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LipoDissolve – An Alternative to Liposuction?

LipoDissolve……Lose Fat Without Surgery? LipoDissolve® is a fat treatment utilizing a combination of naturally occurring compounds administered through a series of micro-injections. LipoDissolve injections reduce the size of localized fat deposits and is an excellent non-surgical alternative for those patients seeking minimally invasive techniques to improve body contour. It is not a treatment for Read More…

Musculoskeletal Pain Relief from Breast Reduction Surgery

BREAST REDUCTION: PAIN RELIEF AT ANY SIZE It has long been know to plastic surgeons that reducing the size of large heavy breasts results in improvement in back, neck and shoulder pain. Unfortunately, health insurances often disagree and have historically placed an arbitrary amount of breast tissue that must be removed to be eligible for Read More…

Threadlift Facelifting – Hype or Hope?

The ThreadLift has received a lot of national attention lately on regional and local news and talk shows as an alternative to traditional facelifting. In this procedure, surgical threads are placed under the skin from the scalp down to sagging brows, cheeks, and jowls. Tightening the threads lifts the sags and bags caused by facial Read More…

Bariatric Plastic Surgery in Indianapolis

You Did It! Losing a lot of weight is the beginning of a new life. When you still have folds of loose skin left over, however, your body may be smaller but not be any more pleasing than before your bariatric surgery. Because of the loose skin, you may still feel inadequate and embarrassed. Fortunately, Read More…

Injectable Facial Fillers

INJECTABLE FILLERS – Many Types, Different Uses Up until 2002, only one type of facial line and wrinkle filler was available – injectable collagen derived from cow proteins. While it lasted only a few months, due to its animal origins, it was the only treatment option available. Since 2002, six (6) new injectable fillers have Read More…

Different Types of Facelifts

FACELIFTS – MATCHING THE OPERATION TO ONE’S AGE A facelift, medically known as a rhytidectomy, is a powerful cosmetic operation that can dramatically improve sagging jowls and necks. Despite the popularity today of many non-surgical facial rejuvenation methods, more facelifts are done today than ever before. Yet there remains two basic misunderstandings about the facelift Read More…

A Natural Rhinoplasty Result

IMPROVED RHINOPLASTY – MORE NATURAL, BETTER SHAPE Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping surgery, nose job) can decrease the size and shape of the nose, narrow the nostrils, and make the tip more refined and uplifted. Most commonly, it is performed to remove a hump on the bridge of the nose or to make the tip of the Read More…

Rapid Recovery Breast Augmentation

PAIN FREE BREAST ENLARGEMENT ?? Probably not….but Breast Enlargement with LESS PAIN ?? Breast Enlargement with LIMITED DOWN TIME ?? ………Yes it is possible! If you have always wanted breast implants but were concerned about the recovery time, a new program exists to allay those fears. Whether you work full-time or are a stay-home mom, Read More…

Computer Imaging Predictions in Plastic Surgery

With the advent of the internet, digital cameras, and software morphing programs, many potential patients inquire about what their surgical results may look like. This is an understandable request and in my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice one I try to accomodate depending upon what type of procedure (s) is being considered. However, most patients Read More…

Reality TV Plastic Surgery

How Good are the Plastic Surgeons of Reality TV ?? The explosion of reality TV shows on plastic surgery and the public’s thirst for them has been one of the main driving forces behind the large increase in cosmetic surgeries that have been done in the past five years. From Extreme Makeover to Dr 90210 to Read More…