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UPDATE 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 […]

Fat 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 […]

Voluma – 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 […]

The 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 […]

Opioids

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) […]

Intensif 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 […]

Ulthera – 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. […]

Coffee 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 – […]

The Gap Between Health Insurance & Hispanics

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that 1/4 of the Hispanics in the United States did not have health insurance (view article). Furthermore, the percentage of Hispanics without health insurance that enrolled for coverage under the Affordable Care Act lagged behind the enrollment statistics for other ethnic groups. Reasons for these numbers included problems […]

How To Get A Little Lift For Your Facial Volume

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. Coincidentally, another HA (hyaluronic) gel, Lyft (Galderma) just received FDA approval for mid-face enhancement as well. Both products are “thicker” variants of hyaluronic gels which are intended to give more volume, last longer […]

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