Dissolve fat with an injection!
The latest and greatest is here! Now it’s time to see if the new Kybella treatment to dissolve fat in the neck/under the chin is all it’s cracked up to be. A recent NY Times article talks about this newly approved injection that can dissolve fat with injections but no surgery. Kybella uses the […]
Botox while you’re CoolSculpting
This is a reminder to all you folks out there that have a stubborn pocket of fat on your body as well as a few wrinkles you don’t like! Currently, CoolSculpting, the non-surgical fat reduction treatment is doing a cross promotion with Allergan, the company that makes Botox and Juvederm. If you receive both […]
SurgiSculpting® – CoolSculpting after Surgery!
It’s official, we have our trademark for SurgiSculpting®! Don’t know what that is and how it’s different from CoolSculpting? Well, prepare to be schooled! After any surgical procedure, you are taken to the recovery room to, well, recover. The first few minutes are critical to be sure you’re waking up and comfortable. But after those […]
Can CoolSculpting replace liposuction?
If you haven’t heard, CoolSculpting is a non-surgical technique for fat reduction of stubborn pockets of fat around the abdomen, flanks and thighs. While it’s not meant to be a replacement for liposuction, many patients ask if CoolSculpting can indeed provide the same results as liposuction. My standard answer is that CoolSculpting can reduce the […]
Get rid of the muffin top!
Do you look like these muffins in jeans?! Such a great photo – epitomizes the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words! The muffin top is a notoriously difficulty part of the flanks to hide when wearing jeans. You’re not obese or even overweight but there’s something about the excess fat in the love […]
Best Surgeon in San Francisco?!
Well, it’s official (but not really)! A patient called and scheduled a body contouring consultation for CoolSculpting vs Liposuction. And as is customary when a patient schedules an appointment, our front office staff always asks how the patient found our practice. This particular patient said they googled, “best surgeon in San Francisco,” and I appeared! The irony […]
Botox and CoolSculpting
Three of the biggest non-surgical services within the cosmetic realm are BOTOX®, Juvederm and CoolSculpting. Now the maker of Botox and Juvederm (Allergan) is teaming up with the makers of CoolSculpting. Here are the details and a little background. Botox, for those of you that don’t know, is an injectible compound that relaxes muscles that […]
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 […]
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 […]