Breast and body surgery · Vancouver and North Vancouver
Refined, not overdone.
Breast augmentation, lift and reduction, tummy tuck, liposuction and more, with Dr. Geoff Masschelein, MD, FRCSC, Specialist in Plastic Surgery. The aim is subtle refinement, with no more surgery than you need.
The first step is a complimentary, friendly call with a patient care manager.
How we plan breast and body surgery
Small, deliberate changes that suit your frame and your goals. Sometimes the right plan is a smaller procedure, one surgery instead of two, or a non-surgical option.
A DEXA scan can measure lean muscle, fat and bone density before surgery. If an implant is part of your plan, you look at sample implants together at your consultation.
Dr. Masschelein explains what recovery will look like for you, and gives you your own timeline for getting back to daily activities.
Surgery is one step. A stable weight, and non-surgical and regenerative aesthetic treatments when they suit you, are part of the long view.
Breast and body surgery
Dr. Masschelein looks at your frame, your skin and your goals before recommending anything. Every plan is personal, and some are smaller than people expect.
Breast
Volume
Silicone or saline implants placed through discreet incisions, over or under the muscle, with size, profile and placement chosen for your anatomy and goals. Recovery is 1 to 2 weeks for most daily activities.
All about breast augmentation →Lift and shape
Reshapes and raises the breasts by removing excess skin and repositioning the nipple and areola. Dr. Masschelein chooses the technique (periareolar, vertical or anchor) by how much the breast has descended. Often combined with an implant when you want both lift and volume. Recovery is 2 to 3 weeks.
All about breast lift →Comfort and proportion
Removes excess breast tissue, fat and skin for a size in proportion with your body, and addresses physical symptoms such as back pain, shoulder grooving and skin irritation. Techniques preserve nipple sensation and breastfeeding potential where possible. Recovery is 2 to 3 weeks.
All about breast reduction →Explant
Removes breast implants, with or without the scar tissue capsule around them (capsulectomy). Dr. Masschelein performs a total (en bloc) capsulectomy when indicated, and implant removal can be combined with a lift. Recovery is 1 to 2 weeks.
All about breast implant removal →Nipple and areola
Corrects inverted, oversized or uneven nipples and enlarged areolas, on their own or together with breast surgery. Most nipple procedures are done under local anaesthesia, and recovery is minimal.
All about nipple procedures →Male chest
Reduces enlarged male breast tissue with a combination of liposuction and removal of glandular tissue, tailored to how much tissue there is. Recovery is 1 to 2 weeks, with a compression garment.
All about gynecomastia surgery →Body
Abdomen
Removes excess abdominal skin and fat and tightens the abdominal muscles beneath. Dr. Masschelein performs full, mini and extended tummy tucks, depending on your anatomy, and often combines it with liposuction. Recovery is 3 to 4 weeks.
All about tummy tuck →Contour
Removes localised fat from areas such as the abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms and back. Dr. Masschelein uses the tumescent technique for precise contouring, and liposuction is often combined with other body procedures. Recovery is 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the areas treated.
All about liposuction →Arms
Removes excess skin and fat from the upper arms, with the incision placed along the inner arm, where it is least visible. Often chosen after significant weight loss. Recovery is 1 to 2 weeks.
All about arm lift →After pregnancy
Breast surgery (augmentation, lift or reduction) and abdominal contouring (tummy tuck, liposuction or both) combined in one surgery, chosen for your goals and anatomy. One surgery means one recovery instead of two. Recovery is 3 to 4 weeks.
All about mommy makeover →Personal comfort
Reduces or reshapes the labia minora for physical comfort or personal preference, using the trim or wedge technique depending on your anatomy. Done under local anaesthesia with sedation, with sensitivity and discretion. Recovery is 2 to 4 weeks.
All about labiaplasty →Buttocks
Your own fat, taken by liposuction, usually from the abdomen, and placed in the buttocks, with the change planned to suit your frame. Done on its own, or planned with a tummy tuck or mommy makeover in the same surgery.
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Skin
Your own fat, refined through a fine filter into a smooth liquid that is placed in the skin. Used in areas such as the décolleté, around the mouth and in the face.
Coming soon
Free guideThe Essential Guide to Breast and Body Surgery: Dr. Masschelein's answers to the questions most people have before a consultation, for breast and body surgery.
Get the guideVideos
Short videos, filmed at 8 West: who a breast augmentation suits, and how an implant is chosen in surgery.
In their words
Talk it through with our team →
0:37Why Dr. Masschelein suggests waiting until your weight is stable: a big change afterwards can change how the skin sits.
0:40In most people the belly button is kept, and moved to a new place in the skin. Dr. Masschelein explains how.
0:30Why a larger implant on its own barely changes where the nipple sits, and when a lift is needed to recentre it.
Inside the surgery
Two things shape most breast plans: where the breast and nipple sit today, and how much volume you want.
When the nipple still sits fairly high, an implant can add the volume you want. When the breast and nipple have descended, a lift recentres the nipple on the breast, which an implant can't do on its own. When you want both, a lift and an implant are often planned as one surgery.
An implant sits over the muscle, beneath the breast tissue, or under the muscle. Dr. Masschelein recommends the placement, size and profile for your anatomy, and checks the fit with sizers during surgery before the final implant goes in.
For the body, a tummy tuck removes skin and tightens the muscles beneath, and liposuction removes fat. Breast and body procedures can be combined in one surgery when that suits your goals.
Talk it through with our team →Your surgeon
Dr. Geoff Masschelein, MD, FRCSC, Specialist in Plastic Surgery. At 8 West, he performs breast surgery, body contouring and aesthetic body procedures.
He completed his medical degree and his plastic surgery training at Western University. He takes time to listen and explain, so you leave your consultation knowing what is possible for your anatomy, what is realistic, and what recovery involves.
Meet Dr. Masschelein →
How it works
Send the form below or call (604) 733-1669.
We answer your questions and help you figure out your next step, with no commitment.
He assesses your anatomy and goals and plans your surgery with you. The consultation has a fee.
Dr. Masschelein performs your surgery and explains what to expect as you recover.
Free guide
Dr. Masschelein's answers to the questions most people have before a consultation. Inside:
Questions
Our other services
8 West Clinic also offers health testing, hormone optimization, regenerative aesthetic treatments, laser and light treatments and non-surgical body treatments. A patient care manager can tell you more about any of them.
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Planning ahead
Our team is in Vancouver and North Vancouver. Financing is available through partner companies, and we can help you choose an option that fits your budget.
Every patient is unique and treatment results vary.
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