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Reducing The Pain From Botox Injections

Reducing the Discomfort from Injecting Botox The use of Botox for controlling excessive facial expression and resultant wrinkles is both exceedingly effective and rapid to perform. It works particularly well for forehead wrinkles and crow’s feet around the eyes. Because Botox requires needle injections to reach the desired muscle sites, some pain and patient apprehension Read More…

Does Breast Feeding Cause Breast Sagging?

Saggy Breasts after Breast Feeding ?? It is a near universally-held concept amongst women that their breasts may sag because they had breast feed. I hear this frequently said during consults with women who want to improve their breast shape or size. The sagginess of their breasts, what we call ptosis, is due to stretched Read More…

LipoDissolve Injections for the Fat Neck

Shaping the Neck by Fat-Dissolving Injections LipoDissolve, a method of getting rid of small areas of fat through injections in the office, has been a very useful technique in my practice. While it is not a substitute for liposuction (although is certain cases it can be), it produces good results in properly selected patients. While Read More…

Plastic Surgery Overseas – Is It A Good Idea?

Traveling Overseas for Discounted Plastic Surgery With the increased interest in plastic surgery and the numbers of procedures being performed on the rise, more people than ever before look to overseas to have their desired procedures……..at a substantial savings. In the June 2007 issue of Financial Times, it is reported that well over 100,000 Americans Read More…

The Corner of the Mouth Lift

Mouth Lifts – Turn Up That Smile Line! While lip concerns can range from lips that are too thin to those with too many wrinkles, the ‘frowning smile’ is a different issue. In this lip problem, it is the corners of the mouth that are downturned, creating a sad or unhappy expression when one is Read More…

The Subnasal Lip Lift

Lifting the Upper Lip from the Nose! The most dramatic method of increasing the size of the upper lip is the lip advancement procedure. To expose more pink of the upper lip (which can dramatically increase its size), skin is removed from just above the pink portion of the upper lip. This cut out pattern Read More…

Full vs Mini- Tummy Tucks

Contouring of the stomach and hip area is a common request. Many post-partum women long to get rid of that ‘babyroll’ and get particularly frustrated when, despite diet and exercise, fail to make any headway. At this point, they seek out a plastic surgeon. When seeing this kind of patient, I reassure them that no Read More…

The Psychology of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

A single day doesn’t go by in the office where a new patient doesn’t say in an initial consultation….”You might think I am vain….” or “You might think I am crazy…..” and then they go on to describe what bothers them or why they are there. I, of course, go on to reassure them Read More…

Complications from Cosmetic Surgery

Assessing Surgical Risks While surgery is incredibly commonplace, and is probably safer than driving to work or going into town everyday, there are always risks associated with its undertaking. When the operation is medically necessary (improving function or decreasing pain), the acceptance of surgical risks is usually taken much more ‘lightly’, the alternative options are Read More…

What’s New in Sunscreens

SPF and PFA – What do they mean? Protection from excessive sun exposure and UV rays is one of the most basic approaches to anti-aging skin management. The importance of the use of sunscreen is well acknowledged but most people do not realize that their sunscreen does not block all UV rays well. Of the Read More…