Brazilian Butt Lift: More popular than ever
The Brazilian Butt Lift – neither Brazilian and not necessarily a lift but more of an “inflation” – remains popular. Requests for information and pricing are increasing on the site, BuildMyBod. BuildMyBod is an online marketplace where patients can check pricing on various surgical and non-surgical procedures and even purchase non-surgical services and products. A […]
CoolSculpting: What will it take to look like this?! Part 2
We discussed what it would take to look like our CoolSculpting patients in our last blog post. By showing before and after photos and describing the number of treatment spots (cycles) our patients received, you too can get a better idea of what expectations are appropriate in achieving your results. Today, we’ll show you how […]
CoolSculpting: What will it take to look like this?!
Whenever I see new consultations for non-surgical body contouring with CoolSculpting, a very appropriate and natural question I get is, “how do I look like that patient in the photo?!” Below, I’ll show actual patients, their before and after results and how many treatment spots they received. 6 CoolSculpting Cycles The patient above […]
A neck lift makes all the difference!
Blame it on the rise in selfies or celebrity necklines, but no matter what, men and women want a neck lift to improve their appearance. Sure, lifted eyes or a face may be on everyone’s Christmas list but the best bang for your buck can come from a neck lift. A recent NY Times […]
Radiesse for Men
Radiesse is a calcium based filler that fills in the parentheses lines of the face and can restore facial volume that’s been lost with age. It’s a great product because it contains 50% more product that most other fillers and lasts twice as long (up to 2 years)! It’s a robust filler that lasts […]
Recycle, Reuse, Renew…Fat that is!
Often times, patients would come in and ask for liposuction. Just get rid of the fat and be done with it they would say! However, with J. Lo and/or Kim Kardashian proudly showing off their buttocks, patients want to reuse and recycle their fat. Instead of throwing it out, they want the fat injected into […]
Plastic Surgeon for your Fillers
In a recent article in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, there’s a discussion regarding the devastating, albeit very, very, very low risk of blindness after receiving fillers. Fillers can be any material that is injected under the skin of the face to fill in deep creases after a loss of volume associated with aging. […]
Massive Weight Loss with Embolization
In a fascinating alternative for treating obesity, doctors in Dayton, Ohio have started studying the ability to initiate massive weight loss by blocking the blood supply to one part of the stomach. The left gastric artery, one of several blood vessels to the stomach, provides oxygen-rich blood to specific cells in the stomach that produce […]
Second Face Transplant at Cleveland Clinic
In late September, the Cleveland Clinic, my “alma mater” performed their second face transplant. While it was almost 2 months ago, they’re just now starting to discuss the case. I saw a few of the staff plastic surgeons that trained me at the Cleveland Clinic during a plastic surgery meeting in mid-October and they […]
Couples Plastic Surgery
The only thing better than having one satisfied customer is having two satisfied customers! Couples plastic surgery can be very fulfilling…as I experienced again earlier this week. A very nice couple came in for two different procedures and because of what they wanted, we could offer those services at the same time! While […]