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The popularity of fat injections waxes and wanes over time. It becomes prevalent for a few years and then falls out of favor. What is different this time is that it is being promoted as a technique for breast augmentation. The supposed advantage is that it is the patients’ own tissue, with no foreign object […]

The major benefits of having an abdominoplasty are cosmetic in nature. These include flattening of the stomach, removal of excess skin and fat, tightening of the abdominal muscles and elimination of many unsightly stretch marks. In a recent study by Dr. McMahan, et. al., many patients who have urinary stress incontinence will get significant if […]

Bruising may be the most common risk of Botox® injections. This can happen to anyone and is most common in the crow’s feet area because the skin is very thin and tends to show bruising more easily. The forehead and brow areas being much thicker so that a little bleeding may not result in a […]

Once again, I had another patient in my office today who is suffering from the effects of a laser treatment done by a physician who is not a plastic surgeon and has little, if any, training in aesthetic procedures. Unfortunately, state medical boards, in general, do not require physicians to work in their area of […]

The word ‘facelift’ for the surgical procedure that is commonly performed to rejuvenate the face and neck is not a very accurate term. First of all, your face includes everything from the top of your forehead to the bottom of your chin but a ‘facelift’ does nothing for the forehead, brows or eyes; aesthetic treatment […]

Often we hear or see advertisements for use of a product such as Botox® for injections in certain areas of the face but do not hear from the manufacturing company about its other uses. The FDA will not allow the manufacturers to advertise use of their products in areas for which they are not FDA […]

Most patients who seek anti-aging treatments start to get concerned with their appearance after most of the damage has already been done.  Years of excess sun exposure with no thought of the radiation damage that was being done to their skin and now they want it all to go away; many with the misconceived idea […]

That dry winter weather can create chaos for all skin types. As the weather changes outside, you should be changing your skincare routine as well. Here are some do’s and don’ts. Washing I know it is cold outside and that long, hot shower or bath sounds so amazing but it is one of the worst […]

With the advent of a more health conscious society, more and more patients are losing weight through diet and exercise of weight loss procedures such as gastric bypass surgery. As a result of losing extra fat, many of these patients find that, although they look better, feel better and are healthier, they now have folds […]

I spent most of the morning the other day trying to repair the damage done by another physician. The patient had undergone liposuction in the office of a doctor posing as a plastic surgeon. As a result, she had areas that were undertreated and multiple areas that were badly over-treated creating an uneven contour with […]