Category: plastic surgery wisdom

A positive experience is a known motivator on many levels. What it primarily does is make one want to repeat it. This is a well known customer service concept. In plastic surgery it is no different and that is what accounts for patients returning for additional aesthetic surgeries. If they had a good outcome with Read More…

The need for revisional procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery is not rare. The exact number or percentage of time this need arises can not be precisely determined as each cosmetic procedure and patient are unique. But if one had to choose an average number, all factors considered, the number that would be around 15%. Understand Read More…

For many plastic surgery procedures from facial reshaping to breast augmentation, it is often a numbers game. Sizes and dimensional measurements are a key part of numerous face and body procedures, particularly those that involve the use of an implant in particular. But even in those operations that do not involve an implant, measurements are Read More…

Assessment of after surgery results is understandably a big focus for plastic surgery patients. They are often quick after surgery to begin observing the details of their results, comparing sides and noting any differences from what they may have expected before surgery. A big part of presurgical counseling/education before plastic surgery is controlling the speed Read More…

An expert is defined as someone who has skills and techniques in a particular field that is widely acknowledged as being an authority by their peers. One becomes an expert by acquiring extensive knowledge or abilities through education, training and experience that places them above that of an average practitioner in the same domain of Read More…

Most everyone that considers some cosmetic plastic surgery procedure is interested in a natural result. While the concept of a natural looking result is open to wide interpretation, it usually refers to a procedure that is not overdone. Being overdone in plastic surgery often refers to cosmetic operations(s) that may have been performed in an Read More…

Almost all plastic surgery operations create scars. Sometimes the scar is hidden and is a near irrelevant issue. Other times the scar is very visible and is a significant consideration as to whether one wants the operation or not. But there are cases where  the scar is ‘equivocal’. Maybe the scar trade 0ff is worth Read More…

Of all the surgical specialities, plastic surgeons are well known for drawing on their patients before surgery. While some may equate that with being an ‘artist’, the reality is that such drawings can be incredibly useful for guiding certain aspects of how some procedures are done. Since patients are often asleep during surgery and are Read More…