Category: plastic surgery

The Psychology of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

A single day doesn’t go by in the office where a new patient doesn’t say in an initial consultation….”You might think I am vain….” or “You might think I am crazy…..” and then they go on to describe what bothers them or why they are there. I, of course, go on to reassure them Read More…

Complications from Cosmetic Surgery

Assessing Surgical Risks While surgery is incredibly commonplace, and is probably safer than driving to work or going into town everyday, there are always risks associated with its undertaking. When the operation is medically necessary (improving function or decreasing pain), the acceptance of surgical risks is usually taken much more ‘lightly’, the alternative options are Read More…

What’s New in Sunscreens

SPF and PFA – What do they mean? Protection from excessive sun exposure and UV rays is one of the most basic approaches to anti-aging skin management. The importance of the use of sunscreen is well acknowledged but most people do not realize that their sunscreen does not block all UV rays well. Of the Read More…

Basic Concepts of Ethnic Rhinoplasty

Maintaining Ethnic Appearance in Nose Surgery As the cultural makeup of the United States continues to change, people of all ethnic groups represent an increasing number of patients seeking plastic surgery. One of the sought after operations is that of rhinoplasty. Ethnic groups have certain characteristics to their noses (outer appearance) that is quite different Read More…

Free Breast Augmentation Surgery??

Website for Sponsoring Breast Implant Surgery Just when I thought I had seen most everything in plastic surgery…..something stranger and more incredulous appears. With the ever increasing number of women undergoing breast augmentation, over 350,000 last year in the United States, the issue of affordability is a not uncommon problem with this procedure. Due to Read More…

Facial Exercises And Their Potential Anti-Aging Effects

Can Exercising Reduce Facial Wrinkles and Lift Sagging Skin ?? One methods that has been touted for over fifty years to reduce facial wrinkling and aging is exercising the facial muscles. One of the original books on this subject was entitled Lift Up Your Face from the 1950s, which I actually have a copy in my Read More…

Otoplasty (Ear Setback) Surgery

While there are many other plastic surgery procedures that are more popular, one of the most simple and dramatic procedures is that of otoplasty. Performed in around 20,000 Americans last year, it has one of the most dramatic effects on self-image of any operation in plastic surgery. Usually done in younger patients (most commonly Read More…

Customized Double Chin Correction Surgery

Whether it be the younger patient who has always had a fuller neck or the older patient who has developed a neck ‘waddle’, the double chin appearance is an undesired facial look. It can be caused by either too much neck fat, loose neck skin, or a short chin or jaw. In the Read More…

Abdominal Etching – Six Pack Surgery

Six-pack Abdominal Surgery The ultimate abdominal definition is the visible outline of the underlying abdominal muscles. Known as the six-pack look, it is actually caused by the enlargement of the rectus muscles, the lack of fat between the skin and the muscles, and the outward appearance of the inscriptions of the rectus muscle (which actually Read More…

Injectable Rhinoplasty

Quick Fix for a Nose ?? In 2006, nearly 150,000 in the United States underwent nose reshaping surgery. (rhinoplasty) Most of these procedures were undoubtably done for reduction of large humps, wide nasal tips, or long noses. In some patients, however, there is a need for augmentation of too small areas of the nose, such Read More…