In this era of smoothing forehead wrinkles with Botox and lasers, has the forehead lift, AKA brow lift or upper facelift, been relegated to the dust-bin of surgical history? Hardly! The browlift is still an extremely useful and powerful operation for rejuvenating the forehead, the eye area, and upper face. Why do a browlift? Well, […]
It seems like a small thing, but many of my prospective tummy tuck patients mention how they like our photos, especially the nice looking belly buttons. During a full abdominoplasty, we re-use the original umbilicus, but we have to make a new cut-out in the skin for it, once the upper abdominal skin has been […]
Patients love to see “before and after” photos. I agree – it’s one good way to see the quality and artistic vision of a plastic surgeon. Unfortunately, photographs can be manipulated to look better or worse. And I’m not talking Photoshop here. Simple tricks of timing, positioning, and lighting can be used by the unscrupulous. […]
Some doctors are calling themselves “double-board certified” or “triple board certified” surgeons. This terminology seems to be especially common on the Internet, and, in my opinion, is a bit of a pretentious marketing ploy. Since the whole board certification thing can be a bit confusing for consumers, let’s talk about it. As you probably already […]
From time to time, people ask me about Vitamin E…and whether rubbing some of it on their incision will make it heal and look better. It’s an interesting “urban legend”. The belief that Vitamin E helps scars seems pretty widespread. First of all, what is Vitamin E? It’s a fat-soluble vitamin that was discovered in […]
It sounds hard to believe…but a new study published in the January issue of International Journal of Cancer found a 27% reduction in the number of breast cancers in women who have breast implants. The researchers compared the incidence rates of breast cancers in 6,200 Scandinavian women with breast implants, compared to the number of breast cancers that would […]
When the FDA re-approved the general use of silicone breast implants in 2006, there were some “strings” attached. One of these was the recommendation for follow-up testing of the breast, using an MRI scan, at years 3, 5, 7 (and so on) to look for clinically “silent” implant leakage. This was a new recommendation – […]
Recently, a number of patients have asked me during their breast augmentation consultations whether the strength of the pectoral muscle is reduced after a sub-pectoral breast augmentation (“unders”). I can certainly answer from my patients’ experience – very active patients (weight lifters, personal trainers, police women, wakeboarders and others) have not reported any problems to […]
Breast-feeding is known to be nutritionally superior to commercial infant formulas. Breast milk also has immune-boosting properties, and seems to reduce the chance of the baby developing common childhood conditions, such as eczema, otitis media, and iron-deficiency anemia. In other words, it’s good for the baby. Women who are considering breast augmentation with silicone gel implants […]
Good news for those patients who are fans of Juvederm, Restylane, Evolence and Botox: the manufacturers seem to be trying to out-do each other with special offers, rebates and coupons. That means savings for you. Here’s some of the current special offers: Botox cosmetic – Schedule your initial botox treatment before February 28, 2009 and […]
