In short. The verifiable profile of Tongchun Mao, MD: his role at Chongqing West District Hospital, the breast and body contouring operations he performs, and how he makes surgical decisions.
Key points
- Body contouring is not a volume business in the sense that word usually carries.
- A consultation is also a decision about whether an operation should happen at all, and every honest practice turns patients away: those whose expectations surgery cannot meet, those whose weight is not yet stable, and those for whom combining procedures would add more risk than benefit.
- The operations a surgeon declines are part of the judgement you are hiring.
Tongchun Mao (毛彤春), MD, is an aesthetic surgeon at Chongqing West District Hospital, where he serves as Deputy Director and Head of Aesthetic Surgery in the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center. This page sets out his breast and body contouring practice in plain terms: his role, the operations within his scope, and the way he approaches surgical decisions. It publishes only what can be verified, and it deliberately avoids the inflated titles that crowd too many doctor profiles.
Role and scope of practice
Dr. Mao personally performs more than 700 operations a year. His breast practice covers augmentation with implants or with the patient’s own fat, mastopexy, reduction for symptomatic macromastia, and nipple and areola surgery. His body practice covers abdominoplasty, liposuction, and staged contouring after major weight loss. That volume matters for one reason: surgical judgement is built case by case, and a busy practice forces discipline in selection, planning, and follow-up instead of permitting improvisation.
The team, and the hospital behind it
Surgery is not a solo activity. Dr. Mao works within a four-doctor team at the center: Shaoliang Wang (王韶亮), who serves as Center Director, together with Ke He (何锞) and Yongbo Jia (贾勇波). Operating inside a tertiary general hospital means that anesthesia, laboratory and imaging workup, blood banking, and intensive-care support stand behind every operation — a safety net that matters most precisely when something does not go to plan.
Volume with restraint
Body contouring is not a volume business in the sense that word usually carries. A consultation is also a decision about whether an operation should happen at all, and every honest practice turns patients away: those whose expectations surgery cannot meet, those whose weight is not yet stable, and those for whom combining procedures would add more risk than benefit. The operations a surgeon declines are part of the judgement you are hiring.
How a surgical decision gets made here
Three principles run through the guides on this site. First, measurement before design: skin quality, tissue laxity, fat distribution, and the patient’s own proportions set the limits of any plan, and a plan drawn from a template rather than from a body is how operated results happen. Second, the smallest operation that achieves the stated goal, because every additional step adds scar, risk, and recovery. Third, honest follow-up: swelling resolves over weeks, scars mature over months, and the result of most body surgery is fairly judged at six to twelve months.
What this site is for
The guides collected here explain the operations within this scope — how an augmentation decision is framed, why no breast implant is a lifetime device, what a lift can and cannot change, when reduction is a medical rather than an aesthetic operation, what abdominoplasty actually repairs, and what recovery honestly costs. They are written to help you ask better questions, of Dr. Mao or of any surgeon you consult. Nothing on this site replaces a personal examination.
Be cautious of any profile that
- Promises a specific cup size, a guaranteed result, or scarless surgery — no surgeon can deliver these.
- Quotes a price or a package before anyone has examined you or asked about your history.
- Offers a discount that expires, and rushes you toward a date rather than inviting a measured consultation.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dr. Mao’s role and scope at Chongqing West District Hospital?
He is Deputy Director and Head of Aesthetic Surgery in the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center. His breast practice covers augmentation with implants or with the patient’s own fat, mastopexy, reduction for symptomatic macromastia, and nipple and areola surgery; his body practice covers abdominoplasty, liposuction, and staged contouring after major weight loss.
How does a surgical decision get made in his practice?
Measurement before design, because skin quality, tissue laxity, fat distribution and the patient’s own proportions set the limits of any plan. The smallest operation that achieves the stated goal, because every additional step adds scar, risk and recovery. And honest follow-up, because results of most body surgery are fairly judged at six to twelve months.
What should make me cautious about a clinic profile?
One that promises a specific cup size, a guaranteed result or scarless surgery, since no surgeon can deliver those. One that quotes a price or a package before anyone has examined you or asked about your history. And one that offers a discount that expires and rushes you toward a date rather than inviting a measured consultation.
Risks & Limitations
- Breast implants are not lifetime devices: capsular contracture, rupture, rippling and malposition can occur and may need further surgery.
- Seroma and other fluid collections, which may require drainage; seroma is a signature complication of abdominoplasty.
- Wound-healing problems and widened or permanent scars.
- Asymmetry and contour irregularities; perfect symmetry is not achievable.
- Numbness or changed nipple and skin sensation, which may be temporary or permanent.
- Venous thromboembolism (DVT/PE) risk after long procedures — prevention is part of the surgical plan.
- Fat necrosis or contour irregularity after fat transfer; some of the transferred fat does not survive.
- Liposuction is contouring, not weight loss, and does not prevent future weight regain.
When to Seek Care
- Chest pain, shortness of breath or a swollen, painful calf — possible clot; seek emergency care immediately.
- Fever, spreading redness, warmth or discharge from a wound.
- A breast that becomes hard, painful or changes shape suddenly.
- Severe abdominal pain, distension or vomiting after body surgery.
- Bleeding or a rapidly expanding swelling at the operative site.
References & Further Reading
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) — breast surgery and safety guidance
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — breast implant safety information
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, UK) — relevant guidance
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and it does not cite individual studies. Discuss your own case with a qualified clinician. To arrange an assessment at Chongqing West District Hospital, see Contact & Consultation.