Finnair, Finland’s biggest airline, has an offbeat new idea for frequent flyers: Exchange your air miles for plastic surgery! According to the airline’s website, the cosmetic procedures are performed at the Nordstroem Hospital in Helsinki. All the usual procedures can be obtained with air miles – but it takes one heckuva lot of points! Earning […]
This week, an influential government panel known as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), whose recommendations influences coverage of screening tests by Medicare and many insurance companies, has come out with new guidelines for mammography, particularly when testing should start, and how often it should be performed. Their article is published in the latest issue of Annals […]
It’s seems like a perfect answer – “take a little off down here, put some a little more up here”. But fat grafting to the breasts has been controversial. A problem, known as fat necrosis, has been the #1 concern. Lumpy deposits of injected fat, which may feel exactly like a breast cancer, can result if […]
Why don’t you ever see tabloid headlines about “Good Plastic Surgery” or “Great Botox”? Or maybe “Fantastic facelift” or “Tremendous Tummy tuck”? Well, besides the fact that 1) sensationalist headlines sell papers, and 2) we all have an excessive sense of curiosity about all things related to celebrities, regardless of their actual talent level, good […]
Sometimes marketing hype gets way ahead of the science. That’s certainly the way it seems to have been with the current generation of laser-assisted liposuction devices. Promises of skin tightening have been made by most of the manufacturers of these devices (SmartLipo and others) – with very little science to back up the claims. I […]
Just as a tummy tuck can really help people who have a lot of loose skin on their abdomen, a lower body lift is the corresponding operation for people that have significant amounts of excess skin on their lateral (outside) thighs or buttocks. It tightens the lax skin over the “saddlebag” area and buttock by removing the […]
You might need a breast lift (mastopexy) if one or more of these ten reasons sounds familiar to you: 1. You prefer the breast shape you get when you lift your breasts upwards with your hands. 2. You want your breasts to be “perkier”. 3. Your breast size is good, but they are “too low”. 4. When […]
Back in the dark ages, plastic surgeons recommended breast implants based only on their total volume. Now, most modern surgeons realize that it is important to measure the patient’s rib cage width, and match the width of the implant to the width of the patient, in order to obtain a result that looks attractive, proportional, […]
I’m pleased to announce two new specials for our Botox and filler (Juvederm, Restylane, Sculptra, etc.) patients. Special #1: Bring a Friend and Save. Book a filler or Botox appointment for yourself and a good friend at the same time. If the friend is a new patient to our practice, we’ll give you a credit of 15% […]
It’s well known that smokers have more surgical complications than non-smokers.One of the most frustrating complications for plastic surgeons is called flap necrosis. This is where part of the skin can literally turn black and die, following surgery on the area. If that sounds bad, you’re right. And it’s much, much more likely in smokers, even […]
