Posted August 05, 2014
Inverted nipples are surprisingly common, occurring in 3 – 5% of women. Instead of the nipple “pointing out,” it retracts inward, usually due to tethering bands of fibrous tissue. Most women with inverted nipples have a normal amount of nipple skin; it’s just pointing the wrong direction. Inverted nipple repair Before After Over the last […]
Read MorePosted November 08, 2013
Breast enlargement, including breast augmentation revision, is the most frequently requested procedure in my practice. Now in practice in Plano for 18 years, I am on track to perform about 150 breast augmentations this year. In large studies, approximately 95% are happy with their choice to undergo surgery, which makes breast augmentation one of the […]
Read MorePosted December 28, 2012
I hear this question at least a few times a week. Yes, all breast implants start out too high and too tight. And yes, they do relax, soften, and settle to a more natural position. What’s going on? When implants are first placed, the skin and pectoralis muscle are placed under tension by the implants. […]
Read MorePosted October 29, 2012
Repair of torn earlobes Dangling or heavy earrings, babies and toddlers pulling on earrings, piercing that are too low; these are among the many causes of torn earlobes. Sometimes the earring just droops in a stretched-out piercing site (incomplete earlobe tear). Sometimes after years of stretching, the earlobe just splits in half (complete earlobe tear). […]
Read MorePosted October 12, 2012
I am fully aware that Botox and facial fillers are available on practically every street corner. Doctors’ and dentists’ offices, medical spas, and even beauty parlors offer injectables. Patients are routinely injected by gynecologists, dentists, nurses, aestheticians, medical assistants, and occasionally personnel with no formal medical education. The results of the injections are variable: some […]
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