Getting a breast aug doesn’t make you a shallow person
In this recent interview with Anna Farris, she discusses her decision to get a breast aug (boob job). There are many reasons women decide to get a breast aug but it seems like it is often different than what society assumes. Why get a breast aug? It may be easy to believe that women […]
What’s your pain point when it comes to cosmetic surgery?
Patients often ask me what procedure they should have. A surgical or non-surgical option…this type of lift or that type of lift? In addition to ensuring they’re a good candidate for one procedure or another, it also comes down to what their pain point is. Here are a few examples to elucidate my point. […]
What makes before and after photos bogus?!
With the advent of Instagram and the widespread sharing of before and after photos by doctors to an ever-increasing audience, the consumer needs to be wary. All is not what it seems. Sharing before and after photos isn’t new. For years doctors have shared their photo gallery on their own website. But that’s not the […]
Breast augmentation revision
Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures out there. And since cosmetic surgery is real surgery, some complications are inevitable. Breast augmentation revision is a specialty unto itself within plastic surgery. One such complication that requires a breast augmentation revision is bottoming out of the implant as shown above. What is […]
Do you need a nurse at home after cosmetic surgery?
The short answer is no, I don’t think you need a nurse at home after cosmetic surgery. But before everyone starts throwing digital vegetables at me via the comments section, hear me out. So…what am I thinking?! Need a nurse at home after cosmetic surgery? Not necessarily Why do you go to your cardiologist […]
Periareolar breast lift [video]
Depending on how much lift you need for your breasts after having kids, you may be a candidate for a periareolar breast lift. In the GIF above, this technique is great if your nipple is at or just below the fold under your breast. That fold is also referred to as the inframammary fold, or […]
International Medical Tourism: Death isn’t your biggest concern! [video]
There is no shortage of horror stories when it comes to medical tourism – traveling outside of the country for your medical care. Headlines abound of patient deaths from fat embolism, hypovolemic shock or overwhelming infections. And while death is obviously the worst complication, it’s not the main risk. Poor quality and cut rate procedures […]
Bottoming out…in breast augmentation
Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures out there. And since cosmetic surgery is real surgery, some complications are inevitable. One such complication is bottoming out of the implant as shown above. What is ‘bottoming out’ in breast augmentation? In an ideal situation, a breast implant sits behind the breasts in […]
Breast augmentation with the IDEAL Implant [video]
For those of you out there considering a breast augmentation, you have another choice on the market. No longer can you only choose between silicone or saline. Now you have the option of a saline, structured implant – the IDEAL implant! How is the IDEAL implant different? As you’ll see in the video below, […]
Timing your second stage of surgery
I recently had a patient that messaged me through Facebook messenger about performing multiple procedures. I’ve operated on her before so I was comfortable interacting with her via social media. Because of the number of procedures she wanted, I suggested that she should “stage” the surgery so that some procedures would be performed in the […]