a septal edge left too high, tip cartilages that are too large, a tip that droops for lack of support, thick skin that does not retract well, or a hump that was over-resected. Treatment depends on the cause: lowering the septum, reducing the tip cartilages, a columellar strut to lift the tip, corticosteroid injections followed by careful defatting for thick skin, or filling the over-resected area with hyaluronic acid, fascia-wrapped cartilage (DCF), an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) graft or fat grafting (lipofilling).

Yes, breathing difficulty that appears after a first rhinoplasty is one of the reasons for revision: nasal valves, septum, turbinates. This functional part can be covered by the Assurance Maladie, with prior approval.

Sometimes, for a small dip or a slight asymmetry: non-surgical rhinoplasty corrects these flaws in 15 minutes, from €350, with a result that lasts 8 to 12 months. It does not replace a revision rhinoplasty.

Breast augmentation is performed on adult women. Breast reduction and correction of tuberous breasts are most often carried out from the age of 18, once the breasts have finished developing.

Yes, breastfeeding remains possible in the vast majority of cases after breast augmentation with implants, whatever the incision used.

No, not as a matter of routine. A silicone gel implant lasts 12 to 15 years on average; if imaging shows no rupture and the result is still satisfactory, regular monitoring is enough.

No, mammograms are still possible with breast implants; simply tell the radiologist that you have them, and the views will be adapted.

Consultations are held at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes in Cannes, Monday to Friday. Operations take place at Clinique Oxford in Cannes.

There is no best implant in absolute terms. The shape (round or ergonomic), the profile and the volume are chosen according to the patient’s build, measurements and wishes, after trial sizers and a 3D simulation.

In front of the muscle, the implant moves naturally but is more visible in a slim woman; behind the muscle, it is better disguised. Dr Médard de Chardon most often uses the dual plane position, which combines the advantages of both.

Three scars are possible: in the armpit (endoscopic approach), along the lower edge of the areola, or in the fold under the breast. The choice depends on your anatomy and your preference; the scars reach their final appearance at 12 months.

Yes, with lipofilling: the patient’s own fat is harvested by liposuction and then re-injected into the breasts. The gain is about one cup size per session and requires sufficient fat reserves. See breast augmentation without implants.

About one cup size per session, because about 60% of the injected fat is retained. For a larger gain, a second session can be scheduled, or a breast augmentation with implants can be considered.

Yes, the fat that has taken is permanent; the result is stable at 3 months. The volume of the breasts then changes with your weight, like the rest of the body.

The fat is harvested by gentle liposuction from the areas where there is excess, most often the abdomen, hips or thighs. The figure is slimmed at the same time.

No, no bra is needed. A compression panty is worn for 2 to 4 weeks over the liposuction areas.

No. Imaging is done before surgery and then afterwards, at 1 year. Calcifications related to healing may appear, as after any breast surgery; the radiologist can tell them apart from those of a cancer.

Yes, this is composite breast augmentation. The fat conceals the edges of the implant, makes it less palpable, corrects an asymmetry or fills the cleavage.

Yes. These terms all refer to removing breast implants without replacing them. “Explantation” is the medical term; “explant surgery” and “implant removal” are the terms in everyday use.

No. Removal can be permanent, and the breasts then return to the volume of the gland. A breast lift or fat transfer can be combined to improve their shape or volume.

It depends on the volume of the implants, how long they have been in place and the quality of the skin. The skin partly retracts over 3 to 6 months; if the breast still sags, a breast lift raises it, at the same time or later.

Not always. Total capsulectomy is indicated for capsular contracture, a thickened capsule or rupture; en bloc capsulectomy if BIA-ALCL is suspected or confirmed. A thin, healthy capsule can be left in place.

The ANSM does not recommend preventive removal of macrotextured implants without symptoms; regular examination is enough. Swelling, pain or a lump calls for a prompt consultation. PIP implants are the exception: their preventive removal is recommended.

No. A silicone gel implant lasts 12 to 15 years on average; as long as it is intact and you are happy with the result, a clinical check-up and imaging every two years are enough.

On average 12 to 15 years for a silicone gel implant. This is not an expiry date: some last much longer, others rupture sooner.

Most often a rupture gives no sign and is found on the routine surveillance ultrasound, supplemented by an MRI if needed. A change in the breast, a lump or pain should prompt a consultation.

A rupture is not a life-threatening emergency, but it justifies replacement. The cohesive gel usually stays contained within the capsule; if it escapes, it can migrate into the breast or towards the armpit.

Yes, to a larger or smaller volume. A large reduction in volume may require a breast lift at the same time.

Usually yes, through the scar from the first operation. An en bloc capsulectomy or a correction of the fold may require a scar under the breast.

There is none: mastopexy is the medical term, breast lift the everyday term. It is also called correction of breast ptosis. All three refer to the procedure that raises sagging breasts.

Only in cases of minor ptosis with insufficient volume: breast implants alone can then correct the sagging, without a lift scar. As soon as the nipple is below the fold, the excess skin has to be removed, which leaves scars whose length depends on the degree of ptosis.

Yes, when the breasts are sagging and have emptied. The mastopexy raises and reshapes the breast, and the implant fills the upper breast and the cleavage. Both are done during the same operation.

Yes, when the breasts are sagging and the cleavage is empty, but an implant is not wanted. The fat is harvested by liposuction, purified and then reinjected into the upper breast during the mastopexy. The gain in volume is moderate: about 60% of the reinjected fat is permanently retained.

The result is final at 1 year and long-lasting. The breasts continue to age: age, a pregnancy or a significant change in weight can make them sag again in part.

Breastfeeding usually remains possible, because the gland is reshaped without being removed and the areola stays connected to the gland.

It is preferable: a pregnancy and breastfeeding after a mastopexy can change the volume, make the breasts sag partially and then require a touch-up. The operation is ideally done when your weight is stable.

It is not compulsory. Reconstruction can be immediate, during the mastectomy, or delayed, later on; the choice depends on the cancer treatment, radiotherapy and your wishes.

At least three on average: reconstruction of the breast, matching of the other breast, then areola and nipple. They are at least 6 months apart, i.e. 18 to 24 months in total.

Your own tissue usually gives a breast that feels more natural and ages like the other breast, at the cost of a donor-site scar. An implant avoids this donor site but needs monitoring. The choice is made at the consultation, according to your situation.

Yes. After radiotherapy, reconstruction with your own tissue (latissimus dorsi, DIEP) or fat transfer (lipofilling) is often preferred.

Yes, this is generally the last step: a graft of part of the other nipple or a local flap, a skin graft for the areola, then dermopigmentation for the colour.

No: monitoring continues according to your oncology team’s protocol; tell the radiologist about your reconstruction.

No, delayed reconstruction is possible several years after the mastectomy.

Most often a T-shaped scar: around the areola, vertical and in the fold under the breast. For moderate hypertrophy, the scar in the fold can be avoided. The scars are final at 1 year.

Yes: the shape and volume are stable at 3 months, in the absence of pregnancy or significant weight change. The breasts then continue to change naturally over the years.

Once breast growth is complete, most often from the age of 18. After a pregnancy, you should wait at least 6 months.

If you are overweight, it is better to lose weight first and wait until your weight has been stable for 6 months, so that the result remains stable.

Breastfeeding often remains possible, but it may be reduced, because part of the gland is removed.

They reduce the fatty part (adipomastia), but not the mammary gland. Glandular gynaecomastia only goes away with surgery.

Yes, if the chest is mainly fatty. If the gland is involved, it has to be removed through a short scar below the areola, in addition to liposuction.

Not very: without a sagging chest, the scar is short, located below the areola, below the breast or along its outer edge; liposuction leaves only millimetre-sized scars. The scars are final at 1 year.

Rarely, if the gland has been removed. Weight gain can bring back the fatty part; a hormonal cause or certain substances (anabolic steroids) can restart growth of the gland.

After the end of puberty, as adolescent gynaecomastia often regresses on its own.

Usually not: the primary form, present since puberty, is harmless. A nipple that has recently started to turn inwards, especially on one side only, should however be seen by a doctor, as it may reveal a breast condition.

Very little: the incision is about 1 cm long below the nipple and the scar becomes almost invisible.

It depends on how far the milk ducts are released. If the release is partial, breastfeeding may remain possible; if it is total, it is no longer possible.

Slight retraction is normal in the weeks after surgery: that is why the nipple is overcorrected. The result is final at 3 months; recurrence remains possible, more often after a partial release of the ducts.

Suction devices worn for several hours a day can bring out a mildly inverted nipple, often with a temporary result. Surgery is the only lasting treatment for marked forms.

Yes, the technique is the same. The examination also looks for gynaecomastia, which can be corrected during the same operation.

In women, after breast development is complete, around the age of 18. In men, once growth has finished, around 16–17, after a thorough assessment.

Very rarely: the vast majority of cases are isolated, with no family history. A few familial cases have been described, but the risk of passing it on to children remains very low.

One is often enough for moderate forms in women (implant and fat transfer). Severe forms, and fat transfer to the chest in men, require several sessions, usually 6 months apart.

About 60% of the injected fat is retained; too much cannot be injected at once without the risk that it will not take. The volume is therefore built up in stages, until a stable result is reached.

No: a silicone gel implant lasts 12 to 15 years on average. It is monitored by imaging and is only changed if it ruptures or if the result is no longer satisfactory.

Yes. Fat transfer to the chest gradually recreates the relief of the missing pectoral muscle; a custom-made pectoral implant can be discussed in some cases.

Only exceptionally: the anomalies are difficult to see on ultrasound. The diagnosis is made at birth or later, often at puberty in girls.

