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The Reality of Digital Imaging Predictions in Plastic Surgery

I have previously blogged on the benefits of computerized digital imaging prior to surgery for select plastic surgery procedures. Historically, and due to the limits of software programs, predictive digital imaging was mainly used for facial procedures such as rhinoplasty, chin augmentation and other facial structures which can be easily morphed such as brows and Read More…

The Far Away Patient in Plastic Surgery

One of the most peculiar and now not uncommon request, thanks to the internet and patient referral sites, is the prospective patient who contacts you from afar. Due to the internet and e-mails, patients can easily contact just about any doctor with their requests. Sometimes these are patients who have never had plastic surgery, but Read More…

What Is Our Product in Plastic Surgery?

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery offers a large array of procedures, many now non-surgical, to treat the entire gamut of aging and aesthetically imbalanced concerns. On the surface, it appears that we are providing physical change to make one more attractive or, at the least, less aged in appearance. But is that what we are really Read More…

Cosmetic Teeth Whitening as an Adjunct to Plastic Surgery

Cosmetic teeth whitening is one of the most sought after beauty treatments of the face. White teeth are a great asset not only to a pleasing smile but a more youthful face as well. Until recently, tooth whitening has only been primarily available at a dentist’s office or through over-the-counter dental strips or whitening Read More…

Patient Classification for Lipodissolve Injections – The Key to Success

LipoDissolve offers an alternative non-surgical treatment option for select fat problems. While liposuction, when it was originally in the United States in 1981, was to be used for ‘spot reduction’ (and we know its application has been extended well beyond that initial use), successful use of LipoDissolve really depends on the spot reduction concept. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Experts

I had a new patient asked me today…what makes you an expert in (the procedure that they were interested in having)? Or for that matter, what makes one an expert in plastic surgery (or any field for that matter)? Initially, I was slightly taken back by the question because there does not seem to be Read More…

ActiPatch for Breast Augmentation Recovery

ActiPatch is a non-drug, anti-inflammatory device that has been used for multiple medical conditions from facial surgery recovery to plantar fasciitis. It helps reduce swelling and inflammation through the use of pulsed electromagnetic fields contained in either a patch design or a loop configurations. The patch or loop devices contain a tiny circuit which is Read More…

The Three Layers of a Tummy Tuck

I often call a tummy tuck, medically known as an abdominoplasty, as the ‘facelift’ of the body. It is a dramatically effective procedure that makes a change in the mid-section of the body that no amount of exercise or weight loss can ever do. While it is not a simple and quick recovery, the Read More…

Earlobes and Plastic Surgery

A patient asked me the other day an interesting question….what is the purpose of earlobes? Having done a lot of cosmetic otoplasties and reconstruction of missing ear parts, making an earlobe look better or rebuilding it has always been an important part of making an ear. The most common earlobe procedure performed is that Read More…

Plastic Surgery – The Name and its Accurate History

While the subspecialty of medicine known as Plastic Surgery (one of the 22 recognized specialties of medicine) is now so incredibly common, there are few who would not know what it is. But yet, I will occasionally get asked this question by a new patient during our consultation…’now tell me where the plastic goes’…or…’will the Read More…