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Injectable Spa or Home Parties – Are They A Good idea?

I recently had a patient who came to see me to get lipodissolve treatments. She stated that she was a perfect candidate for it. When I asked how she knew that, she said she had been injected last month at a party at one of her friend’s spa. Out of curiosity I queried further Read More…

What To Do With That Aging Neck

While there are many changes that occur in the face as we age, one of the most bothersome to many patients is the changes that occur in the neck. Progessive fullness of the neck, loose sagging skin, the development of vertical banding, the numerous horizontal wrinkles that appear low in the neck and the Read More…

The Unrecognizeable Problem in Plastic Surgery

I have come to learn over the years of a patient phenomenon of what I call…the unrecognizeable problem. While it is not quite that common for major surgical issues, it has become more evident in minor plastic surgery procedures and, in particular, with all of the new injectable treatments that now exist. It is when the Read More…

Risks of Plastic Surgery in the HIV/AIDS Patient

I have seen numerous patients over the years who are positive with the HIV virus, otherwise known as the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and probably some that had the virus but it was unknown to them or they did not disclose it. Thesd patients fall into two categories of procedural requests; those patients seeking typical Read More…

Cheek Implants and Fat Grafting for Facial Lipoatrophy

Facial lipoatrophy, sometimes referred to as facial wasting, is the loss of fat in the face usually in the cheek and temple areas. It is not necessarily loss of fat in all cases, in some it is simply that it was never there to start. It really represents a failure of adequate development of Read More…

Smoking and Plastic Surgery

Amongst the many adverse effects of smoking on the body is its detrimental impact on wound healing. This phenomenon has been recognized since the late 1970s when a correlation between smoking and an increased risk of wound problems in surgery was established. This is quite important in plastic surgery where large skin flaps area Read More…

Statistical Trends in Plastic Surgery

In the most recent copy of the Plastic Surgery News, the statistics for procedures were reported for 2007. The total number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were not really different from 2006 with more than 1.8 million procedures performed for 2007. The top five cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were breast augmentation (348,000, + 6% Read More…

The Resurgence of Facelift Procedures

In looking at the latest plastic surgery statistics listed in the Plastic Surgery News, the single procedure with the greatest area of growth was that of facelifts. The statistics show that nearly 116,200 facelifts were performed on patients age 40 or older in 2007, an increase of 14% over 2006. On the one hand, Read More…

The Natural Lip Augmentation Result

The upper and lower lips are one of the five main facial features that makes up and helps define the most recognizeable central third of the face. In today’s society, full lips are viewed as healthy and sensual, thin or wrinkled lips cast the opposite image. While the lips are paired, they are not Read More…

Reconstruction of the Stretched Earlobe (Gauged Ear)

While the wearing of earrings for both women and men has a long history, the more recent phenomenon of stretching the earlobe with plug inserts is more recent. This current ear adornment statement is often referred to as gauging, although the more accurate term would be stretching. From a plastic surgery standpoint, this is Read More…