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Smartlipo and Skin Tightening

Smartlipo, or laser liposuction, is touted to have the dual effect of fat removal and skin tightening. There are considerable discussions and debates on the internet, plastic surgery meetings, as well as other venues about whether this claim of skin tightening is real and can be verified. While much ongoing clinical and scientific work Read More…

Botox for Excessive Armpit Sweating (Axillary Hyperhidrosis)

Excessive sweating, also known as primary focal hyperhidrosis (PFH), is a disorder of the sweat glands that may involve the axillae, palms of the hands or soles of the feet. Why the sweat glands produce such high volumes of fluid is not known. This problem affects nearly 3% of the US population and is Read More…

Vertical Chin Lengthening of the Short Chin and Lower Facial Height

Chin augmentation is a multi-dimensional procedure. While most chin enhancements are for horizontal movements, there is a small subset of people who need vertical lengthening only or a combination of vertical and horizontal increases. When the chin is short in height, the distance between the lower lip and the bottom of the chin is Read More…

Laser Resurfacing for Self-Mutilation Scars

Self-mutilation behavior is defined as the deliberate, repetitive, and non-lethal harming of one’s self. This could include a variety of harmful skin injuries including cutting, scratching, and burning, all of which leaves visible. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice over the years, I have seen all of these types of injuries due to the scars Read More…

Weight Loss Medications and Plastic Surgery

Some patients that I see for body contouring ask about diet pill medication and request that I either recommend one or write them a prescription for a pharmaceutical weight loss drug. While I am not a diet doctor per se, I think there are some basic concepts for patients to understand. If you see Read More…

Allay Menstrual Patch – Clinical Trial Results

Objectives: To test the safety and effectiveness of a wearable Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field device (PEMF), called the Allay Period Relief Patch, for the symptomatic relief of the pain associated with dysmenorrhea. Design: A prospective randomized double-blinded and positive controlled clinical trial was conducted in two different cities (Indianapolis and San Francisco) of randomly selected women Read More…

D-Day, World War II and Plastic Surgery

As we commemorate D-day now 65 years later, this brings to mind for me how this and the previous World War shaped and propelled Plastic Surgery into the limelight of modern medicine. The father of modern plastic surgery, British surgeon Harold Gillies (1882 -1960), developed many plastic surgery techniques during World War I. (1914-1918) Since Read More…

Injectable Filler Treatments – The DBS Standard for Safety

The death earlier this year of a New York woman who had silicone injections into her thighs and buttocks speaks to an uncommon but dangerous practice. That of illegal injections that is creating a disturbing pattern across the United States. The allure of cheap injection treatments can make the most uneducated consumer make a Read More…

Laser Etching for Abdominal Six-Pack Surgery

Abdominal etching is a well known liposuction technique that is used primarily in male torso contouring. What was once used to shape and contour the abdomen in male body builders is now more widely used for leaner males who desire what their own workout routinues can not give them. It is not a shaping Read More…

Septorhinoplasty – Combined Procedure for Improved Nasal Function and Appearance

The nasal septum is recognized by most people as an internal nasal structure that often is not straight and may lead to breathing problems. The nasal septum is the wall between the nostrils that separates the two nasal passages. It provides significant support to the dorsal line of the nose and directs airflow. The septum Read More…