Category: plastic surgery wisdom

All surgery involves risk and plastic surgery is no different. What makes many plastic surgery procedures unique from a risk standpoint is that they are elective…one doesn’t have to do a cosmetic procedure. Thus risk avoidance can be assured by merely not having the procedure. But the appeal of many cosmetic procedures is very alluring Read More…

There are many positive benefits that come from aesthetic plastic surgery, the most important of which is the desired physical changes of the face or body and the subsequent improvement in one’s self-esteem. The allure of these potential benefits are magnified by advertisements and marketing that all imply how easy this metamorphosis is going to Read More…

Plastic surgery is the one surgical specialty that is recognized to be the most innovative and creative. Much of that has to do with the many procedures that are performed over the entire body. The history of creativity in plastic surgery is a long one which has its origins in the demands of reconstructive surgery Read More…

There are many instances in aesthetic plastic surgery where the choice between two operations can be a difficult one. Almost always it is a choice between a lesser operation that may solve the problem enough that one may avoid a larger operation. The larger operation may be more assured of producing the better result but Read More…

Computer imaging done through a wide variety of programs is a very useful tool in plastic surgery. There are even numerous apps when one can do a little imaging on their own of some basic plastic surgery operations. While patients are usually very excited to see the results of  these manipulations, there are some basic Read More…

  Patients present with a wide variety of aesthetic problems from the top of the head down to the lower leg.  Within each aesthetic problem, there is a range of magnitude of the anatomic problem and the patient’s concern about it. While the problems may range from small to large, the degree of success in correction Read More…

  One of the most storied bits of wisdom amongst plastic surgeons is the phrase ‘the enemy of good is perfection’. This undoubtably applies to many fields of endeavor throughout life and basically refers to the idea that striving for a perfect result can sometimes lead to the opposite effect. Trying too hard, trying to Read More…

  Aesthetic plastic surgery is uniquely different from reconstructive surgery and every other medical condition because it treats physical issues that cause few if any functional problems. This wide collection of aesthetic concerns that span the head to the toes causes emotional and psychological distress and can be treated with elective surgery that changes the Read More…

There are many factors that go into having a satisfactory outcome from any plastic surgery procedure. But one very important element in getting good outcomes is the basic principle of ‘match the solution to the magnitude of the problem’. In essence the operation designed to treat a problem, whether  it is a cosmetic concern or Read More…