Sadly all good things come to an end. After a decade of working together, Marty will be retiring in June to spend more time with her grandchildren and family. She has been a true loyal, dedicated, and dependable assistant and friend. For those of you who want to get in touch with her, please do-
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Brrrrng. Brrrng. (phone rings.) Patient XX: “I think my saline implant is leaking.” Dr. G: “Tell me, what do you see?” We then will get into a big discussion about the past few weeks. Do you see a difference in size? Did you have any trauma? (An injury, hit to the chest, recent mammogram, etc).
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I was driving to work today listening to NPR, and they were discussing brachytherapy for breast cancer. First some background: Brachytherapy is a shorter, intense course of radiation therapy. A device is implanted during your lumpectomy surgery at the site of the tumor. This is then hooked up after surgery to the radiation machine which
ShareYou can’t do surgery without a scar. There is no such thing as “scarless’ surgery. There are good scars, hard to see scars. So how do you get one of those good scars? Scarring varies from person to person. Some people are prone to elevated, pigmented, or keloid scars. Scar creams and silicon gel sheeting
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Implants can move over time. They don’t tend to go far (so it wont end up at your belly button), but they do shift. Some women shift more than others. You will hear this referred to as “implant migration,” “implant shift,” “my implants are out in my armpits,” and if it only shifts going lower,
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I was talking with a good friend of mine who works for 23 and me (a genetic testing site where you spit into a tube and they anaylze your DNA). Avastin is a chemotherapeutic drug which was used to treat metastatic breast cancer for a period of time. It was found to be effective for
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This is a continuation of a blog about my recent March 2012 Journal for an article they had on “Additional Benefits of Reduction Mammaplasty: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” EFFECT ON WEIGHT AND EATING BEHAVIORS: “The Obesity Myth.” There has been a thought by insurance companies to deny heavy women coverage because of their
ShareThe Aesthetic Society published the 2011 stats. For those who took the quiz on my facebook page, here are the answers…. The top 5 surgical procedures are: Liposuction Breast augmentation Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck) Eyelid surgery Breast lift Top nonsurgical cosmetic procedure? Botox, followed by soft tissue fillers (Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, Sculptra) Other
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Journal time! In our recent March 2012 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal there was an article “Additional Benefits of Reduction Mammaplasty: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” This is preaching to the choir for me on this one- I love breast reductions and think they offer a lot of medical benefits (in addition to being
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Blood pressure is a funny thing. I check blood pressure at your preop, and I have found many people who are healthy, happy 40 somethings chugging along have high blood pressure. The thing is they don’t know it. Or they have been told they have “white coat syndrome.” What is white coat syndrome? White coat
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