It’s not necessarily true that a surgeon who does a high volume of a certain procedure is very good at it. But it is true that a surgeon can’t be very good at a procedure unless he or she does a high volume. In line with this but at the risk of sounding as if I’m bragging about »
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Buttock fat injections
My practice manager and I were noticing that inquiries coming into the Center for Cosmetic Surgery regarding fat injections to the buttocks seem to be increasing. I’ll admit, fat injection sounds really cool: the ability to take your own natural fat and move it to another area of the body seems enticing. Furthermore, the plastic »
I’m OK being “Plan B”
Earlier this week I spent a half hour with one of those interesting, confident, has-her-act-together patients who help make my job fun. She was seeing me for concerns she had with her abdomen and thighs, which were somewhat fuller than she would have preferred, and she had a PLAN. “I have a trainer, I have talked »
How fantastic is liposuction?
Liposuction can create wonderful body transformations. Localized areas of fat excess can be reduced, leaving behind a person’s natural, more attractive body contours undisturbed by these bulges. BUT… as I was reminded this morning during a consultation with a patient that had previous liposuction, it has it’s limitations. A 43 year old woman had lost »
Not everything great is new, and not everything new is great-
As I peruse the day-to-day goings on in the Plastic Surgery media world, I am constantly reminded that what makes for a “news” story is often hugely removed from my day-to-day practice. I don’t see alot of perfection-obsessed reality TV stars. I do see alot of 42-year-old mothers of three who want to get some »
