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Scar Redness – How Long Does It Take To Fade?

The red color that most scars take on is initially troubling to many patients. Right after surgery for the first few weeks, incision lines or wound closures usually look quite good. Because the inflammatory process, which is essential to wound healing, has not yet set in. Once it does, about 2 to 3 weeks Read More…

Reconstruction of Ear Gauging Deformities

One of the recent trends of personal marking or adornment is that of gauging. Similar to piercings, gauging is basically an extension of this concept only with an end result of larger holes and jewlery. It is done by starting with a traditional piercing, usually in the ear, and then gradually enlarging the piercing Read More…

Massage After Plastic Surgery Improves Pain Relief

Postoperative pain is always managed by the use of numerous drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents as well as narcotics. While such drugs can be highly effective, other non-pharmacologic approaches such as massage therapy have also shown to have a positive effect. A recent study published in the December 2007 issue of Archives of Read More…

The Basic Principles of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery – #10 The Unhappy Patient

The Unhappy Patient Despite the best efforts of both patients and plastic surgeons, a small percentage of surgeries will not have the best outcomes. As the healing processes of the body are not always predictable, a plastic surgery result may be potentially affected by many factors including complications (e.g., infection) or undesired results in the Read More…

Botox – How Safe Is It?

The popularity of BOTOX for the use in cosmetic facial wrinkle treatment, known as BOTOX cosmetic, is due to its simplicity and tremendous effectiveness. It has become so familiar by popular culture and media communications that its name is often used as both a noun and a verb. (which is both disturbing and discouraged by Read More…

The Basic Principles of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery – #9 Happy With Your Results

Most patients will have a very good idea at 3 to 4 weeks after surgery of the result they are going to have. While face and body cosmetic surgeries heal differently, with swelling and bruising going away at different times for each type of procedure, 80% to 90% of the final result for most cosmetic Read More…

Liposuction – Does It Last?

One of the most frequent questions that I get asked by any patient considering liposuction is…..do the results last? That is a great question which, quite frankly, defies one simple answer. It is a very important question for any patient considering any type of cosmetic procedure because it addresses the issue of …value. What Read More…

The Basic Principles of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery – #6 The Day of Surgery

In addition to the responsibilities of your plastic surgeon, anesthesiologist, and the nursing staff, surgery involves certain obligations on the part of the patient to ensure a safe and uncomplicated experience. The following is a list of 3 preoperative guidelines that must be followed prior to your operation. While all may not apply to each Read More…

The Basic Principles of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery – #8 A Week After Surgery

It is now a week or so after your surgery and you are starting to look and feel better. The pain is getting less, you can move around better, and you are starting to look more human (provided no one looks too close) Now what comes next? The most important thing that I tell all Read More…

The Basic Principles of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery – #7 The Day After Surgery

Now that you have arrived home, either the day of surgery or the morning after if you have stayed overnite, it is time to relax and let the natural healing process take its course. However, there are a variety of things you can do and to be aware of to make your early recovery better. Read More…