Plastic Surgery Newsletter
Long Lasting Facial Volume with New Generation Hyaluronic Acid and Poly-L Lactic Acid Injectables
It is OK to call this blog a “puff piece”; it is about the new generation of minimally invasive injectables that restore lost volume to the face and fill in deep lines and wrinkles. Plastic surgeons now have new and slightly different weapons in their arsenal to restore a youthful, firmer plumper appearance to the […]
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Introducing Crisalix
Dr. Kenneth Rothaus uses Crisalix Virtual Aesthetics to give his patients a sneak peek at what their transformation will look like. Before undergoing plastic surgery, many patients wish they could see the results on themselves before taking the leap. Fortunately, now there is a way! We now offer Crisalix, a state of the art technology […]
Read MoreNew Breast Implant – Is it Ideal?
When it comes to breast implants there is a new player in town. The Ideal Implant (idealimplant.com) is a saline implant that has the feel of silicone. The implant has two separate lumens or chambers. The inner lumen contains most of the saline and its volume is not adjustable. The outer lumen which is the […]
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Facelift and Liposuction Q & A
The next question is often asked by patients seeking a face lift: What is the difference between a mini lift and a full lift? Mini-lifts, S-lifts and a full facelift are all gradations of the same operation. In the S-lift and the mini-lift (which are really not much different) the incision is predominantly centered pre-auricularly […]
Read MorePlastic Surgery Q & A
I receive requests on a daily basis from social media sites, professional organizations, etc. to answer questions that they have received regarding plastic surgery procedures. I am usually somewhat hesitant to answer many of these questions as I feel that they would best be answered in the context of a face-to-face consultation. Some of the […]
Read MoreStem Cells and Epidermolysis Bullosae
For many years, I was affiliated with the Epidermolysis Bullosae Center at the Rockefeller University Hospital. Epidermolysis bullosae (EB) is a devastating skin blistering disease. Patients with the severe forms have chronic problems with open and potentially life-threatening wounds, scarring, and other deformities. As the plastic surgeon at the EB center, I took care of […]
Read MoreLow Incidence of Hematoma and Infection Reported for Aesthetic Surgery
Two of the most common complications after any surgical procedure are hematoma and infection. Two articles (1, 2) from the Aesthetic Surgery Journal looked at the incidence of both hematoma and infection in a very large series of greater than 129,000 patients. What is unique about these reports is that the come from the practices […]
Read MoreUPDATE ON NECK REJUVENATION
Rejuvenation of the neck is one of the most common reasons I see patients in consultation in my office. Although the surgical facelift and neck lift remain the gold standard for neck rejuvenation, many patients cannot find the time out of their busy schedules to commit to a surgical procedure. For other patients, the results […]
Read MoreFat Grafting and Breast Cancer
Autologous fat grafting (using the patient’s own fat) is one technique that plastic surgeons use to help contour a reconstructed breast after mastectomy or to fill in defects after a patient has had a lumpectomy alone. I must admit that I have been concerned about injecting fat into the breast as there exist theoretical concerns […]
Read MoreVoluma
The Aesthetic Surgery Journal ( 35:589-599, 2015) recently published an article by Few, J, et. al. on the long-term effects of Voluma (Allergan) for midface enhancement. This article coincidentally appeared just two months before another HA (hyaluronic) gel, Lyft (Galderma) received FDA approval for mid-face enhancement as well. Both products are “thicker” variants of hyaluronic […]
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