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Guidelines for Giving Plastic Surgery as a Gift

Plastic Surgery Gift Wrapped?? As we approach the upcoming holidays, many people take time off work for plastic surgery. They not only have the time but many feel this also allows them to approach the New Year with a new look and an improved self-image. Some patients tell me that their surgery is a holiday Read More…

Fat Injections for Aging Hands

Treatment for Aging Hands The hands (along with the chest décolleté area) are one of the biggest age revealers on the body. The hands are the most frequently exposed to the sun and harsh weather…..usually with the least protection. The hands also spend a lot of time in wet environments, from washing dishes to washing Read More…

Lip Lifts – An Alternative to Injectable Fillers

There are many injectable options for temporarily enhancing the lips and the areas around them. Hyaluronic acid-based fillers (e.g., Juvaderm, Restylane) are the most commonly sued currently and can last up to six months. Even fat injections can be used but they have an unpredictable amount of volume survival in the lips and may Read More…

Stretch Marks – Does Anything Really Work?

Stretch Marks – Magical Solutions?? Stretch marks are scars that occur, usually as a result of pregnancy, when the skin stretches enough to cause tearing within the deepest layers of skin. New stretch marks are usually pink or red before they fade to white, though they never completely disappear. But some women are more prone, Read More…

Post-Partum Belly Repair (Tummy Tucks)

“I want to get rid of my Baby Belly” It is an almost every day occurrence that I hear in my Indianapolis plastic ssurgery practice from women how they are unable to get rid of their belly skin and fat after pregnancy, despite eating healthy and exercising. No matter how well they eat and exercise, Read More…

Inverted Breast Nipple Correction

The Inverted Nipple – An Innie When You Want An Outie Inverted nipples (the nipple is turned inward, often below the plane of the surrounding areola) is a not uncommon problem. The goal of inverted nipple correction is satisfactory aesthetic projection, preservation of the lactiferous ducts, as well as maximizing nipple sensation (sexual pleasure). Correction Read More…

ActiPatch – A Helpful Aid For Plastic Surgery Recovery

Advanced Bio-Electric Healing Technology What can I do, as a plastic surgeon, to help my patients recover faster? What can I do to help their swelling, bruising, and pain be less? We use all of the traditional therapies of cold compresses, arnica tablets and gel, elevation of the surgical area, and pain medications. But I Read More…

Buttock Reshaping – Different Operations for Different Problems

The shape of the buttocks has taken on great interest in the past decade. Whether it be too big, too flat, or sagging with age, the interest in changing one’s buttock has never been greater. Each of these buttock problems are treated differently. By far, the ‘simplest’ buttock problem to treat is the one in Read More…

The Not Uncommon Need For Revisions of Cosmetic Surgery

There are hundreds of thousands of cosmetic procedures performed ever year in the U.S. The outcomes of these procedures can be influenced by two factors: how the body responds to the insult of surgery and the unpredictable forces of wound healing. As a result, undesirable complications can occur and the subsequent need for revisional surgery Read More…

Fat Injections for Breast Defects

Resection of small cancers or potential areas of malignant change, through a lumpectomy excision, has become commonplace over the past decade in lieu of a more extensive mastectomy procedure. This has created smaller breast contour defects which are not always amenable to standard breast reconstructive techniques which are often better suited to larger mastectomy Read More…