No. Implants are only useful if the volume to be added exceeds what fat transfer can provide. In mild forms, releasing the gland, fat transfer and areola reduction are often enough.

Generally from the age of 18, once breast development is complete. Earlier surgery can be discussed if the psychological impact is significant, with parental consent.

Breastfeeding remains possible in most cases, though it cannot be guaranteed. If a pregnancy is planned soon, some patients prefer to wait until they have completed their family.

No: the malformation appears at puberty and then stabilises. Pregnancies, changes in weight and age can, however, change the appearance of the breasts.

They are placed around the areola and, if a lift is added, vertically below the areola or in the fold. They fade over 12 to 18 months and usually become barely visible.

Yes. It is often asymmetrical, sometimes limited to one breast. The more normal breast can then be reduced, lifted or augmented to balance the result.

Dr Médard de Chardon no longer recommends anatomical implants: those available since 2019, micro-textured, nano-textured or smooth, rotate much more often than the former macrotextured implants. He prefers the round implant, which does not distort the breast if it rotates. On a breast that is already well proportioned, both give the same result in any case.

Yes, this is its main drawback. Because it is not symmetrical, a rotation changes the shape of the breast. The surgeon limits this risk by creating a pocket fitted to the dimensions of the implant, but the risk is much higher with the micro-textured, nano-textured or smooth implants available since 2019.

No. For a small augmentation on a pleasingly shaped breast, round and anatomical implants give the same result; the anatomical implant then adds nothing and carries the risk of rotation.

The implant that is taller than wide fills the upper breast with a gentle slope; it suits a long chest and breasts set low. The implant that is wider than tall widens the breast while filling the upper part only slightly; it suits a wide chest, a large gap between the breasts and breasts set high.

Its teardrop shape, fuller at the bottom, matches that of most breasts (71.5% of the thesis series). On a breast that is already well proportioned, however, a round implant gives a comparable result.

12 to 15 years on average. It is not replaced as a matter of routine: if imaging shows no rupture and the result is still satisfactory, regular monitoring is enough.

No. The only scar, about 3.5 cm long, is hidden in a crease of the armpit; it reaches its final appearance at 12 months.

It is a camera connected to a screen. It allows the implant pocket to be created under direct vision, with precision, and any bleeding to be controlled, which the blind transaxillary approach does not allow.

Yes. Under the endoscope, the pocket is created behind the pectoralis major muscle or in dual plane, as decided in consultation.

No. It should be avoided if the breasts are slightly sagging with loose skin; another incision is then preferable.

A cord under the skin running from the armpit scar, appearing a few weeks after the operation. It is benign and disappears in about six weeks, with anti-inflammatory medication and massage.

The breast becomes firmer than the other one, then hard; the implant takes on a rounded shape and the breast may become tender. An examination by the surgeon allows the contracture to be graded according to the 4 Baker grades.

No, it is an excessive reaction of the membrane surrounding the implant. It is bothersome because of the distortion, the hardness and sometimes the pain in the breast; at grades III and IV, it warrants replacing the implants.

Not any more: under 1% in the series in Dr Médard de Chardon’s thesis, with silicone gel implants.

At grade II, monitoring, sometimes with massage, is enough. At grades III and IV, only further surgery is effective. Compressing the breast (“squeezing”) is pointless and dangerous.

It can. Complete removal of the capsule, antibiotic washing of the pocket and, if needed, a change of implant position limit this risk.

No, they have been banned in France since April 2019. Women who have them do not need to have them removed as a precaution, but should have their breasts examined every year.

No. It is a cord under the skin, bothersome and sometimes painful, which disappears in about six weeks, with no lasting effects.

No. This was long believed, but it is a contraction of a thin membrane located under the skin, the fascia superficialis.

Usually several weeks after the operation.

Yes: it is reported to affect about 10% of breast augmentations via the armpit. It can also occur after an inframammary approach, in the form of vertical cords.

With anti-inflammatories as tablets or gel, and massage. It disappears in about six weeks.

Two creases appear under the breast instead of one: the original fold, which remains marked, and below it the curve of the implant, which has often dropped too low.

Most often because the fold had to be lowered to place the implant and the attachments of the original fold persist. Tuberous breasts, sagging breasts and breasts with a short lower part are the most exposed.

No, an established double bubble does not disappear spontaneously; correcting it requires revision surgery.

By rebuilding the fold at the right height: suturing the lower part of the pocket (capsulorrhaphy), possibly with a change of pocket, fat transfer (lipofilling) or acellular dermal matrix, depending on the situation.

Yes, by avoiding lowering the fold on breasts at risk, by favouring anatomical implants in these cases, and by using an appropriate technique when lowering is necessary.

For a woman of average height and weight, with a chest of normal shape, a 250 cc implant adds about one cup size, and a 300 cc implant about two cup sizes. This is only an estimate: the result varies with each patient’s anatomy (volume of the existing breast, width of the chest, implant profile), which is why measurements and sizers matter.

In France, most implants used are between 200 and 300 cc. This volume is added to that of the existing breast.

The patient’s wishes are essential, but the volume must remain compatible with her measurements. Sizers, photos of similar cases and the 3-dimensional simulation help bring the two together; a volume unsuited to the patient’s build is declined.

Too large a volume gives an unnatural result and stretches the tissues: thinning of the breast gland, rippling, early sagging of the breast, and even symmastia or breakdown of the scar.

Yes, to correct asymmetry of the breasts or of the chest. Fat transfer (lipofilling) can also complete the result on the smaller side.

The volume is final after about 2 months, once the swelling (oedema) has settled; the shape continues to refine for up to 3 months.

It all depends on the thickness of the tissues covering the implant. In a slim patient, the position behind the muscle disguises the implant better in the cleavage; when the tissues are sufficient and the implant small, the position in front of the muscle is possible. Dr Médard de Chardon most often uses the dual plane, which combines the advantages of both.

It is a variant of the position behind the muscle: the upper part of the implant is covered by the pectoralis major muscle, and the lower part is placed directly under the breast gland. The implant remains disguised in the cleavage and the skin drapes well over it.

The number indicates how far the gland is separated from the muscle: up to the fold under the breast (I), up to the bottom of the areola (II) or up to the top of the areola (III). The more sagging or deflated the breast, the higher the type chosen.

Yes, in the position behind the muscle, the implant and the breast shift slightly when the pectoralis major muscle contracts. This movement is reduced with the dual plane.

No. An implant placed behind the muscle does not alter the function of the pectoralis major muscle.

Yes, capsular contracture is less frequent than in front of the muscle, thanks to the constant massage exerted by the muscle and probably to the better blood supply to the pocket.

It all depends on the thickness of the tissues covering the implant. When the tissues are sufficient and the implant small, the position in front of the muscle is possible; in a slim patient, the position behind the muscle disguises the implant better. Dr Médard de Chardon most often uses the dual plane, which combines the advantages of both.

In a slim patient with thin tissues, yes: the edges of the implant and rippling may show in the cleavage, especially with a large volume. The tissues covering it may also thin over the years.

In the short term, the skin and breast tissue drape very well over the implant. In the medium and long term, however, the breast tends to sag more than with an implant behind the muscle.

Capsular contracture is thought to be more frequent than behind the muscle, but this is debated. The choice of position rests mainly on the thickness of the tissues and the volume of the implant.

Yes, as far as draping is concerned: in the dual plane, the lower part of the implant is placed under the breast gland, as in front of the muscle, while the upper part remains disguised under the muscle. It is the position Dr Médard de Chardon chooses in most cases.

It is rare (about 8 cases per 1,000 augmentations). It means you should see your surgeon, who will arrange tests and prescribe treatment to stop the secretion.

In galactorrhoea, milk flows out through the nipple; in a galactocele, it collects in the breast, around the implant or in small cysts.

Usually about one month after the operation, as a swollen, inflamed breast.

For a galactocele around the implant, yes: the milk is drained, and the implants are washed and put back in place. Galactorrhoea alone is treated with medication.

No, the same implants are washed and put back in place.

Yes. In the series of 200 patients in Dr Médard de Chardon’s thesis, 77% had at least one asymmetry of the breasts or chest before their breast augmentation. Most had not noticed it.

Not always. Asymmetry of volume or of the height of the fold can be corrected during the operation; a difference in nipple height can only be corrected with additional scars. Without correction, the implant can even accentuate a small asymmetry (magnifying effect).

Yes, it is the simplest way to correct a volume asymmetry. Fat transfer to the smaller breast is another solution, alone or combined.

This asymmetry cannot be corrected without additional scars. Dr Médard de Chardon offers it only for a difference of more than 2 cm.

No. Major asymmetries, such as tuberous breasts or Poland syndrome, require specific management, often in several stages.

Because the tissues covering it are thin: a very slim patient, a very small breast, an implant that is too large or placed in front of the muscle. The folds of the shell then become visible or palpable.

Yes, when the tissues thin: a large-volume implant, pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight loss or age.

By placing the implant behind the muscle or in a dual plane position when the tissues are thin, and by choosing a reasonable volume, not exceeding 350 cc in a slim patient.

Yes, injecting fat thickens the tissues covering the implant. It can be done at the time the implants are placed (composite augmentation) or later.

Not always. A change to implants with more cohesive gel, or a change of pocket to behind the muscle, is offered when the rippling is marked, particularly in the cleavage.

Usually not: the problem is cosmetic. In exceptional cases, very marked folds can damage the implant or thin the tissues to the point of exposing it.

The shape of the breast changes: the fullness of the implant, normally at the bottom, moves to the side or to the top. Rotation often goes unnoticed; an examination by the surgeon can confirm it.

