Breaking up is hard to do, and sometimes, your plastic surgeon may be the one to do it. What should you do? In general, doctors are pretty reluctant to terminate the doctor-patient relationship. Usually, the patient doesn’t follow instructions, doesn’t show up for appointments, and can be antagonistic to the doctor and the office staff. […]
Facelift procedures are not the most painful procedures in plastic surgery , and knowing what to expect may help reduce your anxiety. Some hints and tweaks will help to reduce your pain, especially in the immediate recovery period. As a matter of routine, I inject long-term numbing medicine into the areas of facelift surgery at […]
Immediately after liposuction, you will feel some discomfort and pain in the areas of your body that underwent surgery. This pain is similar to workout pain, or muscle soreness. You will most likely be given a garment to wear right after surgery. This compression allows the skin to tighten and fuse to the underlying soft […]
Suberbugs, or bacteria that have resistance to many antibiotics, have been in the news increasingly over the past couple of years. When I was in training in surgery, MRSA/ methicillin resistant Staph Aureus was not that common. Cases were not commonly diagnosed, and patients who had it were isolated in the ir hospital rooms. Today, […]
There are some educational requirements to become a plastic surgeon, and then there are some personality aspects that are important to become a plastic surgeon. The personality requirements are only my opinion, so other plastic surgeons may have different thoughts. The personality traits will be discussed in tomorrow’s blog post. In terms of education, it […]
Latisse is a prescription only topical medicine that causes eyelashes to grow longer and thicker. The generic ingredient name is bimatoprost. The exact mechanism of action for Latisse is unknown. Scientists think that Latisse causes eyelash growth by allowing the eyelash hair to grow for a longer period of time during the hair growth phase, […]
7 ways to avoid capsular contracture after surgery include incision choice, antibiotic irrigation during surgery, avoid excessive bleeding during and after surgery, avoid infection, breast implant massage after surgery, possible use of anti-asthma medication, and use of ACDM/ acellular dermal matrix. Roy Kim, MD, Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco, discusses these choices in detail. Capsular […]
After a tummy tuck, you will lose the weight of the loose skin and fat that is around your abdomen and flanks. However, you will probably not lose that much weight overall. The main reason for this is the tissue that’s removed with a tummy tuck does not weight that much – often 2-5 pounds. […]
A recent study by a graduate student in psychology suggests that Botox can change the way your facial muscles read emotional sentences, and perhaps can alter the way that the mind and brain feels emotions. The study has several flaws, including a small sample size and not a long response, but it does bring up […]