Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Bradycardia and Risk of Surgery
Elective plastic surgery done for cosmetic gain always take a careful look at the patient’s general health beforehand. With some notable exceptions (morbid obesity, diabetes, smokers) it is fair to...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Sunlamps and the Risk Of Skin Cancer
While many people enjoy the apparent healthy glow of a good tan, the long-term consequences of looking ‘bronzed’ are far less glorious. Like smoking from many decades ago, most people know it is not...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Muscles of Facial Aging
A facelift, despite being a well known procedure, is frequently misunderstood. The most common misconception is of the actual facial area that is treated. Rather than the whole face, it treats only...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Sunscreens and Skin Aging
Everyone by now knows the value of using sunscreens in lowering the risk of getting skin cancer. By decreasing the amount and duration of ultraviolet light skin exposure, the skin cells have more...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Pectoralis Muscle Atrophy after Breast...
The most common location for placing the implants in breast augmentation is under the muscle. What this means is that a pocket is made between the thicker outer pectoralis major muscle and the...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Fat Atrophy after Trauma
A common observation in blunt traumatic injuries of the face and body that have resulted in large bruises or hematomas (blood collections) is that soft tissue or contour depressions may appear many...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Breast Implant Serial Numbers
Right out of the files of ‘CSI Plastic Surgery’, a recent case out of China reported on the solving of a missing person’s case by their breast implants. A young murdered female was identified using...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Board Certification Matters
Every prospective patient who seeks cosmetic enhancements knows to ask or look for ‘board certification’ of their surgeon or treatment provider. While this is a seemingly good question, a positive...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Body Dysmorphic Disorder
While cosmetic surgery is about improving one’s face or body appearance, whether one needs such surgery or not is open to personal interpretation or desires. How one sees themselves plays a major...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Roman Nose and Rhinoplasty
A Roman nose, also called a hook nose or aquiline nose, is one with a prominent bridge which gives it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The very word, aquiline, comes from the latin...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Fat Cell Biology
Other than skin, fat is the most commonly manipulated tissue by plastic surgeons. Most people think of fat removal by liposuction when they think of plastic surgery by fat transplantation by...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Function of Eyebrows
Why do we have eyebrows? They initially seem to have no specific purpose. They are just a clump of short hairs coming our of the skin over the brow bones which create a wide variety of eyebrow...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Gummy Bear Breast Implants
Just about anyone considering silicone breast implants has heard the term ‘gummy bear’ breast implants. Some women even come in requesting this specific ‘type’ of breast implant. Besides the catchy...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? – Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day or St. Valentine’s is a sort of holiday that is celebrated in many countries around the world. Its occurrence is certainly not just limited to the United States. It has its origin in...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Golden Ratio
The search for what makes a face beautiful or attractive goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. Long before the possibilities of plastic surgery were even remotely envisioned, painters and...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? – Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day or St. Valentine’s is a sort of holiday that is celebrated in many countries around the world. Its occurrence is certainly not just limited to the United States. It has its origin in...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Golden Ratio
The search for what makes a face beautiful or attractive goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. Long before the possibilities of plastic surgery were even remotely envisioned, painters and...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery’s Did You Know – Mondor’s Cord
A Mondor’s cord is a painful and hardened ridge which may appear weeks after breast augmentation surgery emanating downward from the lower breast crease. (if an inframammary incision was used) It...
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