It is not infrequent that patients come in for cosmetic treatments such as Botox® or a filler like Juvederm® or Restylane® and ask about procedures that are more permanent so that they do not have to come back for more treatments. For many years, the only filler available was collagen, which lasted only a few […]

How long it is going to take to recover from surgery and get back to work is a big concern for many patients who are considering plastic surgery. Two body contouring procedures that patients generally have the least amount of pain with and, therefore, the quickest recovery is breast lifts and liposuction. Many patients who […]

When considering who is going to perform your facelift, do you go with someone who is using an advertising gimmick to lure you in or do you select someone with years of training, true board certification and memberships in legitimate national societies like the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic […]

It is amazing how many otherwise good tummy tucks are ruined by a large scar around the belly button; we refer to it as the lily pad in the middle of the pond. It is generally either a lack of knowledge on how to create a small, naturally appearing umbilicus or a lack of effort […]

Many patients are concerned about the pain they may have with surgery and how long they will have to take pain medication during their recovery period. The plastic surgery literature is replete with studies which show that injection of tumescent fluid (dilute local anesthesia) at the time of surgery can dramatically reduce a patient’s pain […]

Someone has now come up with another laser for nonsurgical elimination of fat that is the latest in a long line of devices designed to accomplish the impossible: removing fat without removing fat. The simple fact is that the human body cannot eliminate liquefied fat. We eliminate waste products through our GI tract and though […]

Recommendation of the day: If only one doctor is promoting a particular product or technique, be very skeptical. This is particularly true of proprietary names surgical procedures where the physician has to pay a fee to be able to advertise the name. In these situations, in general, the fee to the franchise company is a […]

Allergan, the company that produces Botox, Juvederm, Latisse, and breast implants, offers a loyalty program which allows you to build up points when you use their products and receive discounts on future treatments. The program is called Brilliant Distinctions. The way that the program works is, you sign up on the Brilliant Distinctions website and […]