Category: Indiana University Health | plastic surgery

  Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a well recognized psychological classification that is not a rare sighting in a plastic surgeon’s office or surgery center. Most of the time BDD patients are ‘discovered’ after a surgical encounter due to either good camouflage by the patient or lack or recognition during the presurgical discussion(s). While outsiders Read More…

As everyone is aware, the internet is full of scams. The easy and no-cost use of  e-mail allows such illegal activities to appear in your inbox without any legal repercussions. You may ask yourself how could anyone fall for these but obviously some do or they wouldn’t keep doing it. The goal of each and Read More…

Plastic surgery for many is still a destination and not a convenience. The many cosmetic procedures are very specialized and expertise in one specific area may not be available locally. Like everything else in the world, the internet has made it possible for people to research and seek out the voluminous amount of material that Read More…

Computer imaging continues to gain in popularity for both face and body plastic surgery procedures. While traditionally reserved as a patient communication tool inside a plastic surgeon’s office, it has become available to patients at home from numerous internet website providers. Such imaging tools have even become available on the iphone  as downloaded applications for Read More…

China has emerged from a long history of an agrarian background to rival the United States as an economic superpower. It has done so by the sheer power of mobilizing its massive manpower into an industrial manufacturing base. With the greater affluency that has come from a trade surplus has come the emergence and popularity Read More…

  The eyes are one of the first things that people see in human interaction and are a main focus in conversation. Having bright white eyes is similar to having the same color in teeth, it implies youthfulness, being alert, and appears energetic. Your eye color can be better magnified by the contrast of a Read More…

  Regardless of the budget for any wedding, every bride wants to look her best on this special day. Given that weddings are an event that often requires up to a year in the planning, how to make one look as gorgeous as possible also requires some planning beforehand. When you start planning your wedding, Read More…

  Whether a patient is psychologically pessimistic or optimistic has been shown to not be associated with satisfaction after plastic surgery procedures of the face. This is according to to according to research published in the May/June issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Ironically, those patients treated for depression actually showed greater satisfaction Read More…

  There are numerous reconstructive procedures that may be covered under your medical insurance program. But plastic surgery is unique amongst medical practitioners in that the insurance companies largely take the position that…anything that involves plastic surgery is unnecessary and cosmetic in nature. While this may not be what their policies say and certainly isn’t Read More…