File this one under “WTF.” Sometimes the stories are really scary. A surgeon in Houston put these breast implants with no serial number or manufacturer on them in a patient decades ago, and was sued for malpractice many times before losing his medical license in 2001. The surgeon died in 2011, but many patients are…
Bridalplasty or Botched? Remember the show ‘Bridalplasty’? According to this recent news story, about 10% of brides see a plastic surgeon before their wedding. If you’re thinking about having surgery before your own wedding, timing is the most important consideration. You want to be finished healing long before the big day. But you also want…
This family shared their story about their daughter’s struggle with her ears. For much of elementary and middle school, Samantha was taunted and bullied about the shape of her ears. She finally decided she’d had enough and went to see a plastic surgeon about an otoplasty. Plastic surgery isn’t always about face lifts and breast…
There’s a new app out there called Perfect365 that lets you edit your selfies and make yourself beautiful before posting the photos to your social media… but some people are even going further and having plastic surgery to fix they way they look. Plastic surgery isn’t the only option for facial rejuvenation though, there are…
For any plastic surgery procedure, “what is the cost?” is the first question that patients ask. Here at Hess Plastic Surgery in Fairfax, we believe you should know what our prices are before you come for a consultation, because we want to talk to you about YOU when you’re here. We don’t want you to…
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…
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…
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…