29

Oct

Why You Should Choose a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

If you're considering plastic surgery, one of the most important decisions is choosing your plastic surgeon. With all the media, marketing and internet information about cosmetic surgery, it is not always easy to identify which surgeons are qualified to perform which proced...

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29

Oct

Teenagers and Tanning: Risk of Melanoma

Teenage girls who frequented tanning salons in the 1990's account for a sharp rise in melanoma patients in their 20’s and 30’s currently being diagnosed with melanoma. Pre-prom tanning sessions are responsible in many instances for an increase in cases of melano...

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29

Oct

FDA: Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe

The chief scientist for the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices, Dr. William Maisel, stated yesterday that silicone gel filled breast implants were indeed safe: “Women should feel assured that the F.D.A. continues to believe that currently marketed silic...

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29

Oct

Plastic Surgery for Men – Facts and Figures

Men are increasingly undergoing plastic surgery procedures, and New York City men are no exception. According to the 2010 statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), men in the U.S. underwent over 750,ooo cosmetic procedures, accounting for...

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29

Oct

How to Achieve the Best Results from your Plastic Surgery

Once you've decided to go ahead with a plastic surgery procedure, whether liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, or a combination of surgeries, you should make sure your body and mind are at their best. Surgery of any kind, including aesthetic plastic surgery, is to...

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29

Oct

Silicone Breast Implants – Safety Update

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updated white paper on June 23rd, 2011 on the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants, used in both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. The FDA stated that “silicone gel-filled breast implants have a reasonab...

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29

Oct

Welcome to Dr. Olivia Hutchinson’s New Plastic Surgery Office

We are delighted to announce our new location at 121A East 83rd Street, on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City. Dr. Olivia Hutchinson will continue to offer patients the full complement of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures and minimally invasive short scar techni...

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29

Oct

Spring into Spring: Quick Fix Procedures – by Dr. Olivia Hutchinson, Plastic Surgeon in New York City

What a long, cold, snowy winter it's been - but spring is just a week away and very soon it will be time to peel off all the layers. There are several plastic surgery procedures that may be performed in our office, and produce fantastic results with little or no down...

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29

Oct

Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)

On Wednesday, January 26th, 2011, the FDA announced that women with saline or silicone breast implants may incur a “very low but increased risk” of developing Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL). ALCL is not breast cancer, but rather a rare malignant tumor that is a...

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29

Oct

How to Find the Best Plastic Surgeon in New York City – by Dr. Olivia Hutchinson

Happy New Year! Have you made a new year's resolution? Are you one of the millions of women or men who has decided that in 2011 they will try to improve some part of their life, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually? Are you considering perhaps some type of enhanc...

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