Posted 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 […]
Read MorePosted September 25, 2012
A saddle nose entails a concave or “collapsed” look on nasal profile, resembling the shape of a saddle. Some people’s noses just happen to look that way. Other people may develop saddle noses following nasal trauma, infection, or rhinoplasty. Typical treatment for saddle noses is complex. It generally involves a rhinoplasty (“nose job”) with placement […]
Read MorePosted May 17, 2012
I have a complaint. When demonstrating before/after results for tummy tucks, most plastic surgeons carefully select women who are 5’4” and weight 120 lbs and then show an amazingly flat tummy after surgery. For some reason, many of the patients I see for tummy tuck have less-than-ideal proportions before surgery. In my experience, these patients […]
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