A recent New York Times article titled ‘That Nose, That Chin, Those Lips‘ took a look at people who had cosmetic surgery to try and look like specific celebrities. In a consultation, it wouldn’t be considered weird or unhealthy to bring along photos of noses or chins or breasts that you appreciate for their natural…
According to a recent story in USA Today, cosmetic procedures rose 5% across the board between 2011 and 2012. ASPS President Dr. Greg Evans of Irvine, CA was quoted from a statement, saying “for the third consecutive year, the overall growth in cosmetic surgery continues to be driven by a significant rise in minimally invasive…
We’re officially filing this story under “COOL!” Cancer researchers and astronomers have joined forces to analyze breast tumors using the same software that explores distant stars. Turns out that astronomical algorithms easily adapted to biology, and are able to analyze tumors faster and just as accurately as traditional procedures. Even cooler — the team of…
According to the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, not only are more women opting for immediate breast reconstruction, but more are using breast implants rather than autologous (using the woman’s own tissue) procedures, such as the DIEP or TRAM flap reconstruction. Using a national database, researchers assessed trends in breast reconstruction from 1998-2008. The…
CoolSculpting (our favorite non-surgical fat reduction treatment) is gaining headway with new upgrades to the technology. The new “CoolFit” applicator used during CoolSculpting treatment is evolving to attack more fat cells at the same time and be more capable of treating the most difficult trouble areas. Although the FDA only cleared the device for treatment…
No scary naked people in this video, just cute cartoon people with spare tires!
This is another of very common questions I am asked during a consultation. It’s a reasonable question and should be asked because the expectation of many patients is not necessarily what can be achieved. The rule is “the shape of the breasts prior to surgery dictates the end result.” For the most part, this is…
I hear this virtually every day. Patients want or need a surgical procedure but they don’t want any scars. The reality is there is no such thing as “scarless” surgery. Yet. Injury to the skin of early gestational mammalian fetuses results in regeneration of the skin instead of healing through scar tissue. Interestingly enough, this…
Remembering that no surgery is without risk, the popular approach of combining breast augmentation and breast lift can be as safe as single-procedure surgery, according to a new study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). This “two-for-one” surgery can address a wide variety of cosmetic…