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Another Botox Scare

I read earlier this week of another Botox ‘concern’ this week on the internet which reported ‘Botox moves from the face to the brain’. This news story was based on a recently published paper in the Journal of Neuroscience. The concern is that Botox apparently can migrate from where it is injected to somewhere in Read More…

Am I Ready for Plastic Surgery?

I often get asked by patients if I think they are ready to have plastic surgery. My initial reponse is always the same….if you think you want or need it…then you are ready. Something as elective and personal as plastic surgery can’t really be decided by the doctor, I simply decide what the best treatment Read More…

Understanding Eyelid (Blepharoplasty) Surgery

Eyelid lifts, known as blepharoplasty, is one of the most common aging facial surgeries. This is not only because every person has four eyelids (4 surgeries per patient) but because it is often the first plastic surgery procedure (not an office-based procedure such as Botox) one may go through to deal with the effects Read More…

Free Plastic Surgery For An Extreme Makeover

I was contacted earlier this week by one of our local magazines in regards to being the plastic surgeon in next year’s extreme makeover contest. In this annual contest (now in its 5th year), potential patients apply to the magazine (75 entries are taken), are screened down to 10 potential candidates, and then the final Read More…

Artefill (Now Bellafill) As A More Permanent Injectable Filler

The newest facial injectable filler to enter the commercial cosmetic marketplace is Artefill, a semi-permanent to permanent in-office treatment for deep facial lines. This is primarily intended for the nasolabial fold area, often times called the cheek-lip groove or fold. It is the result of cheek tissue descending with age, falling over the fixed upper Read More…

Terminal Illnesses and Plastic Surgery

I was contacted by a patient’s husband today by e-mail and asked, even though his wife was sick, if she could still have a breast augmentation. His wife suffered from a serious brain disease but had always wanted larger breasts for much of her adult life. Is doing the requested procedure responsible plastic surgery? Read More…

Children’s Book of Plastic Surgery

I saw a book on the internet today entitled ‘My Beautiful Mommy’, co-authored by a female patient and a plastic surgeon from Florida. It is beautifully done and a very clever idea. Besides being cute, it is also reflective of our culture and the tremendous popularity of plastic surgery. Had someone told anyone ten years Read More…

Laser Assisted-Liposuction – Promising New Method For Fat Removal and Skin Tightening

Advancements in methods of fat removal by liposuction continue to change and be ‘improved’. One of the most noteworthy methods that is currently marketed and touted is laser liposuction, or more accurately, laser-assisted liposuction. As opposed to the traditional technique of cannula insertion, eating up the fat tissue, and then sucking it out, the mechanical Read More…

The Breathe Easy Rhinoplasty

I came across an interesting blog from Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills California on Google’s blogspot on rhinoplasty. They had entitled their version of a rhinoplasty as ‘Breathe Easy’. This obviously relates to the concern of some patients (although most patients are not aware of this possibility) that breathing through their nose Read More…

Patient Financing in Plastic Surgery

Only three years ago, the number of patients who used financing for elective cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in my practice was around 10% or less. As we proceed forward into 2008, that number has jumped to over 30% and appears to be going even higher. There are many reasons for this trend from a Read More…