As many of you must be aware, obesity is a global epidemic with significant personal and societal impacts. The causes for the modern obesity epidemic are many and include dietary choices; genetic predisposition, industrialized food supplies; and social engineering. Achieving and maintaining proper weight is one of the healthiest goals one can accomplish. While there are many commercial weight... Read more
Category: Procedures
Clients seeking to undergo breast augmentation are faced with the important decision whether to select placement of the breast implant under the pectoralis muscle (under) or on top of the muscle (over) or in the sub-glandular position. When breast implants were first introduced in the 1970s, the over, or sub-glandular, plane was preferred. As experience with breast implants... Read more
The Liquid Face Lift? Not really liquid and most likely not a lift. Facial rejuvenation must necessarily address three separate components of the aging process in order to be effective. Textural skin changes — frequently the result of sun damage. Loss of volume occurring at multiple levels including bone and fat. Gravitational descent manifested as... Read more
In recent years there has been emerging fascination with gluteal augmentation often achieved by silicone implants; fat transfers; or a combination of both. I frequently hear these procedures referred to as a “Brazilian Butt Lift” which is not quite accurate. The creation of an enormous, exaggerated, and disproportionate bottom, often not in harmony with the... Read more
In the past decade, many women at risk for breast cancer have increasingly elected to undergo a preventative treatment known as Prophylactic Mastectomy. This simply means removing a normal breast in an effort to prevent the possibility of future disease. Prophylactic mastectomy is most commonly offered in cases where the BRCA gene is identified and sometimes offered to women... Read more