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It has been firmly established that treatment with Botox works to smooth out facial wrinkles, but that has hardly been the extent of its usage. Doctors once thought that off-label use of the drug – which was originally developed for treating muscles spasms – would be fairly limited. If you do a little [...]

My colleagues and I get a lot of questions about the “liquid facelift” on RealSelf.com all the time.  And it’s amazing to me the number of non-plastic surgeons who to try to capitalize on face lifts.  The reality is that only Board Certified Plastic Surgeons and some facial plastic surgeons are qualified to perform facelift [...]

Do your arms look like this?  Are you tired of being afraid to wear sleeveless tops?  Than maybe an arm lift is right for you.
An arm lift or brachioplasty involves usually the removal of fat via liposuction then removal of the excess skin.  For the most part the incision to remove the skin is from [...]

Cellulite-a condition that every woman dreads.  But what it is and what to do about is remain as varied as its numerous  synonymes.
What we do know is that it is much more common in post pubertal females and less common in males.  However, males with deficiencies in male hormones and thus a relative increase in female hormones [...]

Based on recent happenings, the public perception of male breasts has changed; what was once a relatively obscure condition is now approaching the level of pop culture phenomenon.
Journalist Finlo Rohrer of the BBC suggests that media – especially the tabloid scrutinization of celebrities – has popularized the concept of ‘man boobs.’ During the summer of [...]

Here is a brief TV segment from The Doctors, during which Dr. Jessica Wu explains the benefits of Latisse, the new eyelash enhancement drug made by Allergan Inc.
Latisse can give you longer, thicker lashes in just 4 months. The drug is applied to the base of your upper eyelashes once each night, “just like liquid [...]

We live in a society that is rapidly becoming completely non-smoking.  This is a good thing but we’re not there yet.  As of 2007 43.4 million adults or 1 in 5 smoked.  This is astonishing.  And what’s more interesting is the number of patients that come to me for cosmetic surgery that smoke cigarettes.  These [...]

One of the greatest concerns yet least seen complications following breast augmentation is capsular contracture.  When any foreign body is placed into the human body a capsule is created around it  to wall it off from the rest of the body.  This is the normal process following breast augmentation.  But on rare occasions this capsule [...]

Liposuction is one of the most powerful tools we have today for body sculpting.  Standard suction lipectomy with small cannulas can result in a well sculpted aesthetically pleasing result.  A result anyone would be proud to maintain.  So I wonder why I get asked about weigh gain after liposuction during consultations.  Are patients planning on [...]

Breast reduction has become one of the leading procedures performed by plastic surgeons.  But it’s interesting that patients on RealSelf.com and in my own office aren’t really sure if they are a candidate for breast reduction or if there insurance company will pay.  So much misinformation is on the web that this is understandable.  Let’s not kid [...]