| Breast Revision: the next revolution in Breast Enhancement |
 Breast augmentation continues to be in great demand. The new "fifth generation" silicone implants have performed beautifully; patients know this, so word-of-mouth recommendations have created quite a buzz. Now is a great time to consider a breast enhancement, whether it is your first procedure, or you have had a previous enhancement and you're looking to spruce up your results!
Breast revision refers to procedures performed on breasts that have had a previous enhancement. This might be a "breast lift" after a previous augmentation, or the correction of a breast asymmetry or contracture process that developed decades after an initial augmentation. Read more. |
| What's the Latest & Greatest in Plastic Surgery? |
 People are by nature attracted to the newest and the latest because of the technological society that we live in. Every computer and Smartphone is more powerful and faster than the one before. Cars seem to come standard with features that were once high priced options.
So what's "hot" in plastic surgery? Instead of expensive, yearly treatments, the trend now is clearly for procedures that make a difference (non-surgical alternatives didn't quite live up to their promise). And people don't prefer the "operated look." The demand is for plastic surgery that produces natural appearing results that last. Read more. |
| The Latest Gimmick - Surgery without Anesthesia |
 There was a recent article in The New York Times about patients being awake during their breast augmentation procedure and actually being able to choose their implant size in the operating room! This has been a similar theme for liposuction and face lifting procedures as well.
Frequently, patients have an innate fear of anesthesia. They believe anesthesia is associated with risk, and they don't like the idea of "losing control." There is a primal fear of "not waking up." In actuality, anesthesia provided by skilled anesthesiologists is quite safe and reliable. I haven't had an issue with anesthesia in over 25 years in practice - none. Read more. |
 I never thought that I would become so knowledgeable about bras, being the man that I am. But since my chosen profession is a plastic surgeon, 90 percent of my patients are women, and one of my areas of expertise is breast enhancement, it only seems fitting that I know a lot about bras.
Are you aware that 85 percent of women wear the incorrect bra size? Have you ever heard of a "working bra?" How important can a bra be anyway? Read more. |
