Dr. Daniel Maman

According to New York plastic surgeon Daniel Maman, MD, seeking cosmetic enhancement should be seamless and exciting. He sees his patients at the chic residential building 740 Park Avenue on the Upper East Side. He has established a distinguished, boutique-style practice focusing on both plastic and reconstructive surgery, particularly of the breasts and body. He is a highly sought-after surgeon for his impeccable breast lift, augmentation, reduction, revision and reconstruction procedures. According to the doctor, he and his staff, “work hard to ensure patients have a stress-free and memorable experience from the point of contact, to follow up from surgery and beyond.”

1. What sets my practice apart
   Our level of patient care and attention to detail along every step, from consultation to post-surgical care
2. Celeb photo my patients most often bring in
   Angelina Jolie
3. My motto
   Patient safety always comes first
4. The future of my field
   Cosmetic surgery will continue to get safer and safer
5. Three words that best describe me
   Artistic, meticulous, detail-obsessed
6. How i would spend extra time in a day
   Walking my three daughters to school
7. Most memorable patient reaction
   Crying; it says it all
8. What i love most about my profession
   It is as much an art as it is a science
9. What is the biggest misconception about breast implants?
   Breast implants DO NOT need to be changed every 10 years. The newest generation of implants will ideally last 20-30 years
10. Career-defining procedure
    Dual plane breast augmentation, which allows patients to age with their implants
11. The procedure i perform most often
    Breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction and abdominoplasty
12. Career-defining procedure
    Dual-plane breast augmentation— the newest approach to breast implant positioning
13. Three things everyone should do before surgery
    Research your surgeon, make sure your expectations are realistic and don’t shop for a surgeon based on the price!
14. How my profession has evolved
    The spectrum of available implants has changed. In addition to saline and silicone implants, we now have “gummy bear” cohesive gel breast implants
15. How do you show patients you care post-treatment?
    Every patient gets my personal cell phone number and my staff and I are in constant contact
16. How do you help your patients decide on size?
    Every patient gets 3-D Vectra imaging, the most state-of-art, technologically advanced method for implant sizing
17. What three things should everyone do before surgery?
    Seek out an expert in cosmetic breast surgery, research your surgeon and don’t shop for surgeon based on price
18. Your most common patient request
    To be able to drop their kids off at school and for no one to know they have had implants
19. What are your most common procedures?
    Breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, correction of breast asymmetry, revisional breast augmentation, tummy tuck and rectus diastasis repair
20. What is your approach to breast augmentation?
    For your breasts to look so natural that no one can tell you’ve had breast surgery
21. Three words that best describe me
    Artistic, meticulous, detail-obsessed
22. What should everyone do before surgery?
    Seek out an expert, do research and don’t make a decision based on price. Always look for quality of before and after photos reflecting natural, conservative results that aren’t overdone
23. What are you best known for?
    Breast augmentations, breast lifts, breast reductions and tummy tucks. My practice is built on complex breast revision, including replacing old implants, treating capsular contracture and correcting breast asymmetry
24. What procedures do you most frequently perform together?
    Breast augmentation or lift with an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with liposuction, commonly referred to as a “Mommy Makeover”
25. How do you choose the right breast implants?
    I custom-order implants for each patient using photorealistic VECTRA® 3D imaging on every breast patient. There is both an art and science to choosing the right shape, texture, projection and gel type
26. What is your approach to breast augmentation?
    I prefer smaller, natural-looking implants that are soft, supple and undetectable. No one should be able to tell that you’ve had implants or breast surgery