It can turn, but because it is symmetrical, the shape of the breast does not change.

Mainly because its pocket is too large, or because of a haematoma, exertion too soon after surgery or capsular contracture.

Manual repositioning is sometimes possible, but the implant usually rotates again. The definitive treatment is to replace it with a round implant.

With a made-to-measure pocket that holds the implant in place, and a period of rest after the operation. A round implant avoids this risk: since micro-textured, nano-textured or smooth anatomical implants rotate much more often, Dr Médard de Chardon no longer recommends them.

On a breast that is already well proportioned, with a well-placed nipple, both give the same result, and the round implant avoids the risk of rotation. The anatomical implant was used mainly to change the shape of the breast; since the end of macrotextured implants (2019), it rotates much more often, and Dr Médard de Chardon no longer recommends it.

Not when the breast already has a little volume: the top of the implant is hidden by the breast tissue and flattened by the pectoralis major muscle, especially in the dual plane position. The choice of profile and volume also matters.

It is a round implant with a softer gel (made by Motiva): when you stand, it takes on a teardrop shape like an anatomical implant, then becomes round again when you lie down, with no risk of rotation.

Yes, they are the most suitable: in secondary surgery, the pocket created by the first implant can no longer hold an anatomical implant stable.

12 to 15 years on average. It is not replaced as a matter of routine: if imaging shows no rupture and the result is still satisfactory, regular monitoring is enough.

0 to 7 days after fat grafting or buccal fat removal, about 10 days after a rhinoplasty, 15 to 21 days after a face and neck lift or a midface lift.

Otoplasty can be performed from the age of 6, when the child wishes it. Rhinoplasty is possible from 16, genioplasty from 18.

Rhinoplasty, genioplasty and otoplasty give a permanent result. A face and neck lift lasts 4 to 12 years, a blepharoplasty generally more than 10 years; the face then continues to age from that result.

Yes, when possible: for example, rhinoplasty and genioplasty (profileplasty), or a temporal lift and filling of the temples. The plan is decided at consultation.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes, Monday to Friday. Operations take place at Clinique Oxford in Cannes.

Surgery provides a lasting correction of laxity or shape; injections correct a loss of volume or a wrinkle for 2 to 24 months, without social downtime. Dr Médard de Chardon practises both and will advise you at consultation.

Hairline advancement reduces the forehead by 1 to 2 cm.

It is placed just in front of the hair roots, at the edge of the hairline: it is barely visible. It reaches its final appearance in 6 to 12 months.

No. Men and women with a high hairline can both benefit from it.

Yes. Being a non-smoker is recommended, and you should stop smoking at least 4 weeks before hairline advancement.

No. Isotretinoin and needle puncture or needle fasciotomy have been tried, without success. Only scalp-lift surgery has proven effective.

For hairline advancement, yes. In cutis verticis gyrata, surgery smooths out more than 75% of the folds but does not halt the progression of the disease; further excisions remain possible.

No. It removes the excess skin and bags that weigh down the eyes, without changing the shape of the eye. The eyes look more open and rested, but keep their expression.

Rarely. The upper eyelid scar is hidden in the natural crease of the eyelid and the lower eyelid scar lies 1 mm below the lashes. The transconjunctival approach leaves no visible scar.

Yes, by transconjunctival blepharoplasty: the incision is made inside the eyelid and there are no stitches to remove. It is suitable when the skin of the lower eyelid is not lax.

Yes. The upper and lower eyelids can be operated on during the same procedure, which then lasts up to 2 hours. The recovery is no longer.

Generally more than 10 years, or even for life. In practice, the eyelids continue to age, but from a younger starting point; injections and botulinum toxin help maintain the result.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes; operations are performed at Clinique Oxford in Cannes. Book on Doctolib or on +33 (0)4 93 68 86 68.

No. The 1 to 2 cm incision is made inside the mouth and closed with dissolvable stitches: no scar is visible.

Yes. The result is final at 3 months, once the swelling has gone. The fat removed does not grow back.

No, if the buccal fat pad is only reduced. This is why Dr Médard de Chardon never removes it entirely: these pads naturally shrink with age.

No. Cheek liposuction would carry a risk of injury to the facial nerve. Reduction of the buccal fat pads, through the inside of the mouth, is the appropriate technique.

An implant is suitable for a chin that is simply weak, without a dental bite problem. Genioplasty, which moves the chin bone, can also move the chin back, shorten it or correct an asymmetry.

Silicone is softer, comes in a great many shapes and is easier to remove. Medpor is colonised by the tissues, which limits displacement and bone resorption, but it is more difficult to remove. The choice is made at the consultation.

The incision is made either inside the mouth, with no visible scar, or under the chin. Healing takes 15 to 21 days and the scar reaches its final appearance at 1 year.

Yes, the implant is permanent, unlike hyaluronic acid injections, whose effect is temporary. It can be removed if needed, more easily if it is made of silicone.

The implant is removed temporarily for 6 months and antibiotic treatment is given for 15 days; a new implant can then be placed.

A rare, progressive condition of the scalp skin, sometimes of the face: the thickened, overly loose skin forms folds resembling the surface of the brain, most often on the vertex (crown).

The most common form is primary and essential: CVG is the only abnormality, in a man, from late adolescence onwards. There are also forms secondary to a chronic disease or a treatment (minoxidil), and forms associated with neurological or ophthalmic abnormalities.

A brain MRI and a full set of blood tests, to rule out a secondary form or a form associated with other abnormalities.

Isotretinoin and needle puncture or needle fasciotomy have been tried, without success. Only scalp-lift surgery has proven effective.

Moderate to severe forms, as soon as the patient requests it, for cosmetic, psychological or functional discomfort (maceration, infection).

Surgery smooths out more than 75% of the folds, but does not halt the progression of the disease. The scars are placed so as to allow future excisions.

No. A facelift puts the anatomical structures back in the position they occupied a few years earlier, without changing your features. With the deep plane technique, the tension is placed on the muscle and not on the skin, which avoids a “pulled” look.

It is a face and neck lift technique that re-tightens the deep tissues of the face (the SMAS) rather than the skin. The skin is then redraped without tension. The result is more natural and longer-lasting than a facelift that pulls only on the skin.

Depending on the quality of the tissues, the result lasts 4 to 12 years after a face and neck lift or a brow lift, and 8 to 12 years after a midface lift. A temporal lift lasts 1 to 4 years and is maintained with botulinum toxin. The face then continues to age, but from a younger starting point.

They are hidden in the hair and around the ear for the face and neck lift, under the lashes for the midface lift, and in the hair for the temporal and brow lifts. They fade gradually over the months following the operation.

In the early stages of ageing, a non-surgical mini facelift with hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin injections may be enough. Once the jawline and neck have sagged, only a surgical facelift repositions the tissues for the long term.

Facial ageing combines sagging of the tissues, loss of volume and ageing of the skin surface; a facelift treats only the sagging. Fat grafting (lipostructure), performed during the same operation, restores volume with your own fat. It complements the facelift without replacing it: on a sagging face, large amounts of fat without a facelift give a “puffy” look.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes; operations are performed at Clinique Oxford in Cannes. Book on Doctolib or on +33 (0)4 93 68 86 68.

Yes, once the graft has taken, between the 3rd and 6th month. The fat then ages along with the face.

Part of the injected fat does not survive: only 50 to 70% takes. A second session can top up the volume if needed.

No. Harvesting and injection are done through very small openings, with micro-cannulas: no scar is visible.

Fat gives a long-lasting result, using the patient’s own tissue, but requires a visit to the operating theatre. Hyaluronic acid is injected at the practice, with no social downtime, but it is absorbed within 8 to 24 months.

Yes. Fat grafting is often carried out at the same time as a face and neck lift (cervicofacial facelift) or a blepharoplasty: the facelift corrects the sagging, the fat restores the volumes. The fat is then harvested at the end of the procedure, from the thighs or knees, using micro-cannulas that leave no visible scar.

No. The operation is performed entirely from inside the mouth and the stitches are dissolvable: no scar is visible on the skin.

An implant is suitable for a chin that is simply weak and needs augmenting. Genioplasty can also move the chin back, shorten it, lengthen it or make it symmetrical, with a permanent result achieved using the patient’s own bone.

The diet is semi-liquid or soft for 7 days, while the mouth heals. There are no stitches to remove.

Yes. The chin is reshaped using the patient’s own bone: the result is visible immediately and final at 3 months, once the swelling has gone down.

Numbness of the lower lip, teeth and chin is possible. It is usually temporary, but may last weeks or months. Cutting the bone with ultrasound markedly reduces this risk.

Yes. The combination of the two, called profileplasty, restores the balance of the profile between the nose, the chin and the forehead.

From the age of 18, once the face has finished growing.

It is placed just in front of the hair roots, at the edge of the hairline: it is barely visible. It reaches its final appearance in 6 to 12 months.

No. The stitches are dissolvable and placed under the skin; there is no drain, no compression bandage and no dressing to change.

Yes. Being a non-smoker is recommended, and you should stop smoking at least 4 weeks before the procedure.

From the age of 6, when the child expresses the wish to have it done. The operation is also possible in adulthood, at any age.

No: the incision is placed behind the ear, in its natural crease. It is closed with a dissolvable stitch placed under the skin, and the scar becomes almost invisible.

The result is visible from the operation. It is final within 15 to 30 days, once the swelling has gone.

Yes. Otoplasty most often involves both ears, but it can correct just one.

The endoscopic lift uses 3 to 5 small incisions of 1 cm in the hair and preserves all the skin. The coronal lift uses one continuous incision in the hair and removes excess skin.

