Today the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released top line data from the latest 2013 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report (1). The report compiles statistics for cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery for the past year performed by plastic surgeons in the US. The number of cosmetic surgery procedures topped 15 million, up 3% from the previousRead More
For those of us with teenagers, it comes as no surprise that they are self-conscious about their looks and image, particularly in this age of prevalent social media interactions and selfies. A new study from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (1) corroborates this finding when evaluating what motivates teenagers to use sunscreen.Read More
New York City is replete with plastic surgeons – bona fide board certified plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons who are otolaryngologists with fellowship training in facial plastic surgery, “cosmetic” surgeons who may belong to any medical specialty and may not be surgeons at all. If you’re not part of the inner circle of doctors andRead More
Breast implants are composed of an outer silicone shell and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. When used for breast augmentation or reconstruction, they are surgically inserted into a patient, and cause a normal foreign body response to the implant. A fibrous capsule develops around the implant, sealing it off from the body’sRead More
Much attention has been paid recently to the labiaplasty procedure, with news stories and reports about its surging popularity. When performed correctly and in carefully selected patients, labiaplasty can improve certain physical characteristics of female genitalia. The term covers many different types of surgery, including reduction of the labia minora (inner vaginal lips), labia majoraRead More
We often start to notice bags under our eyes as one of the earliest signs of aging. This area contains several tissue layers that can manifest changes with passage of time, in addition to possible genetic predisposition to unsightly bulges in our lower lids. Wrinkles appear as a result of muscle contraction, from skin thinningRead More
