Plastic Surgery Newsletter
Stem 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
Low 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 […]
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 – FDA Approved Face Enhancement in NYC
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 gels which are […]
Read MoreThe Breast and Lipofilling
Fat injections or lipofilling is a new and promising technique for both breast reconstruction and breast augmentation. One of the serious concerns is that the presence of stem cells in the transferred fat would stimulate the growth of abnormal cells resulting in a higher incidence of both recurrent and new breast cancers. This fear does have […]
Read MoreOpioids
In light of growing concerns regarding opioid abuse and concomitant government action on both the state and local level, a recent abstract by B. Kelly, MD, et.al. (http://bit.ly/1UV9V8e) is quite timely. As a result, it has received significant mention in the lay press. The authors did a meta-analysis comparing the use of NSAID’s (e.g., ibuprofen) […]
Read MoreIntensif RF Microneedling Treatments in NYC
I was recently a participant in an international multi-center study on the efficacy of microneedle-based radiofrequency (RF) treatments for treatments of the lower face. The other physicians who participated in the study were Drs. Michael Gold of Nashville, Dr. Mark Taylor of Salt Lake City and Dr. Yohei Tanaka of Nagano, Japan.The results of the […]
Read MoreUlthera – Vellulite Tightening Treatment in NYC
There has been a lot of PR and articles (Vogue p 224 April 2011; Harper’s Bazaar p 294 March 2011) on Ulthera recently. Ulthera is a device that uses highly focused ultrasound in an effort to tighten the skin. I was very intrigued by it when it was first introduced as conceptually it is very exciting technology. […]
Read MoreCoffee Consumption And Type 2 Diabetes
On World Diabetes Day (Friday November 14th), a recent meta-analysis was distributed by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee. The study which was published in the European Journal of Nutrition, 53(1):25-38 suggested that consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Consumption of 3 – […]
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