No. With both techniques, the incisions are hidden in the hair.

4 to 12 years, depending on the quality of the tissues.

When the indication is limited, botulinum toxin injections smooth forehead and frown lines for 2 to 6 months. They do not raise drooping eyebrows for the long term, which is what a brow lift does.

No. With the deep plane technique, the tension is placed on the muscles and not on the skin, which is redraped without tension. Your features and expression are preserved.

They are hidden in the hair and around the ear, sometimes in the crease under the chin. They fade over the months that follow.

4 to 12 years, depending on the quality of the tissues. The face then continues to age, but from a younger starting point.

Yes, when it is combined with a neck lift through an incision in the crease under the chin, which also treats platysmal bands and significant laxity of the neck.

Most often between 45 and 55, when sagging appears and the tissues are still of good quality.

The midface lift raises the cheek and rejuvenates the eyes (dark circles, tear trough, lower eyelid). The deep plane facelift corrects the jawline, jowls and neck. The two can be combined.

It is placed just under the lashes of the lower eyelid and becomes very discreet. The scars reach their final appearance at 6 months.

Over-correction is necessary for the success of the operation. Accentuated by swelling, it disappears within the first 15 days.

8 to 12 years, depending on the quality of the tissues.

For certain indications, a non-surgical mini facelift with hyaluronic acid injections is enough. Its effect is temporary (8 to 16 months) and it does not replace a facelift when the cheek has clearly descended.

No. It returns the tail of the eyebrow to the position it occupied a few years earlier, without changing your features.

No. It is 3 to 4 cm long and lies within the hair; the suture is intradermal, with no visible stitches.

It is possible, but it is most often combined with a blepharoplasty or another lift for a harmonious result.

1 to 4 years. It is maintained with botulinum toxin injections.

Botulinum toxin smooths crow’s feet for 2 to 6 months, without surgery. The temporal lift repositions the tail of the eyebrow and the skin of the temple for the long term; it is then maintained with botulinum toxin.

Yes: the form above accepts up to 6 photos of 2 MB each. They are sent to the front desk by email, are not stored on the website and are used only to prepare Dr Médard de Chardon’s reply. They do not replace an examination in consultation.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes. Procedures are performed at Clinique Oxford, 33 boulevard d’Oxford, Cannes.

Monday to Friday: 9 am – 6.30 pm.

The practice is at 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes. Several car parks are close by: the Lamy car park and the Palais Stéphanie car park.

Cosmetic surgery changes the appearance at the patient’s request; reconstructive surgery corrects a malformation, the after-effects of an illness or a functional problem. Both come under plastic surgery.

At least 15 days must pass between receiving the quote and the operation. This gives you time to think, to ask questions and, if needed, to see the surgeon again.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes, Monday to Friday. Operations take place at Clinique Oxford in Cannes.

Yes: at least one month before and one month after the operation, ideally 6 to 8 weeks before. Smoking increases the risk of healing problems, infection and phlebitis.

Yes, when possible: for example, rhinoplasty and genioplasty, breast lift and implants, or abdominoplasty and liposuction. The plan is decided at consultation.

Yes. He consults in French and in English, and the whole team at the practice speaks English.

At least one month before the procedure, ideally 6 to 8 weeks before, and for at least one month after. The surgeon will tell you the length of time for your procedure.

No. Stopping is advised before the longest or most extensive procedures, and before any procedure if there is another risk factor for deep vein thrombosis. The surgeon and the anaesthetist decide with you.

Yes, clear fluids (water, tea, black coffee without milk) until 2 hours before, unless the anaesthetist instructs otherwise. Solid food is stopped 6 hours before.

Not with a bladed razor: its tiny cuts can become infected. If the surgeon asks for hair removal, use electric clippers or a depilatory cream, the day before.

It depends on the procedure, its length and your health: anaesthetic cream for injections, local anaesthesia for minor procedures, local anaesthesia with sedation for limited procedures, general anaesthesia for long or extensive procedures. The choice is made with the surgeon and the anaesthetist.

You are drowsy but not deeply asleep: you breathe on your own and can respond. Most patients have few memories of the procedure.

The surgeon for anaesthetic cream and local anaesthesia; an anaesthetist from Clinique Oxford for sedation and general anaesthesia.

At least 48 hours before the procedure; it is valid for 1 month. It is compulsory whenever sedation or general anaesthesia is planned.

Yes, clear fluids (water, tea, black coffee without milk) until 2 hours before, unless instructed otherwise. Solid food is stopped 6 hours before.

No. It permanently removes localised fat deposits, but it is not a weight-loss method.

Your weight must have been stable for at least 6 months before a body lift or abdominoplasty.

50 to 70% of the injected fat takes; the result is final at 3 months.

Millimetre-sized for liposuction; around the waist, hidden by swimwear, for a body lift; from the armpit to the elbow for an arm lift; in the groin crease and on the inner thigh for a thigh lift.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes, Monday to Friday. Procedures are carried out at the Clinique Oxford in Cannes.

At Clinique Oxford (Hôpital privé Cannes Oxford), 33 boulevard d’Oxford, Cannes. Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes.

It depends on the procedure: many are done as day surgery, with discharge the same evening; others require one night, sometimes more for extensive procedures.

An anaesthetist from the clinic, whom you meet in consultation at least 48 hours before the procedure.

At the practice at 101 rue d’Antibes. They are free of charge.

Yes. He is qualified in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (DESC in the specialty and diploma of the Collège national) and registered with the Ordre des médecins under no. 061753836 (RPPS number 10005171102).

In Cannes: consultations and aesthetic medicine take place at the practice at 101 rue d’Antibes, procedures at Clinique Oxford, 33 boulevard d’Oxford.

Since January 2011, exclusively in private practice, after his training and his clinical fellowship (clinicat) at Nice University Hospital.

Yes: hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin injections, chemical peels, mesolift, microneedling and cryolipolysis, at the practice. He holds the university diploma (DU) in injection and filler techniques from Université Paris VIII.

He is contracted in Sector 2, not OPTAM-registered. Cosmetic surgery is not covered by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie); reconstructive surgery may be, depending on the procedure.

Yes, consultations can be held in French or in English. For patients coming from abroad, the first consultation can be held by video.

On Doctolib, or on +33 (0)4 93 68 86 68, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6.30 pm. The consultation costs €100; it is free of charge for a patient already followed.

After 1 month for a labiaplasty, after 15 days for a labia majora fat transfer.

Yes. Labia majora fat transfer is often combined with a labiaplasty, in the same operation.

Consultations take place at the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes in Cannes, Monday to Friday. Procedures are carried out at the Clinique Oxford in Cannes, as day surgery.

At 101 rue d’Antibes, Cannes. The Lamy and Palais Stéphanie car parks are close by.

Minor procedures under local anaesthesia, yes. Procedures under general anaesthesia or sedation take place at Clinique Oxford, 33 boulevard d’Oxford, Cannes.

The administrative assistants, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6.30 pm, on +33 (0)4 93 68 86 68.

A state-registered theatre nurse (IBODE) is his surgical assistant and scrub nurse. Anaesthesia is given by an anaesthetist from Clinique Oxford.

An anaesthetist from Clinique Oxford, whom you meet in consultation before the procedure. This consultation is valid for 1 month.

Marlène, the team’s state-registered nurse.

Dr Médard de Chardon on his mobile phone, or Clinique Oxford.

Yes. The whole team speaks English, and Dr Médard de Chardon consults in French and in English.

By telephone during front-desk hours, or through the form on the Contact page, with up to 6 photos; you will receive a reply within 72 hours.

There is none: abdominoplasty, tummy tuck and tummy lift all refer to the same operation, which removes excess skin from the abdomen and tightens the remaining skin.

No. It removes excess skin and slims the abdomen with liposuction, but it is not a way to lose weight. It is ideally done once you have reached your ideal weight and it is stable, as large changes in weight can affect the result.

It removes the stretch marks below the navel, since all that skin is removed during a high-tension abdominoplasty. Stretch marks higher up are drawn down and tightened, but not removed.

Yes. When the rectus abdominis muscles have separated (diastasis), they are brought together with stitches during the operation, which firms the abdomen. A small hernia can be treated at the same time.

A blood test is carried out, supplemented if necessary by a cardiologist’s opinion. Smoking is stopped at least one month before and one month after the operation; aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements are avoided, as they increase bleeding. A shower with an antiseptic soap is taken the evening before and the morning of the operation.

After a high-tension abdominoplasty, the scar is horizontal, at the very bottom of the abdomen, hidden by underwear or swimwear, with a small scar around the navel. The mini abdominoplasty leaves no scar around the navel. The scars fade over 12 months.

No heavy lifting for 3 weeks, and no sleeping on your front for 1 month; sleeping on your back or side is fine. The abdominal binder is worn for 1 month, the compression stockings for 15 days, and sport resumes in week 4.

The result is visible immediately and stable at 3 months. It lasts as long as your weight remains stable and there is no new pregnancy.

Rarely. A small touch-up may be offered from 3 months onwards to correct an imperfection, for example a small excess of skin or fat at the end of the scar.

Yes, but pregnancy stretches the skin and muscles again and can undo part of the result. This is why it is advisable to wait until you have no further plans for pregnancy before the operation.

Liposuction is enough if the skin is elastic and the muscles are intact. As soon as the skin is stretched or marked with stretch marks, or the muscles have separated, an abdominoplasty is necessary; it then includes liposuction of the flanks.

No. Liposuction removes fat but does not tighten loose skin. It is only enough when the skin is firm, which is mainly the case in younger people.

