Cosmetic Surgery Before or After Kids?
Depending on what type of cosmetic procedure you’re considering, it may be best to wait til after kids. For example, a tummy tuck will help remove excess abdominal skin, tighten the abdominal wall and even a little lipo along the flanks. Clearly this would be best done after kids. No reason to go through all […]
Make me look like this! Celebrity photos
I always get a kick out of patients bringing in celebrity photos and saying, “make me look like this!” Typically they want a nose like Princess Kate or a booty like Kim Kardashian. While there’s nothing wrong with clarifying to your plastic surgeon in very explicit terms what you want, those expectations may not […]
BuildMyBod at the Oscars 2014 Edition
Here’s the Oscars 2014 Edition from BuildMyBod! In case you want to read our live tweets posted during the Pre-Oscars Red Carpet, click here. In this blog, we’ll discuss who’s “enhanced” their look or who’s lucky enough to just keep it real. But what’s so interesting about that? Is there anything new about celebrities getting […]
Don’t Spend All of Your Money!
I see it every year. There’s a mad rush to have cosmetic surgery from October through December so patients have time to recover during the holidays. But then the New Year comes and consumers have no funds left over for anything else. People speak of New Year’s Resolutions and work out for a week […]
Friggatriskaidekaphobia (Fear of Friday the 13th)
Never heard of friggatriskaidekaphobia?! It’s the fear of Friday the 13th (today, if you’re reading this on Friday the 13th, 2013). How do you come up with a word like that? Well, Frigga is the name of the Norse goddess for whom “Friday” is named in English and triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number […]
Venezuela Mannequin – Art Imitates Life
“I say that inner beauty does not exist. That’s something that unpretty women invented to justify themselves!” That’s the first comment in the video below, by the director/producer of the Ms. Venezuela pageant in Venezuela. This opening line sets the tone for the story recently published in the NY Times. The story reveals […]
‘Tis the Season to Schedule Plastic Surgery!
With the arrival of October 1st, we officially kick off the holiday season! Wal-Mart has Christmas trees for sale and Walgreen’s is flush with Halloween candy. And with holiday season, comes one of the two most common times of year when patients want their cosmetic plastic surgery. After six years of being in plastic […]
Trending: Zookeepers Performing Cosmetic Surgery on Zoo Animals?!
I write articles for my blog about three times a week and luckily, so far, I always find inspiration from a patient I’ve met or an article I’ve read. And this morning was no different. I was reading through my email and came across an e-newsletter that contained various articles related to my field – […]
What Concierge Medicine Can Learn from Plastic Surgeons
Ever heard of concierge medicine? For those of you not familiar, this is a medical practice that runs as a cash-only business, accepting no insurance. But in return for the patient’s acceptance of this streamlined, insurance-avoiding business model, your doctor is at your beck and call! That’s where the concierge idea comes in. Your doctor, […]
Patient Tutorial: View Before and After Photos Through the “Eyes” of a Plastic Surgeon
In our Patient Tutorial Series, we want to help you, the patient, better determine fact from fiction on cosmetic surgery websites. We’re not saying that all cosmetic surgery websites provide inaccurate or misleading information, but in a field like cosmetic surgery that boasts revenue over $10 billion a year, it’s an area that attracts all […]