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Effectiveness of AntiBruising Effects of Arnica Montana in Plastic Surgery

Almost every procedure done in facial plastic surgery causes some temporary swelling and bruising. Bruising in the face is hard to hide and is a telltale sign of having had surgery and can take weeks to completely resolve in some cases. Therefore anything that can be done before surgery to help lessen the amount of Read More…

Patient Testimonials: Tummy Tuck and Breast Reduction (Mommy Makeover)

The Mommy Makeover – Tummy Tuck and Breast Reshaping (Reduction) I couldn’t remember if I sent you guys an after surgery picture. I just wanted to thank you guys again for all your help with the tummy tuck and breast reduction. I’ve been exercising 2 hours a days and eating right. I am not quite Read More…

Fat Injections as a Potential Scar Therapy

The re-emergence of fat grafting and its now widespread use can be credited to many factors. But one of the most significant of these is the realization that fat is a ubiquitous connective tissue which contains a plethora of stem cells. Many of the improvements in tissue quality seen after fat grafting have been credited Read More…

Decision-Making for the Aesthetic Surgery Patient

I often wonder how the aesthetic patient today makes a decision, having to wade through a sea of information and options available for cosmetic enhancement. It is a daunting prospect to sort out fact from fiction, hype from reality and marketing from credibility. When you grasp how difficult and bewildering this process can be for Read More…

Case Study: Mega Abdominal Scar Revision

Background: Abdominal wall disruptions and deformities occur from a wide variety of problems. But infection from traumatic injury, surgery or a bowel-related disease process can produce a devastating and life-threatening abdominal wound problem due to having to be packed open. Once the infection is cleared, the open abdominal wound can usually be secondarily closed once Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Growing Noses and Ears

Aging affects on aspects of the face from the skin down to the bone. Virtually no structure at any tissue level is spared. But some facial structures have been purported to actually keep growing as we age, a biologic process that seem contradictory to the general aging process where cellular division and turnover slows down Read More…

Case Study: Shaped Breast Implant Augmentation

Background: When women consider breast augmentation, they understandably spent an enormous amount of time focusing on the size of the implanted result. Along with that assessment comes the consideration of the breast shape which they assume comes from the effect of the implant. While this is somewhat true, there is also a strong influence of Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Lip Implants

The use of implants for lip augmentation is a surgical procedure that adds permanent volume to the lips. It is done as an office procedure under local anesthesia if done alone or in the operating room under general anesthesia if it is included as part of a collection of other plastic surgery procedures. The Read More…

Preferences in Arm Lift Scar Location and Shapes

Arm lifts, also known as a brachioplasty, is the most effective procedure to reduce the circumferential measurement of the upper for a profound tightening effect. Because it involves a scar, however, its use is usually restricted to the patient who has drooping ‘batwings’ which usually occurs after significant weight loss in women. But even Read More…