Along the inner arm, from the armpit to the elbow. It is visible when the arms are raised and fades gradually up to month 12.

A scar limited to the armpit allows only light tightening that does not last long. The benefit is most often insufficient in relation to the scar it creates.

No. The stitches are dissolvable and no drain is placed.

Abdominoplasty treats only the abdomen. The body lift combines an abdominoplasty, a lift of the outer thighs and a buttock lift, with a scar that runs all the way round the waist.

Yes. Your weight must have been stable for at least 6 months to obtain the best result.

It runs all the way round the waist and stays hidden by swimwear, with a small scar around the navel. It fades gradually up to month 12.

From 1 to 3 nights at Clinique Oxford in Cannes. The drains are removed on the day you leave.

Yes. If the buttocks are flat, a flap of skin and fat is reshaped to give them more curve. Fat transfer (lipofilling) can complete the result at a later stage.

BBL stands for “Brazilian Butt Lift”, the English name for buttock fat transfer: enlargement of the buttocks by injecting the patient’s own fat.

Between 50 and 70%. This is why the result is slightly overcorrected at first and is judged at 3 months.

Yes, the fat that has taken is permanent. It then follows changes in your weight.

Its main serious complication, fat embolism, is linked to injection into the muscle. Dr Médard de Chardon injects the fat only under the skin.

With no fat to harvest, injection of Hyacorp, a highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid, can increase the volume of the buttocks. It is absorbable and needs to be repeated about once a year.

In the hollow behind the knee: it measures 3 cm. Its appearance is final at 12 months.

Cohesive silicone gel implants, placed beneath the fascia of the calf muscles.

Yes. In composite augmentation, fat transfer complements the implants to refine their contours, improve symmetry or harmonise the shape of the ankles.

Injection of Hyacorp, a highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid, remains possible even with no fat to harvest. It is absorbable and needs to be repeated about once a year.

None: the two words describe the same procedure, which suctions out localised fat with fine cannulas inserted through incisions a few millimetres long. “HD” (high definition) here means vibration-assisted liposuction, which is more even and more precise.

Yes, the fat cells removed do not grow back. The result lasts as long as your weight remains stable; it can be judged between 3 and 6 months.

The incisions are 2 to 3 mm long and placed in discreet areas. The stitches are dissolvable, under the skin: there are no stitches to remove, and the scars are usually hard to see at 12 months.

Cryolipolysis treats a small fat deposit without surgery or anaesthesia, with a result at 3 months. Liposuction removes more fat, more precisely, and also treats fibrous fat. The choice is made at the consultation, depending on the amount of fat and the quality of the skin.

Yes. Once purified, it can be reinjected during the same operation to shape the buttocks or enlarge the breasts (fat transfer, lipofilling). The choice is made at the consultation.

A highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel, designed to restore volume to the body (buttocks, calves, pectorals). It is absorbable and CE-marked.

12 to 18 months. It is maintained with a new injection, using 25 to 50% of the initial volume.

No. Hyacorp is not suitable for breast augmentation; the only validated techniques are implants and fat transfer.

Fat transfer, which is permanent, is always offered first when there is enough fat. Hyacorp is suitable for patients who are too slim for fat transfer.

It is an injection of the patient’s own fat into the labia majora, to restore their volume.

Women whose labia majora have lost volume and firmness, which leaves the labia minora more visible.

From an area of excess: the mons pubis, abdomen or inner thighs, for example.

Yes, this is common: reduction of the labia minora and fat transfer to the labia majora are often carried out at the same time.

It is the surgical reduction of the labia minora when they are too large. In French it is called nymphoplastie, and also labiaplastie or labioplastie.

The choice is made at the consultation, according to the appearance of the labia minora. Longitudinal reduction removes the excess along the edge; V-shaped reduction removes a triangle and then brings the edges together.

No, there are no stitches to remove.

Yes, a clitoral hood reduction can be carried out during the same operation, to expose the clitoris more.

Yes, if the labia majora are atrophic: the re-injected fat restores their volume and covers the labia minora better.

Not if the skin is loose. Liposuction removes fat but does not tighten the skin; it is only enough when the skin is firm.

In the groin crease and along the inner thigh, down to the knee. They fade gradually up to month 12.

That scar alone allows only a limited correction: the benefit does not justify the scar. Dr Médard de Chardon does not perform this technique.

One to two nights at Clinique Oxford in Cannes.

No. Only the fat under the skin can be suctioned. The fat surrounding the intestines, inside the abdomen, only decreases with weight loss.

It all depends on the skin and muscles. With elastic skin, liposuction is enough. With thin, stretch-marked or slack skin, or with muscles separated after pregnancy, an abdominoplasty is needed.

Three incisions of 2 to 3 mm for the abdomen, two for the love handles. Closed with a dissolvable stitch under the skin, they usually become undetectable.

Bowel transit is slowed by the anaesthetic, painkillers and rest, and the treated area is swollen (oedematous). This swelling masks the result and goes down gradually over 3 months.

Once the incisions have healed, after 15 days. Showering is possible from the next day.

Yes. It corrects well the bulge that often persists above the scar. A hernia or incisional hernia is looked for before the procedure.

No. Liposuction removes the fat beneath the skin, not muscle. If the volume of the calf is mainly muscular, the examination shows this and liposuction is not offered.

Thick or swollen legs can be due to venous or lymphatic insufficiency, which liposuction does not treat. The clinical examination, supplemented if necessary by a phlebologist, rules out these causes before the operation is decided on.

Surgery on the legs increases the risk of phlebitis. One daily injection of low-molecular-weight heparin for 8 days reduces this risk.

The result is visible straight away but masked by the swelling. It can be judged at month 3, once the oedema has settled.

The incisions measure 2 to 3 mm. The scars fade gradually and reach their final appearance at month 12.

2 to 6 months for Botox, 8 to 24 months for hyaluronic acid, about 6 months for a skin booster or Profhilo, 12 months to 2 years for collagen stimulators.

Yes, in most cases: most treatments involve no social downtime. Allow 24 to 48 hours after microneedling, up to 72 hours after a non-surgical mini facelift, 5 to 7 days after nanofat and up to 8 days after certain chemical peels.

Botox relaxes the muscles that deepen expression lines; hyaluronic acid fills wrinkles and restores volume. The two are often combined, for example in the non-surgical mini facelift.

After a hyaluronic acid injection, the touch-up is free if there is an imperfection.

At the practice, 101 rue d’Antibes in Cannes, Monday to Friday; laser hair removal and electrolysis at the Silkeen centre, at the same address; nanofat in the operating theatre of Clinique Oxford.

About 6 months, and 6 to 7 months for the underarms. A new session is carried out when the sweating returns.

The effect starts from day 2 and is at its maximum at 1 month.

Yes. By reducing sweat, it also reduces odour, for the whole duration of the effect.

Yes, when the sweating does not respond to other properly conducted treatments, such as iontophoresis. Temporary weakness of the muscles of the hand or foot is possible.

Yes. Botox can also bring more comfort to people who sweat normally.

No, if it is dosed and placed precisely. Very low doses are enough to relax the muscle responsible for the line while preserving the expressions of the face.

Botox relaxes the muscle that creates an expression line; it does not create volume. Hyaluronic acid fills an established line or restores volume. The two are often combined.

2 to 6 months. A session every 4 months in the first year, then every 6 months, maintains the result and extends the duration of action.

The first effects appear from day 3. The result is optimal between day 10 and day 15.

Yes, there is no social downtime. You only need to avoid massaging the treated areas and lying down for 5 hours.

The treatment is ideally started at around 30, before the lines become etched at rest. It is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Yes, when the jaw is widened by large masseter muscles. Injections into these muscles slim the lower face, at the cost of repeated sessions.

The light peel, with fruit acids, works on the surface: it maintains radiance or treats acne, with no social downtime. The medium peel, with TCA, works more deeply on pigment spots and skin texture; the skin peels for a week.

No. It softens very fine lines. Expression lines are treated with Botox, and deeper wrinkles with hyaluronic acid fillers.

3 to 4 sessions a year for the light peel, 1 to 2 for the medium peel, 1 to 2 for the depigmenting peel.

A light peel, yes, with sun protection. The depigmenting peel is performed from late September to late May, with no sun exposure afterwards.

No. It complements the underlying treatment prescribed by the dermatologist, but is never effective enough on its own.

Yes. The light peel can be combined with mesolift in the same session, or with a skin booster, both of which hydrate the skin in depth.

An injectable product that stimulates the skin to make its own collagen: Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite) and Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) are the best known.

Radiesse gives volume from the moment it is injected, then firms the skin; one session is often enough. Sculptra works gradually, over 2 to 3 months, and requires 2 to 3 sessions.

12 to 18 months with Radiesse, up to 2 years with Sculptra.

Hyaluronic acid fills immediately and can be dissolved if needed; collagen stimulators stimulate collagen and firm the skin, but cannot be dissolved.

No. In thin, mobile areas (lips, eye area) they can form nodules; hyaluronic acid is preferred there.

Yes; any redness, swelling and bruising fade within a few days.

No. It removes a localised pocket of fat; it does not make you lose weight and does not replace diet or exercise.

The fat decreases gradually; the result is assessed at 3 months.

One session per area is often enough; a 2nd session is offered if the result is insufficient.

Yes, the same day, and exercise from the next day. The area may stay red, numb or bruised for about a week.

Cryolipolysis suits small pockets of fat on good-quality skin, without surgery. For larger pockets, several areas or fine sculpting, liposuction gives a more defined result.

