Fountain Pens in the Age of the Electronic Health Record
I just took over another plastic surgeon’s practice here in San Francisco. He’s gone now and I’ve found some useful things in the drawers and cabinets. One thing I came across is a large selection of fountain pens. My predecessor was a big fan of fountain pens and they really do have an old-school, old-world […]
Physician Burnout: No One Cares…But They Should!
Have you read the articles over the last several months about physician burnout and fatigue? I’ll admit that as someone in the physician fishbowl, I’m on the inside and hear a lot about physician burnout that most of the public may not see. But as you can read here, here, here and here, doctors are […]
One Vision for the Future of Healthcare
Everyone has their own opinion of the future of healthcare. Whether it’s politically or financially motivated, some believe we’re headed for a bureaucratic morass, while others believe healthcare in America can be fixed with the Affordable Care Act. I have my own opinion and solution to one of the biggest challenges of healthcare – cost. […]
Top 5 Responsibilities the Physician and Patient Have to Each Other
If you’ve ever been in a hospital, you may have noticed placards or posters that talk about the hospital’s responsibility to the patient and the patient’s responsibilities while at the hospital. Most of these center around treating the patient with respect and privacy and conversely with the patient treating the hospital and its employees with […]
Bitchy Resting Face!
As if you didn’t have enough stress in your life already about the problems you know about…now you have to start worrying about the things you didn’t even know existed! We previously discussed one of the more recently described body image issues, namely the thigh gap. Well, we are now equally proud to announce the […]
Lifestyle Lift – Exposed!
If you’ve ever heard the saying, if it’s too good to be true, then it probably is. And so it goes with the Lifestyle Lift. The Lifestyle Lift is a national marketing company that promotes a “revolutionary approach” to restoring your face to it’s younger former self. The company is very vague as to what […]
Are Calf Implants Any Stranger than Wanting Breast Implants?
I recently had a patient – male, adult, healthy, in a happy marriage. But all was not roses. His self confidence was affected by, of all things, his poorly developed calf muscles. No matter how much he exercised, he could not build up his calves to the same extent that he had built up the […]
The Stages of Cosmetic Surgery Acceptance
I recently met with a wonderful, insightful patient. She was in for a preop consultation for a cosmetic procedure. She was very inquisitive and clearly had done her research. I asked her why at this point in her life she had decided to have cosmetic surgery (the type of procedure is inconsequential for the purposes […]
First Weekend in Our New Hometown (San Francisco)
First weekend in San Francisco. 37th Annual Union Street festival – check. Brisk jog down to the Marina, with a pass by the Bar Method – check. Signed up for Uber cab – check. Picked up my badge for California Pacific Medical Center – check. Visit to my new office at Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery […]
And the move to San Francisco….begins!
Moving is my most hated and most loved activity! For obvious reasons, I can’t stand it. It’s not just moving the big things but you quickly realize how many small things you have to move and it goes on and on, almost never ending. Memorabilia like anniversary cards just can’t be thrown away. But at […]