April 2014

This is part two of my megavolume fat transfer talk. Recipient site constraints. We have more success grafting in small amounts (like we do in the face) or into really vascular spaces (like the muscular buttock).  […]

Capsular contracture is the Achilles heel of breast augmentation with implants. A thickened capsule can lead to implants feeling firm, looking bad, and sitting in the wrong position. The two major theories for why this happens […]

Journal time! This March 2014 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal had an article by Dr. Khouri et al discussing “Megavolume Autologous Fat Transfer: Part I.  Theory and Principles.” As you know, I love fat transfer, and […]

I had a patient visit recently who had really done her research on abdominoplasty.  She had seen a multitude of doctors here and was talking to me about the actual inside the body surgery techniques.  She […]

Journal time! There was an interesting article in my recent Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, “Plastic Surgery: Quo Vadis? Current Trends and Future Projections of Aesthetic Plastic Surgical Procedures in the US” This was a study out […]

Journal time! This is out of March 2014 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal.  The study is out of Boston and is titled, “Breast Reconstruction following Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: Predictors of Complications, Reconstruction Outcomes, and […]

This is the big splash in the media currently. “Woman spends $25,000 and has six procedures done to look like jennifer lawrence.” I watched the Nightline abc news video on the woman.  I don’t know what […]

NAME: AGE: BRA INFORMATION Current bra size ______ Desired bra size ______ WOULD YOU CONSIDER IMPLANT AUGMENTATION?  Y  /  N  / MAYBE PREGNANCY INFORMATION Pregnancies?  Y   /   N Number of children ______ Did you […]

HOW BIG DO YOU WANT TO GO? Ah, the age old question. When doing a breast augmentation, how do you choose the size of your implant or change you want?  Cup sizes are NOT a good […]