A hair whose follicle has been completely destroyed does not grow back. Some treated hairs grow back finer and need to be treated again; this is why a complete treatment requires several sessions.

Yes: the current destroys the follicle whatever the colour of the hair. This is its main indication, where the laser has no effect.

It depends on the number of hairs: a few sessions for a few isolated hairs, a treatment of 6 to 18 months for a denser area.

Yes: the laser treats most of the dark hairs, electrolysis the remaining light-coloured or resistant hairs.

Yes: do not shave the area 2 to 3 days beforehand, so that the hairs stick out by at least 1 mm; no waxing or tweezing in the preceding weeks.

It is better to wait 24 to 48 hours, until the slight redness has disappeared.

The effect lasts 8 to 24 months depending on the product, the area treated, skin type, age and lifestyle. The product is gradually absorbed; injections are repeated on average once a year.

Botox relaxes the muscles responsible for expression lines (forehead, frown lines, crow’s feet). Hyaluronic acid fills established lines and restores volume. The two are often combined.

Yes, there is no social downtime. Slight swelling may last 2 to 4 days, and bruising, which does not always occur, a few days.

It is a resorbable product that is very well tolerated. Serious complications are exceptional; they must be treated without delay, in particular with hyaluronidase.

It is better described as a long-lasting reduction: after the protocol, most treated hairs do not grow back, but one or two maintenance sessions a year can be useful, especially on hormone-sensitive areas.

Generally 6 to 10, 4 to 10 weeks apart depending on the area.

No: without pigment, the hair does not absorb the light. Electrolysis is then the solution.

Yes, with an Nd:YAG laser and adapted settings. The Alexandrite laser is not used on this skin type.

There is no legal minimum age; it is generally best to wait until hormones have stabilised, around 16 to 18, with parental consent for a minor.

No, as a precaution. Treatment resumes after childbirth and breastfeeding.

They are three names for the same treatment: superficial injections of free hyaluronic acid, vitamins and trace elements, to hydrate and revitalise the skin.

No. Free hyaluronic acid is reabsorbed within a few days and does not create volume. Wrinkles are filled with cross-linked hyaluronic acid, and expression lines are treated with Botox.

3 to 4 sessions a year, depending on the product. The result improves over the sessions.

From the first session for complexion, texture and hydration; radiance and firmness improve after several sessions.

A skin booster is a denser hyaluronic acid, injected more deeply, in two sessions 6 weeks apart; it firms the skin more. Mesolift, more fluid and superficial, also provides vitamins and trace elements. The two can be combined.

Yes. There is no social downtime; bruising is exceptional.

Only slightly. A numbing cream is applied 30 to 45 minutes before the session; for sensitive areas, Kalinox can be added.

3 to 4 sessions to prevent ageing, 4 to 6 for acne scars or stretch marks, 4 to 8 weeks apart; then 1 to 2 maintenance sessions a year.

From the 2nd or 3rd session; it continues to improve for 6 months after the end of the protocol, while the collagen remodels.

Usually the next day. The skin stays red for 24 to 48 hours; no make-up for 24 hours, no sun for one week.

Yes, it is one of its best indications: depressed scars fade in 4 to 6 sessions.

A dermaroller, used at home, has fixed needles that puncture the skin at an angle, at a depth that cannot be adjusted and with imperfect hygiene. The medical pen punctures the skin perpendicularly, at the chosen depth, with sterile single-use tips.

A graft of your own fat, emulsified and filtered until it forms a fine liquid, injected just beneath the surface of the skin. It works on skin quality, without creating volume.

Lipostructure injects small fragments of living fat to restore volume. Nanofat is emulsified fat, without living fat cells, which works on the skin. Both can be performed in the same procedure.

PRP is prepared from a blood sample and injected at the practice, in 3 sessions. Nanofat is prepared from your fat, in the operating theatre, most often in a single session. The two can be combined.

It can improve thin, dark skin under the eyes; it does not fill a tear-trough hollow, which is better treated with lipostructure or hyaluronic acid.

The result appears gradually within 2 to 3 months; a second session may be offered.

Platelet-rich plasma: part of your blood, concentrated in platelets by centrifugation, then injected into the skin or scalp to stimulate their regeneration.

It can slow early hair loss of hormonal origin and thicken weakened hair; it does not regrow hair on an area that has been bald for a long time.

Usually 3 sessions 1 month apart, then maintenance; more for hair.

No: PRP is prepared from your own blood.

It is the name given to the combination of microneedling and PRP applied to the skin during the session.

Yes. The small marks from the injection points disappear within a few hours; bruising is possible.

8 to 16 months. The product is gradually absorbed; a new session maintains the result.

Yes, if the product is placed precisely and in the right quantity: the aim is to restore the contour of the cheek without changing your features. The result is visible immediately.

Filler suits a cheek that lacks volume without sagging of the tissues. When the tissues have descended and the nasolabial fold is marked, a midface lift raises them for the long term.

Yes, tear trough filler is often carried out in the same session: a restored cheek already softens the tear trough valley.

Yes. A touch-up is sometimes needed within the following month, free if there is an imperfection. A result you are not happy with can also be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

8 to 16 months. The product is gradually absorbed; a new session maintains the result.

Yes. Injecting a hyaluronic acid with strong lifting capacity increases the projection of the chin. For a very receding chin or a permanent result, genioplasty or a chin implant should be discussed.

The tissues of the chin are thick and can flatten part of the gel. A touch-up from day 10 then completes the result; it is free of charge if there is an imperfection.

Yes. In a non-surgical profileplasty, the chin, lips and nose are injected in the same session to harmonise the profile.

Yes. A result you are not happy with can be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

12 to 18 months with hyaluronic acid or Radiesse, which are resorbable. Micro-fat grafting gives a permanent result.

Yes: by restoring volume under the skin, the injection reduces the visibility of veins and tendons. Micro-fat grafting is particularly effective for this.

Both restore volume to the backs of the hands, at the practice, with a cannula, for a comparable length of time. The choice is made at the consultation according to the thickness of the skin and the result you are looking for.

Yes. You can resume your social life immediately; slight swelling or bruising may last a few days.

Yes, with pigment laser, TCA peel or cryotherapy, alone or combined with injections.

12 to 18 months for hyaluronic acid and 2 to 6 months for Botox. A new session maintains the result, often with less product.

No, not when sagging is marked. It corrects early sagging of the jawline; when the jowls are pronounced and the neck is loose, only a face and neck lift tightens the tissues for the long term.

It is a Botox injection into the bands of the neck muscle (platysma) and along the jaw. This muscle, which pulls the lower face downwards, is put at rest: the jawline rises slightly and the neck looks more defined.

Yes, when the lower face is widened by bulky masseter muscles. Injections into these muscles slim the jaw, but the sessions need to be repeated.

Yes. You are only advised to avoid strong heat and intense exercise for 24 to 48 hours.

Yes for hyaluronic acid: a result you are not happy with can be dissolved with hyaluronidase. The effect of Botox, for its part, fades on its own within a few months.

The effect lasts 6 to 12 months. The product is gradually absorbed; maintenance sessions require smaller doses.

Yes, if the dose and the area are suited to the face. The outline can be redefined without inflating the lips, or the lips plumped slightly; the quantity ranges from 0.2 to more than 1 cc.

Yes. A touch-up is possible from day 7, free if there is an imperfection. A result you are not happy with can also be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

The result lasts 8 to 16 months. It is maintained with one hyaluronic acid session a year and two Botox sessions a year.

No, not when sagging is marked. It is suitable for the early stages of ageing; when the jowls are pronounced and the neck is loose, only a facelift tightens the tissues for the long term.

Yes. Volume is restored where it has been lost, without freezing the face; Botox is limited to the muscles that pull downwards.

Most often, yes. Slight swelling may last 2 to 3 days; social downtime does not exceed 72 hours.

It is another name for the non-surgical mini facelift: the face is treated as a whole, in one session, rather than one area in isolation.

A highly concentrated injectable hyaluronic acid from IBSA laboratories, not chemically cross-linked. It hydrates the skin deeply and firms it, without creating volume.

Profhilo is more concentrated and more fluid: it is injected at 5 points on each side and spreads on its own, whereas a standard skin booster requires many micro-injections. It is aimed mainly at early skin laxity.

No. It improves the quality and firmness of the skin; for a hollow, a hyaluronic acid filler is used.

Two sessions 6 weeks apart, then a maintenance session about every 6 months.

Yes. They correspond to the injected product and disappear within a few hours, within 24 hours at the latest, once it has spread through the skin.

About 6 months after the two sessions; maintenance sessions prolong it.

An injectable hyaluronic acid, free, lightly cross-linked or not cross-linked, which deeply hydrates and firms the skin. Unlike filler gels, it does not create volume.

About 6 months, after two sessions 6 weeks apart. It is then maintained with a new session when the effect fades.

They smooth fine lines by hydrating and firming the skin, but they do not fill deep wrinkles or hollows: that is the role of volumising hyaluronic acid filler.

A mesolift injects a more fluid, superficial solution of free hyaluronic acid, vitamins and trace elements, in 3 to 4 sessions a year. A skin booster, which is denser, is injected more deeply, in two sessions 6 weeks apart. The two can be combined.

No. In the tear troughs, the gel attracts water and can leave swelling in the form of bags. Tear troughs are treated with a suitable hyaluronic acid filler.

Yes. There is no social downtime; the small injection marks disappear within 24 to 48 hours.

1 to 3 years: the duration is excellent in this area, which moves little. The product is gradually absorbed; a new session maintains the result.

