One of the banes of the cosmetic plastic surgeon’s existence is the formation of scar tissue or a capsule around a breast implant. We know little about why it occurs…
adminMarch 8, 2012
Last week the PIP company came under international investigation for faulty manufacturing processes with over 100 Dutch women having had silicone implants that are failing by rupture and oozing of…
adminJanuary 8, 2012
Confusion about breast augmentation implants enlarged The other day a patient came for consultation for breast augmentation. I have written extensively about these procedures in the past. Here are a…
adminJanuary 12, 2014
The new Gummy bear implants will have a very specific use in a limited number of cosmetic plastic surgery patients interested in breast augmentation but may find more use in…
adminAugust 26, 2013
New breast implant shapes better I have written in the past about breast augmentation with saline and silicone implants and even about the different shapes of breast implants. Here are…
adminMay 22, 2013
I have written in past blogs about the futility of exercise as a weight reduction method. This is an update from 5 years ago! The Washington Post and other sources…
adminMay 5, 2020
Every so often someone , somewhere, comes up with a name for something that cosmetic plastic surgeons already have been doing for years. That is exactly the case with "360…
adminJuly 8, 2020
Once all laser options have been tried, a lifting of the facial skin and pulling of the skin can be attempted. Again, we will get an improvement but the smooth…
adminAugust 11, 2011
Some surgeons are skilled at judging the amount of pull on a face with the patient under general anesthesia and with no muscle tone. Most are not. The un-resisting muscles…
adminMay 6, 2012
I have noticed that many face lift patients operated on by plastic surgeons under general anesthesia tend to have a “fake or artificial” or “pulled to tight” look. If they…
adminFebruary 14, 2011
In these types of patients the plan for the abdominoplasty surgery is different from those patients that carry their weight in their skin fat. With internal (visceral) fat and loose…
adminJune 15, 2012
My facial nerve injury In the previous blog I wrote about the anatomy of the facial nerve. Here is the link in case you missed it. Facelift and facial nerve…
adminJuly 12, 2013
There are two main and opposing view points in my opinion. Cosmetic surgery may be sinful as in one of the seven deadly sins which has since the age of…
adminSeptember 22, 2011
New tummy tuck technique for wound closure As a cosmetic plastic surgeon I am constantly trying to improve my surgical results and, in particular, the quality of the scars cosmetic…
adminJuly 2, 2011
is a scar where there is an abnormal growth of a hard and thick scar outside of the line of the initial incision or skin trauma. The surgeon may have…
adminOctober 8, 2011
Lyme disease effects and facial palsy I was not going to write again about Lyme disease or my recovery from facial palsy, but recent news just begs for comment. I…
adminSeptember 14, 2013
The amount of cosmetic plastic surgery information on the internet is truly astounding; equally astounding is the amount of false and plain wrong information.
adminMay 17, 2013
Biggest problem that I see with Botulinum toxin injections - Patient expectation - some patients have bigger and stronger muscles that cause deeper lines on the skin. Obviously they will…
adminApril 12, 2011
They are hence placed in locations where long term or permanent strength is not needed and where the natural scar tissue that forms in wounds can take over the function…
adminJune 19, 2013
