I have a lot to be thankful for.
I am particularly thankful to be able to do a job I love and live in a part of the country where every woman I meet is great– interesting, insightful, intelligent. Just great women.
Recently I was told I received the “Patient Choice Award.” Always curious, and wondering if
Dear________,
HEALTHCARE PLAN IN THE SENATE TODAY WILL UNFAIRLY DISCRIMATE AGAINST YOU!
I’m writing you today about an issue that affects not only plastic surgeons but everyone who utilizes our services for anything from Botox to Tummy Tucks.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the current healthcare bill before the US Senate, Page 2045 Sec. 9017, Excise Tax on Elective
The government has gone mad.
I get why they would want to tax elective medical procedures. They need money. They have gone wild on spending, and they need new revenue. This new tax is proposed to go into effect January 1, 2010 (!!!).
5%.
They are going to tax every “cosmetic” procedure by 5%. What is truly scary
I got a question from a 5’3” woman who got 690cc implants. “I did not want to go that big but unfortunately my doctor put in these huge implants.” She now wants to downsize but does not want a lift.
Eek.
I was so sad to read this. A 690 implant is a huge implant in any
The belly.
How much does it suck to still look pregnant after your baby is out? I wore my baby like a necklace, always in the baby bjorn, so no one would make the horrid mistake of asking me, “When are you due again?” It is totally unjust, unfair, unreasonable our bellies look like they do
Many women need liposuction and a tummy tuck. The issue for the belly is you can’t beat it up with both at the same time.
Medical definition of flap: (American heritage medical dictionary)
noun
“Tissue used in surgical grafting that is only partially detached from its donor site so that it continues to be nourished during transfer
The eyes have it.
I have to admit. It is my biggest vanity. I forget the make up. Sometimes I forget the shower. But forget mascara? Nope. I was one of those girls who was given lovely blonde hair and lashes, only to find when I got older, I got to keep the blonde invisible eyelashes and
I heard the term “moobs” the other day. It conjured up images of men with breasts, the man boob, the “manssiere” (love Seinfeld with the bra for men). So I did what all people do these days to find out information. I googled the term. If you look in the urban dictionary, you will see it defined:
Moobs:
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