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Mentor’s Premium Warranty Program for Breast Implants

Like many available retail products, breast implants have manufacturer warranties. Many patients do not think of or are unaware that such warranties actually exist. The only two implant manufacturers in the U.S., Mentor and Allergan, both have them and they have historically been relatively the same offerings. Such warranties apply to both saline and Read More…

Antioxidants in Skin Care Products – What Do They Do?

Antioxidants are a common buzzword in both skin care and numerous health care supplements over the past decade. Preventing ‘oxidation’ in aging certainly seems like a good idea. But few who use these products probably understand how they work and what exactly are they supposed to treat. In addition, when and how are you Read More…

Weight Loss after Liposuction – How Much and For How Long?

One of the most common questions that liposuction patients ask is…how much weight will I use after surgery? It is well known that plastic surgeons do not consider liposuction and weight loss in the same sentence. It is not a weight loss technique and we don’t want any patient to use that as a Read More…

Copper Impregnated Pillowcases and Sheets – Improving Your Beauty Sleep

Methods of decreasing the effects of aging on skin continues to find new and innovative approaches. The most recent one that I have come across is that of what you can do while you are sleeping…and it doesn’t come from an applied cream or lotion. Rather it is something that is embedded in pillowcases and Read More…

Common Concerns about Cheek Implant Surgery

A face that has good skeletal contours, which some would call sculpted, is desired by many young men and women. The appearance of high cheekbones is one important element of achieving such a look. Cheekbones create a well-defined face by creating an upper facial prominence which makes the lower face look thinner. Such a Read More…

Case Study: Chin Implant Removal and Osteotomy Replacement

Background: Like all surgical implants used in the body, chin implants do have some long-term effects. This is particularly true when they are used improperly or are inadequately positioned. Long-term effects could be underlying bone resorption and loss of horizontal projection. This is most commonly seen with the chin implant is positioned too high Read More…

The Reality of the Need for Revisional Surgery in Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation persists as one of the most popular and successful elective plastic surgery procedures. Despite the frequent excellent results that come from this surgery, it is not a perfect procedure. Complications and problems do occur and patients need to appreciate that this potential risk is not rare. Why do some breast augmentations look great…and Read More…

Early Incisional Scar Therapies – Do They Make Any Difference?

Surgical incisions and the scars they create are a concern for many patients. Nowhere is this more true than in the plastic surgery patient. Because it is a cosmetic procedure, most people ask how to take care of new scar so that it ultimately looks as obscure as possible. This raises the important question Read More…

Sarah Palin and Plastic Surgery

Recent internet blogs purport that Sarah Palin has had some plastic surgery done recently. Using some apparent inside information, it is stated that she had a ‘nasolabial fold lift, cheek implants, midface lift, eyebrows fixed and a sideburn graft.’ A series of photographs are shown which are supposed to support these contentions. Normally, I wouldn’t Read More…

Common Misconceptions about Female Breast Reduction

Breast reduction is one of the most common and successful plastic surgery procedures. It usually rates as one of the most satisfying operations that we do because of its immediate and significant relief of the back, neck, and shoulder pain that comes heavy hanging breasts. Even within hours of surgery, patients report musculoskeletal pain Read More…