September 2009

Breast augmentation using fat. Is it the future?

Posted on September 29, 2009

If only we could take fat from where we DON’T want it and put it where we do. This is the premise behind fat grafting to the breast.  Lipoaugmentation, fat transfer to the breast, fat grafting […]

breast implants- can they cause stretch marks?

Posted on September 29, 2009

Stretch marks are essentially a tear in the skin. Breast implants can cause stretch marks. This is not common, but it is a risk.  I see it most often in a young patient with thicker skin (think Asian, Latina, Phillipino).  […]

breasts after baby: breast implant volume. WHAT SIZE?

Posted on September 28, 2009

Okay. So you have decided you are going to do a breast augmentation.  One of the choices you need to make is what size? I often hear “I want it to look natural.”  “I want to […]

breasts after baby: BREAST IMPLANTS

Posted on September 28, 2009

My typical patient never thought they would have a plastic surgeon. I am a plastic surgeon in Palo Alto, California.  When I started my practice, I thought most breast augmentation patients would be 25 year olds […]

Sculptra- a liquid facelift?

Posted on September 25, 2009

Sculptra is not a new soft tissue filler.  It has been out for years and is good to add volume to the face. What started out as a basic treatment for those with “lipoatrophy” (when your cheeks […]

what did my baby do to my breasts?

Posted on September 25, 2009

What happened to your breasts? (read, for most women who have had kids and breastfed, WHERE DID MY BREASTS GO?)  Please remember with this I am a HUGE FAN of breastfeeding.  I can’t imagine having the […]

Pre pregnancy advice from a plastic surgeon

Posted on September 23, 2009

So you are going to take the plunge. I think it is fantastic.  There is nothing I have done as moving and rewarding as having children.  Pregnancy is hard on the body.  Common changes occur.  Here […]

What is diastasis?

Posted on September 23, 2009

Aaaah.  So that age old question: “How does that giant baby fit into my belly?”  It does so by moving the other things around and stretching your muscles and skin.  Your abdominal muscles are the rectus […]

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