February 2010

The trend of the week this week: questions to me, the plastic surgeon, about “how can I avoid you?”  How can I do what I want without surgery? I get it. Surgery is a big deal. […]

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feb 2010 published a study out of Norway looking at exercise, BMI, and baby birth weight. Findings? They looked at 43000+ women aged 15-49 who were pregnant with a single fetus.  The women’s […]

This is the age old question. How can we make breasts larger without a foreign object?  They have tried all sorts of things in the past.  The issue with many of them is: 1. Screening of […]

If only unicorns were real.  I hear patients say all the time “I can tone that skin up later when I start to exercise again.”  Ug.  I am the poor girl who has to correct them.  […]

I know many people think plastic surgeons are all about changing everything.  I am not. I was saddened by the recent Heidi Montag feature on People magazine.  Here is a beautiful young girl who underwent a […]

Now there is a title which gets your attention. Nipples aren’t symmetric.  Breasts aren’t symmetric.  We always aim for them to be close, but as a colleague once said “breasts are sisters, not twins.” I got […]

Ahhh. Marketing. Do I sound like a broken record or what?  I am just so dismayed by all of the hype and spin out there.  It seems like everyone is trying to make a catchy new phrase for their […]

Both products are offering goodies right now. Juvederm is offering a free Vivite lip plumper ($45 value) when you use a syringe. Restalyne and Perlane are offering $50 back for every syringe you use. Woo hoo! […]