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A Review of the Safety of Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Since silicone gel breast implants have been re-introduced for patient use in late 2006, they rapidly have become the preferred implant for many breast augmentations. Yet, despite FDA-approval, many patients (even relatively young ones) understandably ask about their safety. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I routinuely tell patients that they are perfectly safe Read More…

Face Transplants – Remarkable Achievements in Plastic Surgey

The second face transplant in the United States was performed earlier this week at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The first U.S. face transplant was done in December 2008 at Cleveland Clinic. To date, there have been 7 face transplants done worldwide, 4 in France, 2 in the U.S. and one in China. Read More…

Getting Rid of the Double Chin Deformity

The double chin is not truly two chins in the classic sense. Rather it is one upper chin (true chin) that is bony in nature and a lower chin that is really an accumulation of fat. (false chin) The development of fat accumulation can occur quite easily beneath the jawline in some people. For Read More…

Understanding Mini- vs Full Tummy Tuck Surgery

If dieting, sit-ups and walking and running leave you still far from your goal of a flatter belly, then a tummy tuck could be the only surgical solution. Everyone recognizes what a tummy tuck is, the removal of extra skin and fat from the abdominal area and tightening of the abdominal muscles all at Read More…

Smartlipo and Its Capability of Skin Tightening

One of the basic principles of liposuction is that after fat is removed, you need less skin. In other words, skin must shrink down due to less fat underneath it after surgery. A good result is often very dependent on that happening. And how well it happens has a lot to do with the Read More…

Cheek Implants for the Aging Face

One of the common facial aging changes for some people is the loss of fullness in the middle of the face and a longer distance between the height of the lower eyelid and the prominence of the cheek. This is most apparent when you look in the mirror and notice a flattening of the Read More…

Nipple Sensation after Breast Augmentation

There is always some concern that the sensation to the nipple may be decreased or lost after breast augmentation. Since the placement of a breast implant and the nerve that supplies the feeling to the nipple are in close proximity, breast augmentation always poses some threat of nerve injury. This is an issue which Read More…

Scar Treatment Strategies after Plastic Surgery

Scars of some sort are the inevitable result after all plastic surgery procedures. Some scars are considerable in length and others are much smaller and more obscure. Regardless, they are of concern to all patients given the elective nature of the surgery. Most patients want to know how to take of a surgical scar Read More…

The Recovery Process from Smartlipo

While some plastic surgery procedures require a long list of post-op instructions, SmartLipo’s recovery process is much simpler. The heat from the laser’s energy results in significantly reduced side effects and lessens the risk of complications after surgery. The laser used in SmartLipo seals the open blood vessels and lymphatic channels as it goes Read More…

Lipoabdominoplasty – Improvement over the Traditional Tummy Tuck

Tummy tuck surgery remains as one of the most sought after elective plastic surgery procedures. To the person struggling with a loose or unsightly stomach area that has not changed with diet and exercise (and it almost never does), tummy tuck surgery offers a result that is otherwise unobtainable. But tummy tuck surgery has Read More…