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History of Plastic Surgery

History of Plastic Surgery – From Egypt to World Wars to the Present The origins and history of Plastic Surgery become evoked in my mind every time a patient asks the question during a consult…….’now where is the plastic going?’ Some patients erroneously assume that the name, Plastic Surgery, involves doing part of the operation Read More…

Recovery after Plastic Surgery

Steps to Having a Successful Recovery after Plastic Surgery While the plastic surgeon is responsible for performing a good operation, the patient must also participate in their surgery. And laying on the operating table asleep does not constitute what I mean by participation! Here are some essential things that a patient must do to Read More…

Medical Insurance and Plastic Surgery

Medical Insurance and Plastic Surgery – Will my health insurance cover my plastic surgery? Many plastic surgery procedures may be eligible for coverage by your medical insurance, provided that they are done for reconstructive purposes. Procedures performed for changes in face and body appearance only are viewed as cosmetic and not covered by insurance. To Read More…

Liposuction and Fat Removal – Is It Permanent?

Liposuction: Is the Fat Removal Permanent? One common question asked by many potential liposuction patients is…….will the fat come back? Interestingly, the answer to that question is really speculative and highly individual. As there are no long-term studies of liposuction outcomes that have ever been published (and by long term I mean years not Read More…

Identifying Patients with Plastic Surgery Addiction

Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Plastic Surgery Addiction Many patients ask or assume that I frequently see so called ‘plastic surgery addicts’ as they phrase it. Their perception of the plastic surgery addict is the patient who just can’t stop having plastic surgery and comes back over and over. In reality, there is some truth to Read More…

Breast Implant Selection in Breast Augmentation

Choosing Breast Implant Size in Breast Augmentation Since I have been talking about methods for determining the right breast implant size for a patient, let me share with you one method as promoted by Mentor, one of the two breast implant manufacturers in the United States. Their system, known as Body Logic, provides a Read More…

Implant Size in Breast Augmentation

One of the most important considerations that a patient has about the breast augmentation procedure is the final size that the breasts will be. Obviously, this is controlled almost exclusively by the size of the breast implant. I have previously discussed in a prior post about the differences between saline vs. silicone breast implants. Read More…

Explore Plastic Surgery – Daily Plastic Surgery Information by Dr. Barry Eppley

Explore Plastic Surgery – America’s #1 Plastic Surgery Blog As of December 1 2007, I have created a separate website from my plastic surgery practice for informational plastic surgery blog, known as Explore Plastic Surgery. There you will find my daily input on interesting aspects of plastic surgery techniques, methods, devices, and implants. On that site Read More…

Cellulite: Searching for an Effective Treatment

Cellulite: Difficult Problem, No Permanent Solutions Much like scars and stretch marks, the problem of cellulite is common and questions as to how to treat it equally so. Cellulite remains, however, an aesthetic problem that defies a single effective answer. The testament to that can be seen on the internet with hundreds of cellulite Read More…

Board-Certification in Plastic Surgery

Board-Certification in Plastic Surgery: Who has it and What does it mean? When one is considering plastic surgery, whether it be cosmetic or reconstructive, one of the first questions that patients have been advised to ask is……is my surgeon board-certified? Despite knowing to ask this question, most patients have no idea what it means Read More…