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The Health Benefits of Liposuction and Tummy Tucks

  Excess body weight is a well known health risk. Large accumulations of body fat contribute to cardiovascular disease and diabetes and lower one’s lifespan. Significant and sustained weight loss through a diet and exercise program is the best treatment approach and there is endless medical evidence to support the effectiveness of overall body fat Read More…

Injection Therapies for the Gaunt Runner’s Face

  The benefits from exercise are tremendous and their merits become even more significant as we get older. We also live in a time when it is not uncommon for a 45 or 50 year person to run half-marathons. There are probably more than people, both men and women, that are avid runners and exercise Read More…

Case Study: Breast Reduction with Free Nipple Grafting

  Background:  Breast reduction remains one of the most common reconstructive plastic surgery procedures. It provides not only reduction in the size of a large breast but it also lifts and reshapes it as well. The amount that the breast is reduced or how much it is lifted is based on patient preference and what Read More…

The Unique Skin of the Eyelids and Lips

  The skin throughout our bodies is often perceived as being fairly similar. Although the basic makeup of the skin (epidermis and dermal components) is the same from the face to the toes, there are substantial differences in their ratios and thicknesses at different bodily locations. These differences can not only take advantage of , Read More…

Non-Surgical Treatments for the Aging Eyes, Brows and Forehead

  Aging is inevitable and it begins to appear first around the eyes. With familiar names, such as crow’s feet, 11s, dark circles, bags and hooding, they indicate how visible and concerning these aging issues around the eyes can be. While surgical eyelid tucks and browlifts can offer dramatic improvements, many women and some men Read More…

Who Is Your Cosmetic Surgeon? – Part 2

  Inadequate training and poor judgment account for a disproportionate number of complications and unsatisfactory results that occur annually from cosmetic surgery procedures. With so many different types of doctors doing cosmetic surgery, how can one make a safe and wise choice? In days gone by, the use of the terms such as ‘board-certified’ and Read More…

Who Is Your Cosmetic Surgeon? – Part 1

  A front page article in USA today reviewed a burgeoning problem in the world of cosmetic surgery…a growing number of complications spurned by surgeons of dubious training backgrounds. As insurance reimbursements have continued downward to abysmal levels, doctors who are trained in many other medical specialities than plastic surgery are either doing or opening Read More…

Off-Label Uses Of Aesthetic Injectable Treatments

  Injectable treatments have become mainstream due to their effectiveness and ease of use. Their growth is also fueled by the use of a growing and diverse base of injectors from every physician specialty to nurses and medical assistants. The other unspoken and forgotten reason for injectable treatment growth is their off-label uses. Botox and Read More…

New Injectable Aesthetic Face and Body Treatments

  The growth of injectable aesthetic treatments is largely fueled by the number of products that are available to use. Between neuromuscular paralyzing agents, volumizing fillers and sclerotherapy agents, there are over fifteen products currently available. That is about to grow by two new products and on-label indications. Moving alongside Botox and Dysport will be Read More…

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