Category: plastic surgery

One of the more interesting observations in plastic surgery is the change in patient’s expectations before and then after a plastic surgery procedure. Often it occurs in the most unlikely of patients. What I am referring to is how some patients, who before surgery state that they would find any improvement in their problem acceptable, Read More…

I often get asked by patients if I think they are ready to have plastic surgery. My initial reponse is always the same….if you think you want or need it…then you are ready. Something as elective and personal as plastic surgery can’t really be decided by the doctor, I simply decide what the best treatment Read More…

I was contacted earlier this week by one of our local magazines in regards to being the plastic surgeon in next year’s extreme makeover contest. In this annual contest (now in its 5th year), potential patients apply to the magazine (75 entries are taken), are screened down to 10 potential candidates, and then the final Read More…

  I was contacted by a patient’s husband today by e-mail and asked, even though his wife was sick, if she could still have a breast augmentation. His wife suffered from a serious brain disease but had always wanted larger breasts for much of her adult life. Is doing the requested procedure responsible plastic surgery? Read More…

I saw a book on the internet today entitled ‘My Beautiful Mommy’, co-authored by a female patient and a plastic surgeon from Florida. It is beautifully done and a very clever idea. Besides being cute, it is also reflective of our culture and the tremendous popularity of plastic surgery. Had someone told anyone ten years Read More…

  Only three years ago, the number of patients who used financing for elective cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in my practice was around 10% or less. As we proceed forward into 2008, that number has jumped to over 30% and appears to be going even higher. There are many reasons for this trend from a Read More…

As I was sitting here early this morning at 5:30AM preparing for a day of plastic surgery sorting out implants and patient records, there was a peculiar silence and then a noise which caught my attention. It made me sit right up and listen…and then a subtle vibration began. And then the whole building shook Read More…

  One of the many things that you are never too old for is……..caring about a long-standing cosmetic concern. Several months ago, I did a facelift on a lady who was 82 years old. She was in perfect health and was bothered by her ‘neck waddle’. While obviously everyone her age probably had a lot Read More…

I have previously blogged on the benefits of computerized digital imaging prior to surgery for select plastic surgery procedures. Historically, and due to the limits of software programs, predictive digital imaging was mainly used for facial procedures such as rhinoplasty, chin augmentation and other facial structures which can be easily morphed such as brows and Read More…

One of the most peculiar and now not uncommon request, thanks to the internet and patient referral sites, is the prospective patient who contacts you from afar. Due to the internet and e-mails, patients can easily contact just about any doctor with their requests. Sometimes these are patients who have never had plastic surgery, but Read More…