Category: breast reduction

Scars in African-American Breast Reductions

Large breasts, known medically as macromastia, affects a significant percent of the female population. Last year, nearly 90,000 breast reductions were performed in the United States according to statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Breast reduction surgery can not only offer cosmetic benefits (a breast lift) but medical benefits as well, relieving Read More…

Orbital Rim Implants for Tear Troughs and Lower Eyelid Hollowing

The area around the eyes is known in plastic surgery as the periorbita or the periorbital region. It consists of the eyelids and cheek soft tissue which is supported underneath by the bones of the orbital rims and the zygoma. How this area appears externally, in both youth and as one ages, is highly Read More…

Vitamins and Plastic Surgery

The concept of a daily intake of a vitamin pill has been around for nearly one hundred years. Healthy or chronically ill, the taking of a vitamin supplement seems like good nutritional insurance with no real downside. Offering 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of many important vitamins, a multivitamin is a Read More…

Man Boob (Gynecomastia) Reduction in the Young Male

The condition known as ‘Man Boobs’ is getting a lot of attention in the media recently. Known medically as gynecomastia, any enlargement or expansion of an otherwise flat chest in a man is being given this unflattering name. The man boob problem is a wide spectrum of chest wall deformities that are just as Read More…

Mentor’s Premium Warranty Program for Breast Implants

Like many available retail products, breast implants have manufacturer warranties. Many patients do not think of or are unaware that such warranties actually exist. The only two implant manufacturers in the U.S., Mentor and Allergan, both have them and they have historically been relatively the same offerings. Such warranties apply to both saline and Read More…

Antioxidants in Skin Care Products – What Do They Do?

Antioxidants are a common buzzword in both skin care and numerous health care supplements over the past decade. Preventing ‘oxidation’ in aging certainly seems like a good idea. But few who use these products probably understand how they work and what exactly are they supposed to treat. In addition, when and how are you Read More…

Weight Loss after Liposuction – How Much and For How Long?

One of the most common questions that liposuction patients ask is…how much weight will I use after surgery? It is well known that plastic surgeons do not consider liposuction and weight loss in the same sentence. It is not a weight loss technique and we don’t want any patient to use that as a Read More…

Copper Impregnated Pillowcases and Sheets – Improving Your Beauty Sleep

Methods of decreasing the effects of aging on skin continues to find new and innovative approaches. The most recent one that I have come across is that of what you can do while you are sleeping…and it doesn’t come from an applied cream or lotion. Rather it is something that is embedded in pillowcases and Read More…

Common Concerns about Cheek Implant Surgery

A face that has good skeletal contours, which some would call sculpted, is desired by many young men and women. The appearance of high cheekbones is one important element of achieving such a look. Cheekbones create a well-defined face by creating an upper facial prominence which makes the lower face look thinner. Such a Read More…

Case Study: Chin Implant Removal and Osteotomy Replacement

Background: Like all surgical implants used in the body, chin implants do have some long-term effects. This is particularly true when they are used improperly or are inadequately positioned. Long-term effects could be underlying bone resorption and loss of horizontal projection. This is most commonly seen with the chin implant is positioned too high Read More…