Although many surgeons would tell their patients that the breast augmentation incision they use is the best, without explanation, I prefer to give patients all of the options and explain their pros and cons. There are three incisions that are primarily used and one that is reserved for the more adventurous. First is the more adventurous belly…
What a great idea-create a breast implant that has the same shape as a natural breast! When these implants were created it seemed that they would be the ideal for breast augmentation. Unfortunately, the idea was greater than the reality. Teardrop implants, also called contoured or anatomic, have more fullness in the bottom of the implant. On a…
I have more patients make appointments with me for liposuction of the abdomen when actually they need an abdominoplasty and vise versa. So why is treatment of the abdomen so confusing for patients? I can’t imagine because the problem is simple, it’s the skin, the abdominal wall fat, the intraabdominal fat, the muscles…. Okay, it’s not so…
The moms that come to see me for a breast lift do so because they want the youthful breasts that they had in their 20’s, before their children. I often hear “It’s because of breast feeding” or “I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant and my breasts never returned to their prepregnancy position.” As…
During consultations for body contouring, patients will often ask me about the newest techniques such as Smart Lipo. During all of my consultations I feel that it’s necessary to educate patients regarding the different methods of liposuction and their unique uses. Standard or traditional liposuction involves infiltrating the fatty tissue with an epinephrine containing solution call tumescent. In most areas…
During a breast augmentation consultation the most important decision a woman must make, besides size of implant, is the content of the implant-saline or silicone. Although most of the media hype that occurred in the 1990’s about silicone implants has passed, it has left many patients confused about their safety. To help clear things up…
Cosmetic facial fillers have been available for almost 30 years now. In the past they used substances like paraffin, silicone and collagen, although results have been less than desirable and in some cases have lead to serious complications. In 1934, researchers out of Columbia University discovered a substance that appears naturally in the human body…
More than 240,000 women are subject to the realities of breast cancer each year. The physical after-affects of breast cancer can have a profound impact on a woman’s mental well being. However, there has been great strides made in how to treat this once deadly disease. Surgery is often recommended, and new methods that remove…
Massive weight loss, heredity and age can all contribute to excessive skin that sags and droops off the upper arms in some people known as “lunch lady arms.” Building muscle mass through exercise can strengthen and help tone this area but it cannot remove the excess of skin that has lost its elasticity. A surgical…