For those of us who have difficulty achieving and maintaining the ideal weight, there is a way to shed the pounds surgically. Surgical procedures for weight loss are bariatric surgery. The word bariatric is a compound word that describes medical and surgical treatment for weight. More specifically bariatric treats massively overweight individuals. Furthermore, a BMI of 40 or higher also is …

Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of plastic surgery is the revision rhinoplasty. There are almost 300,000 rhinoplasties performed just in the USA each YEAR. Of all the procedures plastic surgeons offer, revision rhinoplasty requires the greatest skill. Revision rhinoplasty requires vision and attention to the smallest details. Whenever I see a patient with an unsatisfactory rhinoplasty result, and …

The concept of non-surgical facial rejuvenation is a recent development in the world of aesthetic medicine. Botox and fillers are not a substitute for surgery but their proper use can enhance the results of surgery. Also when we use this properly we may be able to postpone surgical procedures for a later time in life. Botox is the trade name …

Every year the plastic surgery organizations conduct surveys. Also, every year plastic surgery organizations analyze the previous years in terms of treatments  – which are divided into non-surgical and surgical procedures. The non-surgical procedures usually always win out. These include Botox and all of its derivatives and competitors as well as fillers and other injectables. It seems as though the …

AGE AND PLASTIC SURGERY What does age have to do with plastic surgery? It’s never too early or too late to look your best. Modern society and the development of surgical techniques gives us all the opportunity to improve those areas of the body that we wish to improve. It’s a general belief that the human mind prior to age …

TUMMY TUCK or ABDOMINOPLASTY The tummy tuck or ABDOMINOPLASTY in the right hands is a very beneficial and exciting procedure. The main people who benefit from a tummy tuck have made a commitment to a lifestyle change. Lifestyle change includes a commitment to diet and exercise. Usually, these individuals have spent the majority of their adult life overweight. Constantly looking …

This week was exceptionally stressful for women out there who have breast implants. There are several hundred patients each year just in America who have breast implant surgery. As you know from your surgical consent forms, there are risks to having these foreign objects put into your body. However, the benefits of fuller, shapelier and perkier breasts outweigh those risks …

BBL or Brazilian Butt Lift is the layman’s term for fat transfer from an area of the body with an abundance of fat to the buttocks. Celebrities made this procedure popular, which is a profoundly oversized buttock, within the past 20 years or so. It is the transfer of fat from one’s own body to the breasts and face. The …

Revision is an interesting word. The most immediate synonym is to correct. If you look at synonyms for” correct ” you will see – rectify, remedy, reform.   It generally means you have to fix something. In plastic surgery the word revision usually applies in my  practice, someone is requesting me to correct someone else’s less than optimal result.  Therefore revision …

EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS AT LEAST ONE GIFT AND ONE PASSION AND MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE SEVERAL OF EACH… MY PASSION AND I BELIEVE GIFT IS PLASTIC SURGERY PARTICULARLY NOSES, BODY CONTOURING AND FACE LIFTS…. As the nose goes, it begins with: I wish I had a better nose to go with my attractive face. The men may say a new …