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 […]
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 […]
BuildMyBod Price Transparency [infographic]
BuildMyBod, your source for online price transparency in healthcare continues to grow. The infographic below highlights how a picture is worth a thousand words! Enjoy and repost as you see fit. Thanks for reading our blog and forging a path to price transparency in healthcare. Price Transparency in Healthcare Tell us your story […]
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 […]
Gummy Bear Implants
You’ve heard them described as gummy bear implants before but why? How are gummy bear implants different than all other implants? Before we get started, gummy bear implants, regardless of manufacturer or size, are all made of silicone. When it comes to silicone breast implants, it comes down to cohesiveness. This describes the thickness […]
BuildMyBod Featured on Inc.com
Whether you read Inc.com or not, there are at least 349 other people that do…and they all shared a recent article about BuildMyBod! The article by John Rampton highlights 7 questions entrepreneurs should be prepared to answer when their Venture-Capitalist-in-white-shining-armor comes calling. The article mentions BuildMyBod when discussing the competitive advantage you want to describe […]
82% of Cosmetic Surgery Patients Experience Sticker Shock
BuildMyBod is a startup company based in San Francisco that allows doctors to provide out-of-pocket pricing information to patients online. In exchange for submitting a ‘wishlist’ that includes procedures of interest, the patient gets a detailed accounting of the cost of services and procedures they’re considering and the doctor gets that prospective patient’s contact info […]
The CoolSculpting Machine [video]
We often discuss how CoolSculpting provides non-surgical fat reduction but we seldom discuss the actual machine and how it provides treatment. In the video below, we discuss the CoolSculpting machine itself and how it pulls skin into the suction cup and starts the “programmed cell death” of unwanted fat in the abdomen, thighs and love […]