When plastic surgeons move tissue from one area of the body to another using the “free flap” technique, the crucial stage is the hook-up of tiny arteries and veins, so that the moved tissue can receive blood and oxygen in its new location. Since the 1960’s, this has been done with micro-sutures, sewing the vessels […]
When patients come in with stretch marks, we’ve traditionally had little to offer them. Retin-A cream helps somewhat. IPL and vascular lasers can be used if the stretch marks are red or purple in color. But that was about it, unless the stretch marks were on the lower portion of the abdomen – and the […]
We are now starting to see ads in Orlando for a new fat-melting treatment, a laser beam that melts fat after shining the beam on the the skin. Known as the “lipo-laser”, or more properly, the Zerona, the manufacturer claims that its use can result in the loss of inches of fat – without surgery, […]
