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Oct

New Silicone Gel Breast Implants Approved

On March 9th, 2012 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a new type of silicone gel filled implants manufactured by Sientra, Inc. The silicone implants will be available for use in aesthetic breast augmentation patients over 22 years of age as well as in brea...

Oct

Fat, Stem Cells and Liposculpture

Plastic surgeons have long known that fat possesses wonderful properties, and that it can be harvested and injected for volume augmentation in many diverse conditions. What makes fat different from, and in many ways better than, any other fillers is the fact that it is natural ti...

Oct

PIP Breast Implants – Issues and Recommendations

PIP breast implants are manufactured by a French company named Poly Implant Prothèse, which was shut down in 2010 due to unacceptably high rates of implant rupture. PIP implants were made at significantly lower cost by using a cheap industrial grade silicone rather than th...

Oct

Plastic Surgery – Beyond the Age Barrier

As the population ages, and increasing numbers of people are staying healthy, maintaining active lives and living longer, so too the number of older patients who are considering plastic surgery is on the rise. Many persons in their 60's, 70’s and 80’s feel and a...

Oct

The Art of Fat – Its Uses and Advantages

Much of what is discussed relating to beauty today involves removing and minimizing fat, but this extremely important component of the human body has some wonderful and unique properties. Fat under the skin acts to add volume and plumpness, and both these qualities are associated...

Oct

Fresh Is Best – Risks from Canned Foods

Eating canned foods has been shown to significantly increase the level of a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) in a person's body. Elevated levels of BPA have been linked to an increased risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes in some studies. BPA is a byproduct of the in...

Oct

Silicone Injection and Health Risks

There have been several reports of patients who have undergone silicone injections to enhance various areas of their bodies. One recent story describes how large volumes of silicone have been injected illegally into faces, lips, cheekbones, chins, breasts and buttocks in order to...

Oct

The Patient – Plastic Surgeon Partnership

Open communication and constant dialogue are extremely important in the patient physician relationship. When considering any plastic surgery procedure, from an extensive combination of full body contouring to minimally invasive surgery to non-surgical rejuvenation, patients shou...

Oct

Anti-aging Skin Care – More Than Skin Deep

Healthy skin comes from a myriad set of factors. Some things, such as our genetic blueprint, are inherited and at this juncture there isn't much that can be done to change that. This is an area of active research, however, and will most likely represent the way of the futur...

Oct

Breast Reduction – Options for Minimal Scarring

Breast reduction surgery, also known as reduction mammaplasty, is an operation designed to remove excess tissue and skin from the breasts and to reposition the nipples, creating smaller, perkier and more shapely breasts. Often patients complain of symptoms secondary to the weight...

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