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 […]
Kids Getting Plastic Surgery – It’s Not What You Think!
A recent story out of New York discusses kids turning to plastic surgery after being bullied. The story from the Fox affiliate, which you can read here, is a little misleading. From the title of the article, you’d think that kids are getting the kind of plastic surgery that first comes to mind when you think […]
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, […]
See, not all plastic surgeons are superficial!
With so many stories about butt implants and Plastic Surgery Wives, it’s easy to confuse the shenanigans of “cosmetic surgeons” that aren’t actually trained plastic surgeons and miss out on the less glamorous reconstructive efforts by many board certified plastic surgeons around the country. Take for example, Shashi Kusuma. Dr. Kusuma was a year […]
Upcoming Liberace Movie on HBO
For those of you that don’t know, the Liberace (pronounced Lib-a-ra-chee) movie that tells the story of Liberace and his chauffeur/lover Scott Thorson is set to premiere on HBO on May 26th. The movie is based on the book published in 1988, Behind the Candelabra, written by the lover, Scott Thorson. Depending on your age, […]
Have you noticed the cost of rent in San Francisco lately?!
Well, we’ve had an eye opening experience this weekend! In preparation for our move to San Francisco to join the practice of Dr. Donald Brown, my wife and I came to San Francisco, with the support of my mother-in-law, to find a place to live. I kinda always assumed rent was most expensive in New […]
The Anatomy of a Cosmetic Surgeon’s Website – How to Avoid White Coat Deception
An alternative title to this blog post is, “How to vet a website” or another way to say it is “how to sniff out B.S. on a website”! This guide is here to help you evaluate different aspects of a cosmetic surgeon’s website and determine what’s fact, what’s fiction and ultimately how to protect yourself […]
Plastic Surgery After the Haiti Earthquake, Part III
Part 3 of 3. If you want to start with part 1, click here. WARNING, GRAPHIC PICTURE BELOW!!!!! Over the next several days, we worked at Love-A-Child orphanage, treating various injuries. These injuries weren’t necessarily from the earthquake. One patient came in with a cut lip after a fight, another child came in with an […]
Plastic Surgery After the Haiti Earthquake, Part II
Part 2 of a 3 part series. If you want to start with part 1, click here. Our second day in Haiti was one I’ll never forget. A saga started that day for a little boy and luckily ended well a couple years later. We arrived at Love-A-Child orphanage and I was seeing some patients […]
Plastic Surgery After the Haiti Earthquake, Part I
I went to Haiti with The Greene Team back in March of 2010, about 2 months after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook an already fragile country. There was a great deal of support from around the world to help the victims. The Greene Team, based out of Baton Rouge, was one of those groups […]