DR. JAMES LYONS
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From experience, I’ve created a very sophisticated view of the nuanced shapes and contours that create the most attractive body for someone at any given age. —DR. JAMES LYONS
career as a plastic surgeon, notable author, and former clinical instructor at Yale University --- and even as a national ballroom dancing champion. After earning his medical degree at Georgetown University, Dr. Lyons furthered his training in general and plastic surgery at Georgetown University and Yale University, respectively. Early on, Dr. Lyons found his niche with breast cancer patients, performing reconstructive surgeries post mastectomy. “Working with women during the most difficult time in their lives teaches you how to treat people in a sensitive, compassionate way that eventually permeates into all areas of aesthetic surgery,” he says. Over the years, Dr. Lyons gradually developed a keen interest into
the nature and physiology of fat --- not only how it impacts a person’s outward appearance --- but also the health and ability of an individual to achieve weight loss, something that can become incredibly challenging with aging. His 2009 and 2011 books “The Brown Fat Revolution” and “Lose the Fat, Lose the Years” earned him a reputation as a fat expert, with the former book being placed on the “Top 10 Notable New Diet Books” by Time magazine. Dr. Lyons has dedicated his career to understanding the interactions between good fat (termed “brown fat”) and bad fat on aging and weight gain. His 2009 book detailed a novel physiological approach to weight loss by maximizing the percentage of good fat in the body in an informative and attainable treatment plan that includes both dietary modifications and an exercise plan. Joining forces with Mesos, Dr. Lyons has now helped create a comprehensive approach to liposuction and weight loss, adding his lipocontouring skills developed over more than three decades of perfecting. “From experience, I’ve created a very sophisticated
view of the nuanced shapes and contours that create the most attractive body for someone at any given age” he explains. “Women in their 40’s may start to notice extra fat in the lower abdomen whereas women over 50 tend to have noticeable signs of aging on their arms and extra fat around the bra line, no one person is exactly the same. As you age, your body’s needs also change dramatically; this is a routine concern shown by our Villages patients and, as surgeons, we need to strongly take that into consideration”, he affirms. His dedication to detail and aesthetic harmony is his most valued surgical instinct; “I’ve never met a patient who wanted to look better than I wanted them to look and if I can apply my artistic eye for the aesthetics of the aging body then I’m much more likely to not only meet a patient’s expectations but to exceed them.” Dedication to aesthetic and medical quality is no news for Mesos; for the last 10 years, Mesos has been committed to providing a complete array of services and treatments that impact both the external appearance as well as the inner well-being of patients, including weight loss and hormone replacement programs, offered by Carrie Blevins, MS, RD, as cornerstones of a holistic approach to the individual. Mesos, a Greek term meaning middle or balance, is thus a fitting name for the plastic surgery practice whose catch phrase is “Embrace Health, Reveal Beauty.” Mesos Plastic Surgery was voted Best Plastic Surgery practice in their local newspaper in 2016 and in 2017 was named a Center for
