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Oct

Plastic Surgery: A New Year’s Resolution

Many of our resolutions for 2013 revolve around self improvement, either spiritual, emotional or physical. For some this includes trying to achieve a better, healthier lifestyle, incorporating good nutrition and physical activity for possible weight loss. While a balanced diet an...

Oct

Nonsurgical Rhinoplasty – Nasal Recontouring With Fat and Cartilage Grafts

Patients who are unhappy with their noses and are looking to improve their appearance may benefit from a minimally invasive surgical technique which uses fat or cartilage grafts, a procedure recently presented at the latest American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting. This type...

Oct

New Technique for Botox® Injections

Botox® has been used for cosmetic enhancements for years to effectively rejuvenate the face and neck by diminishing forehead wrinkles, frown lines and crows' feet, and softening muscle bands in the neck. The product must be injected into the muscles which bec...

Oct

Cosmetic Enhancements of the Buttocks – Choosing a Qualified Physician

Various techniques for soft tissue augmentation including the “Brazilian Butt Lift” and buttock enhancement are currently available to improve the size, shape and contour of one's derrière. Certain famous movie and television personalities have brought ou...

Oct

Women, Excess Fat and Longevity

Excess fat around the waist is known to increase health risks including diabetes, cancer and heart disease. In women, accumulation of fat around the abdomen has also been shown to increase overall mortality. In a comprehensive clinical study which followed over 44,000 nurses, dat...

Oct

Autologous Fat Grafts – Uses and Benefits

Fat injections, also known as autologous fat grafts, fat transfer or transplantation, have been used in different clinical settings for volume augmentation or restoration. Techniques for harvesting and injection vary, depending on volume, indications and sites for injection. In a...

Oct

Dense Breasts and Mammograms – New Legislation in New York State

A new law was recently enacted in New York State which requires patients whose mammogram shows dense breasts to be notified in the radiology report. Dense breast tissue may diminish the sensitivity of mammograms to detect breast cancer, and is also associated with an increased ri...

Oct

Breast Reduction Benefits in Adolescents – Physical and Psychological Considerations

Breast reduction surgery, or reduction mammaplasty, has been shown to have a positive impact on women suffering from large breasts by improving symptoms as well as overall quality of life. A recent article published in Pediatrics finds that adolescent who have similar c...

Oct

The Best Neck – Variations on Neck Lifts

Often patients are concerned about only one particular aspect of their appearance, whether it's their eyes, jowls or neck. Providing customized procedures to improve their looks requires considerable judgement and experience, combined with an understanding of anatomy. In so...

Oct

Younger Patients Seeking Plastic Surgery

Many teenagers and young adults find at least one aspect of their physical appearance bothersome. For some, plastic surgery may be the solution. A recent online survey in 16 countries found that almost 9 out of 10 girls ages 15 to 25 years and over 7 out of 10 boys in the same ag...

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