Plastic Surgery Newsletter
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 […]
Read MoreHow 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 […]
Read MoreWhen Do You Need Antibiotics Before Surgery?
One of the most common questions patient ask before surgery is whether or not they will require antibiotics. Antibiotics are important when indicated, but it is commonly aware that the overuse of antibiotics will leads to the development of resistant organisms. An article in the current issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery addresses this question […]
Read MoreLaser Resurfacing and Face Lifts in NYC
Patients who are scheduled for a face lift often ask if they can have laser skin resurfacing at the same time. There is an article to be published shortly which looks at the results (complications) in a such a group of surgical patients .The patients underwent erbium laser resurfacing. They had an overall complication rate […]
Read MoreRound Vs. Anatomical Breast Implants – A Study Of Results
In the March issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Drs. Al-Ajam, Marsh, Mohan and Hamilton from the Royal Free Hospital in London published an interesting article comparing the results between two different shaped breast implants in woman undergoing aesthetic breast augmentation. One type was the round implant which is the traditional style that has been […]
Read MoreAre Silicone Breast Implants Safe?
Some women choose to get breast implants either for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, or for purely cosmetic reasons. Before making the decision to get implants, most women ask whether they are safe. In the 1990’s, there was significant controversy about the safety of silicone breast implants and their alleged relationship to a variety of […]
Read MoreRisky Business: the 24 Hour or Vacation Breast Augmentation
As a physician who strongly believes in informing his patients, I feel it is important that I comment about all the attention that the media has given over the last few years to fat injection to the breast. Most recently, that attention has been directed to the 24-Hour Saline Breast Augment and — by the […]
Read MoreTobacco, Youth And E-Cigarettes
In spite of the public campaigns and all the restrictions against smoking in public such as the work place and restaurants, smoking is still the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Nearly1 in 5 deaths (among smokers and non-smokers alike) is related to tobacco use. Of these deaths almost 50,000 deaths from […]
Read MoreSkin-Care 101: A Basic Skin-Care Program
Patients in our office frequently turn to us to clarify information (and misinformation) that circulates on television, social media or other news outlets. Often these questions surround new procedures or technologies, but one of the most frequent questions heard in the office surrounds routine skin care. “What is the minimal, basic skin-care program that I […]
Read MoreWant to look younger? Use sunscreen!
(For those of you who do not want to read this whole blog, there is a summary at the end of this post !)* As I’ve previously discussed in this forum, protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful UV rays is one of the most effective means of maintaining your appearance and your health. According to […]
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