It fills the hollow and softens the shadow that darkens the area. It has almost no effect on a true pigmentation of the skin, which only certain lasers or chemical peels sometimes improve.

Filler fills a hollow tear trough, with no social downtime. Blepharoplasty permanently removes true bags and excess skin, which an injection cannot do; the two are often combined.

Yes, there is no social downtime. Slight swelling lasts 3 to 4 days and any bruise can be hidden with make-up.

Yes. A touch-up is possible within the following month, free if there is an imperfection. A result you are not happy with can also be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

8 to 16 months. The product is gradually absorbed; a new session maintains the result.

Hollow temples make the bony contours around the eye stand out and give a tired look. Filling them softens these contours and rejuvenates the eyes, often more than you might expect.

No, if the injection plane is appropriate: the product is placed deep, against the bone, or near the surface with a fluid gel. Any bruise can be hidden under the hair.

Yes: the tear troughs, cheekbones or cheeks are often treated in the same session, and Botox for crow’s feet can complement the result.

Yes. A touch-up is sometimes needed within the following month, free of charge if there is an imperfection. A result you are not happy with can also be dissolved with hyaluronidase.

From €250 for Botox and €350 per syringe of hyaluronic acid; €1,500 to €2,500 for a non-surgical mini facelift. The consultation before an injection is free.

No. Cosmetic injections are not reimbursed by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie).

A cosmetic surgery or aesthetic medicine consultation costs €100. It is free of charge for a patient already followed at the practice, as are consultations after the procedure. Dr Médard de Chardon is contracted in Sector 2 (fees above the national health insurance rate), not OPTAM-registered.

No. Some reconstructive procedures may be, usually after prior approval: for example, breast reduction of more than 300 g per breast, tuberous breasts, reconstruction after cancer, functional rhinoplasty, or a body lift after major weight loss.

€1,500 to €15,000 depending on the procedure, on a written quote after the consultation, which is charged at €100 (free for an existing patient). The price of each procedure is given on its page.

It is a statutory cooling-off period for any cosmetic surgery procedure: it gives you time to reread the information you have received and to ask your questions before confirming.

€2,500 to €15,000 depending on the procedure (see the comparison table). The price is set on a written quote after the consultation, which is charged at €100.

Liposuction, Brazilian butt lift and Hyacorp are not reimbursed. The body lift and arm and thigh lifts may be covered after a request for prior approval; abdominoplasty partly, when the abdominal apron covers the pubis.

€400 to €600 depending on the area treated. For the underarms, French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) covers part of the procedure, and your mutuelle may cover the balance depending on your policy.

One area costs €250; the upper third of the face (forehead, frown lines, crow’s feet) €420, the neck €420 and the upper third combined with the neck €600. The touch-up is free if there is an imperfection. Cosmetic injections are not reimbursed by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie).

From €2,500 (gynaecomastia) to €10,000 (breast augmentation, breast lipofilling) for cosmetic surgery. The price is set on a written quote after the consultation, which is charged at €100.

Breast reduction (at least 300 g removed per breast), tuberous breasts and Poland syndrome (after approval by the medical adviser), inverted nipples, true gynaecomastia and reconstruction after cancer. Additional fees remain payable.

€130 per session for a light peel, €400 for a medium peel. The consultation is free.

Yes: the quote includes the surgeon’s and the anaesthetist’s fees, the clinic fees and, where applicable, the implants.

Radiesse from €350 per syringe; Sculptra from €350 per vial. The consultation before injection is free.

€500 per area, with reduced rates for several areas. The consultation is free.

From €60 for 15 minutes to €180 for 1 hour, at the Silkeen centre, 101 rue d’Antibes.

From €1,500 (buccal fat removal, fat grafting) to €15,000 (face and neck lift with additional procedures). The price is set on a written quote after the consultation, which is charged at €100.

Cosmetic surgery is not covered. The functional part of a rhinoplasty (deviated septum, turbinates, nasal valves) may be covered by the Assurance Maladie and the mutuelle (top-up health insurance), with prior approval.

From €2,500 to €3,500 for a labiaplasty; labia majora fat transfer is on a written quote. The price is set after the consultation, which costs €100.

No. Labiaplasty (labia minora reduction) is cosmetic surgery and is not covered by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie).

From €350 for one syringe. Some areas have a fixed price: lips, nose or chin €350, tear troughs €350 to €550, jawline €550 to €1,100. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €30 to €250 depending on the area: for example €40 for the upper lip, €50 for the underarms, €100 for a full bikini and €230 for full legs for women; €80 for the beard and €150 for the back for men.

€130 per session, 3 to 4 sessions a year. The consultation before injection is free.

From €100 to €250 per session; the consultation is free.

Written quote after the consultation (€100). Nanofat is not reimbursed by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie).

€300 per session; the consultation is free.

From €2,900 to €6,000 for hairline advancement, which is not reimbursed; from €3,500 to €7,000 for cutis verticis gyrata, which is covered by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie). Price on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

The price depends on the technique and any combined procedures: from €5,000 to €10,000, on a written quote after the pre-operative consultation (€100). Cosmetic abdominoplasty is not reimbursed; partial cover is possible when the apron of skin covers at least part of the pubis, subject to prior approval from Assurance Maladie.

Sometimes, after a request for prior approval from French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie), if the criteria are met. Otherwise, it is cosmetic surgery and is not reimbursed.

From €3,500 to €7,500, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

The price depends on the technique and the number of eyelids operated on: €3,000 to €7,500, on a written quote after a €100 consultation. Cosmetic blepharoplasty is not reimbursed; an upper blepharoplasty can be covered by the Assurance Maladie when the excess skin impairs vision, with additional fees.

It can be covered after a request for prior approval from French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie), partly or fully depending on your top-up insurance (mutuelle).

From €6,000 to €15,000 for a lower body lift and from €6,000 to €12,000 for an upper body lift, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

From €4,000 to €10,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

The price ranges from €5,000 to €10,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It includes the surgeon’s and the anaesthetist’s fees, the clinic charges and the implants; the operation is not reimbursed by Assurance Maladie.

The price ranges from €5,000 to €10,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It depends on the number of harvest areas and the volume you want; this cosmetic procedure is not reimbursed by Assurance Maladie.

Only in three cases: if the original implant operation was itself covered, in the case of BIA-ALCL, or for PIP implants. A rupture or capsular contracture after a cosmetic augmentation, removal by personal choice and any associated cosmetic procedures are not reimbursed.

€3,000 to €10,000 depending on the procedure: removal with capsulectomy, with or without a breast lift or fat transfer. The exact price is shown on the detailed written quote given at the consultation (€100).

No, unless the original implant operation was covered. In the case of BIA-ALCL or PIP implants, the removal is covered, but not the new implant.

€3,000 to €10,000, implants included. The exact price is shown on the detailed written quote given at the consultation (€100).

The price of a mastopexy ranges from €4,000 to €7,500, and from €6,000 to €8,500 when combined with implants or fat transfer. It is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). Cosmetic mastopexy is not reimbursed by Assurance Maladie.

Breast reconstruction after cancer is covered by Assurance Maladie, including matching of the other breast and reconstruction of the areola and nipple. As Dr Médard de Chardon practises in Sector 2 (fees above the national health insurance rate), additional fees may remain payable by you or by your mutuelle, depending on your policy; a detailed written quote is given to you before each operation.

Assurance Maladie may cover it if the planned reduction is at least 300 g per breast. The weight to be removed is estimated at the consultation.

The price of a breast reduction ranges from €3,000 to €5,000 when it is covered by Assurance Maladie, and from €4,000 to €7,500 for a cosmetic breast reduction. It is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100, free for a patient already followed at the practice).

The preliminary consultation costs €100. The procedure costs from €1,500 to €3,000.

The price is set out in a written quote after the consultation (€100) and ranges from €5,000 to €7,500.

From €350 per syringe, depending on the number of syringes set at the consultation. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €3,000 to €4,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

€350. The consultation before the injection is free.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100) and ranges from €3,500 to €7,000.

The price depends on the type of lift, any additional procedures and the length of the hospital stay. It is set on a written quote after the pre-operative consultation (€100) and ranges from €3,000 to €15,000. A cosmetic facelift is not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

From €1,500 to €4,000. The preliminary consultation costs €100.

The exact price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100) and ranges from €3,000 to €6,000.

The price is €2,500 to €5,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). Liposuction for adipomastia alone is cosmetic surgery and is not reimbursed.

The price depends on the number of areas treated. It is set on a written quote after the pre-operative consultation (€100) and ranges from €2,500 to €15,000. Cosmetic liposuction is not reimbursed by Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100) and ranges from €2,900 to €6,000.

From €350 per syringe, with at least one syringe per hand; the exact number is set at the consultation. Micro-fat grafting costs €1,500 to €4,000. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €4,000 to €10,000 depending on the area and volume, on a written quote after consultation (€100).

The procedure is reimbursed by Assurance Maladie; the additional fees are €300 to €1,500, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). Your mutuelle may cover part of them.

€550 to €1,100 for hyaluronic acid, depending on the number of syringes; €420 for Botox for the neck and €300 for the masseters. The consultation before the injection is free.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

From €2,500 to €3,500, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

€350. The consultation before the injection is free.

€1,500 to €2,500. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €350. The consultation before the injection is free.

It can be covered by the Assurance Maladie and the mutuelle. You may have some costs left to pay depending on your mutuelle contract; the details are explained at the consultation.

The preliminary consultation costs €100. The price of the operation ranges from €2,500 to €4,000, an amount covered partly or fully by the mutuelle depending on the contract.

