Category: skin care

What’s New In Medical Skin Care? Peptides

Topical Peptides have the Potential to Stimulate Collagen One of the newer skin ‘stimulants’ that have come onto the scene recently are peptides. These are small proteins that help stimulate collagen production in the deep layers of the skin, tyhus having an anti-aging effect. There has been a buzz about these proteins and they are Read More…

What’s New in Medical Skin Care? Vitamin A Derivatives

Vitamin A has Anti-Aging Properties in Different Formulations One could argue that the original, and certainly now the most-studied, anti-aging topical skin care cream is Vitamin A, specifically the retinoid family of Vitamin A derivatives. The pharmaceutical compound of Retin-A has been around for two decades and its effectiveness at decreasing wrinkles is well established. Read More…

Saline vs Silicone Breast Implants in Breast Augmentation

How to Choose between Saline or Silicone Implants in Breast Augmentation Since silicone breast implants have been re-introduced to the commerical market in late 2006, this has provided women with a choice in breast augmentation. While some plastic surgeons may favor one type of breast implant over another, the reality is that both breast implants Read More…

What’s New in Medical Skin Care? Antioxidant Nutrients

Over-the-Counter Antioxidant Skin Care Nutrients The single most popular and touted anti-aging ingredient in skin care are the anti-oxidants. They are in many topical products and are the buzz word in skin care over the past few years. They chemically work by destroying free radicals, which are destructive unstable molecules that form in the skin Read More…

Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic Hand Surgery at IU Health North Hospital

Joint Plastic and Hand Surgery at IU Health North Hospital Over the past twenty-five years, I have had the opportunity to operate on hundreds of facial trauma patients and repair thousands of facial fractures. I have done so many over the years that I was a co-author on a major 1000 page textbook on Read More…

What’s New in Medical Skin Care? – Injectable Fillers

New Versions of Injectable Fillers keep coming…..and more are on the way! Next to Botox coming out of a needle, the use of injectable fillers is only slightly less popular as a cosmetic injection method. While collagen was the only injectable filler for lines and wrinkles from 1981 to 2003, there has been a Read More…

The Geometry of Scar Revision in Plastic Surgery

Concern about scars, those one already has or those that might occur from an upcoming surgery, is a frequent patient concern. As a plastic surgeon, I see patients weekly that have existing scars from injury or surgery and would like them improved. While scars come in many varieties and can be treated by numerous methods, Read More…

What’s New in Medical Skin Care? Fractional Laser Resurfacing

I frequently get asked what is the new in the world of medical skin care by my patients as well as others. As I think back over 2007, I have put into my practice the following anti-aging medical treatments which I feel are quite promising. The removal of an outer facal skin layer to improve Read More…

Use of the Limited Facelift in Early Facial Aging

The Role of the Limited Facelift in the Younger Patient The last five years has seen the introduction and popularity of numerous non-surgical or minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation. The list includes Botox, injectable fillers, skin tightening devices, and threadlifts. Each one of these techniques has carved out a niche amongst facial improvement Read More…

The Metallic-Coated Breast Implant

Metal on a Breast Implant…..Intriguing Approach I just read recently of a new twist on a breast implant concept. (Cosmetic Surgery Times, January 2008) In an effort to deal with the problem of capsular contracture (hardening around a breast implant due to too much scar formation), a novel approach is being tested. In France, Read More…