Yes: it is a congenital malformation, covered by Assurance Maladie once the medical adviser has approved a request for prior approval. The additional fees, on a written quote, may be partly reimbursed by your mutuelle.

Once Assurance Maladie has given approval, only the additional fees remain payable, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

From €300 per session; the consultation is free.

The price ranges from €6,000 to €10,000; it is set on a written quote after a €100 consultation. Cosmetic rhinoplasty is not reimbursed; the functional part can be covered by the Assurance Maladie and the mutuelle, with prior approval.

From €300 per session; the treatment consists of two sessions 6 weeks apart. The consultation before the injection is free.

€350 to €550 depending on the amount of product. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €350 per syringe, most often 0.5 to 1 syringe on each side, with the number set at the consultation. The consultation before the injection is free.

From €4,000 to €8,000, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

Yes, once the Assurance Maladie medical adviser has approved a request for prior approval: it is a recognised malformation. The additional fees, €2,500 to €5,000 on a written quote, may be partly reimbursed by your mutuelle.

If the procedure is covered, only the additional fees remain payable: €2,500 to €5,000, on a written quote. As cosmetic surgery, the price is €6,000 to €8,500 depending on the techniques, on a written quote after the consultation (€100).

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It ranges from €3,000 to €6,000. Cosmetic liposuction is not reimbursed by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) or by mutuelles (top-up health insurance).

€5,000 to €10,000, implants included, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). Cosmetic breast augmentation is not reimbursed.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It ranges from €5,000 to €10,000. A cosmetic facelift is not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100) and ranges from €5,000 to €15,000 depending on any additional procedures. A cosmetic facelift is not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

The functional part can be covered by the Assurance Maladie and the mutuelle, with prior approval. Dr Médard de Chardon practises in Sector 2: additional fees apply, specified on the written quote.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). The functional part is covered with prior approval; the quote specifies the additional fees remaining payable by the patient or the mutuelle (€500 to €5,000).

From €3,000 to €7,500, on a written quote after the consultation (€100). Cosmetic liposuction is not reimbursed by French national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) or by top-up insurance (mutuelle).

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It ranges from €5,000 to €10,000. A cosmetic facelift is not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

No, a minor asymmetry corrected during a cosmetic breast augmentation is not reimbursed.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100); it depends on the complexity of the nose and the grafts needed, and ranges from €6,000 to €10,000.

The price is set on a written quote after the consultation (€100). It ranges from €3,000 to €5,000. A cosmetic facelift is not reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie or by mutuelles.

Depending on the treatment, no anaesthesia is needed, or an anaesthetic cream is applied before the session.

Pain is prevented by a combination of several drugs and, for the breasts and abdomen, most often by a nerve block that numbs the area for several hours.

Back to work the next day after Hyacorp injections, 5 to 10 days after a Brazilian butt lift, 7 days after liposuction, 15 to 21 days after an abdominoplasty or an arm or thigh lift, 21 days after a body lift.

Very slightly for the underarms and forehead, after an anaesthetic cream. The hands and feet, which are more sensitive, are treated under regional anaesthesia or under Kalinox.

No. The injections are given with micro-needles, without anaesthesia or after an anaesthetic cream, in 10 to 15 minutes.

0 to 2 days for inverted nipples, 3 to 7 days for breast lipofilling, 7 to 10 days for augmentation with implants, and 7 to 15 days for a lift or a reduction.

No. No compression garment and no anticoagulant; just a massage and a moisturising cream after the session.

You feel brief heat or tingling with each hair, more marked on the upper lip. A numbing cream can be applied before the session.

Labiaplasty causes little pain and labia majora fat transfer causes none. There are no stitches to remove.

It is only slightly painful: an anaesthetic cream or local anaesthesia is used, and most products contain an anaesthetic. The cannula further limits pain and bruising.

The sensation is brief, like an elastic band snapping, softened by the device’s cooling system. A numbing cream can be applied to sensitive areas.

The procedure is performed under local anaesthesia or sedation. Recovery involves little pain; the harvest site may remain tender for a few days.

After 5 to 7 days on average, while the swelling and bruising disappear.

Usually only a little. In addition to the general anaesthetic, the anaesthetist numbs the abdominal wall for several hours with an ultrasound-guided injection (TAP block), and painkillers are prescribed for the first few days.

After 15 to 21 days. Sport resumes in week 4, and an abdominal binder is worn for 1 month.

Work after 15 to 21 days. Sport after 4 weeks if it uses the lower body, 6 weeks if it uses the arms.

It is not painful. For the first few days the eyes may water and sting, and bruising often appears for 3 to 15 days.

Allow 7 to 10 days. The result is visible immediately and final at 6 months.

Work after 21 days, sport after 4 to 6 weeks.

From the next day, sitting on your sitting bones. Sport resumes after 2 weeks and work after 5 to 10 days.

Allow 7 to 10 days off work after augmentation with implants, with no driving for 7 days. Exercise resumes after 4 weeks for the lower body and 6 weeks for the upper body.

The breasts are only slightly painful, or not at all. Mild pain, like bruises, is felt in the liposuction areas for 7 to 15 days.

Time off work is 7 to 15 days. Driving resumes after 7 days, upper-body exercise after 6 weeks.

After 4 weeks. The medical support bra is worn for 4 weeks, then a bra without underwire for a further 4 weeks.

Often. Neck, back and shoulder pain caused by the weight of the breasts and by bra straps frequently decreases after a breast reduction.

After 4 weeks. The medical support bra is worn for 4 weeks, then a bra without underwire for a further 4 weeks.

The swelling of the cheeks partly hides the result for the first few days, then gradually goes down; the result is final at 3 months. Ice helps to reduce it.

From day 7 after the procedure.

Work after 15 days, sport after 6 weeks.

Yes: compression socks for 4 weeks and compression stockings for 15 days.

Very little: the anaesthetic cream combined with ice makes the session very bearable.

Pain is mild, mainly when chewing or talking in the case of a chin implant. The swelling has mostly gone within 15 to 21 days.

No: anaesthetic cream, ice, a product containing lidocaine and, if needed, local anaesthesia of the mental nerve make the session very bearable.

There is little pain; hair washing is allowed from day 2; the scalp swelling lasts 7 to 15 days; there are no stitches to remove.

It causes little pain. Patients mainly describe a feeling of tightness behind the ears and in the neck during the first few days.

Allow 15 to 21 days after a face and neck lift and about 15 days after a temporal lift. Bruising can last up to 3 weeks.

Swelling peaks around day 3 and subsides in 15 to 21 days. Bruising, which is rare, lasts 7 to 21 days.

Swelling of the chin lasts 10 to 20 days and bruising up to 3 weeks. Social downtime is 7 to 15 days.

2 to 4 weeks.

Work after 7 to 15 days, exercise involving the upper body after 4 weeks.

The pain is moderate, comparable to muscle stiffness, especially when sitting down or getting up. Bruising appears for 7 to 21 days and compression shorts are worn for 2 to 4 weeks.

Walking resumes the same day and everyday activities from day 3. Time off work is 7 days on average; swimming pool and sea are possible after 15 days.

There is no pain, but a feeling of tightness for about ten days. Minimal discomfort can be eased with paracetamol if needed.

After 10 days. The swelling of the forehead and eyelids also lasts about 10 days.

Very little: it is carried out under local anaesthesia with sedation, using a cannula, and recovery is straightforward.

From the next day to a few days; sport after about 3 weeks.

Not always: time off work is 0 to 2 days and there is no social downtime.

No. The procedure is carried out under general anaesthesia or local anaesthesia with sedation, as day surgery.

About 21 days.

Baths and sport after 7 days, intercourse after 15 days.

It causes little pain. It is carried out under general anaesthesia, as day surgery.

After 1 month for all three. The swelling lasts about 21 days.

Very little: an anaesthetic cream combined with ice, or a local anaesthetic of the lip nerves, makes the session very bearable.

It increases for the 2 days following the injection and then subsides; the final result can be judged after 3 to 4 days.

15 days day and night, then 15 days at night only. The headband holds the ears in their new position and protects them while they heal.

Pain is moderate and relieved by painkillers. Bruising is common for about 7 days.

Allow about 10 days of social downtime and 1 to 2 weeks before returning to work. Bruising disappears within 10 days at most and can be covered with make-up from day 3 or 4.

Very little: an anaesthetic cream combined with ice, or a local anaesthetic, makes the session very bearable.

Very little: the anaesthetic cream combined with ice makes the session very bearable.

Work after 15 to 21 days, sport after 6 weeks.

Yes: a compression panty for 4 weeks and compression stockings for 15 days.

Work after 7 to 15 days depending on your job, gentle sport after 3 weeks and intensive sport after 2 months.

Swelling and bruising last 7 to 15 days, peaking in the first two days. Social downtime is 15 days; work and sport resume at 15 days.

Bruising lasts 7 to 21 days. Social life resumes from day 15; time off work is 15 to 21 days.

Yes, recovery is more painful and the return to normal activity is later than with an implant in front of the muscle. These drawbacks are reduced with the dual plane.

Yes. The muscle is not lifted: recovery is less painful and the return to normal activity faster than with an implant behind the muscle.

For at least one month. They limit swelling, help the skin to retract and contribute to preventing phlebitis.

Swelling and bruising are common for 21 days. Social downtime is 15 to 21 days.

A nasal splint is worn for 7 to 10 days, with no nasal packing in more than 95% of cases. Social downtime is about 10 days and you must not blow your nose hard for 1 month. The final result can be assessed at 1 year.

After about 7 days. You go home the same evening, and the first shampoo is allowed the next day. Work and sport resume at 15 days.