Wow! It has been a long time since I contributed to this blog and lots of stuff has happened in the world of plastic surgery during the intervening time. Hopefully, now that the holidays and major medical meetings are out of the way as well as taxes, I can get back into the habit of …
Ok. If you have followed this blog line so far, you are aware that the last blog entry discussed the no-no's of trying to regain your pre-baby figure and some of the things that the Hollywood starlets are rumored to have tried to achieve that goal. I ended that piece with a short note about …
In the last installment of my on-going blog about the “Mommy-Make-Over”, I discussed facial treatments for melasma, stretch marks, and tummy tucks. In this segment, I would like to address breast procedures that are often part of a “Mommy-Make-Over” package. Before I start, let's kill some myths. Myth #1, while nursing is good for your …
I was recently asked by a local reporter to comment about some stories she had read concerning the dangerous practices of certain types of celebrity Mommy-Make-Over's. She wanted to know if there were some exclusive, secret treatments or procedures that the stars got after delivery that allowed them to quickly regain their pre-baby shape that …
Cruise lines seem to have some things in common with plastic surgeons. They used to be considered a luxury for only the very rich but now are accessible for almost every economic category. Cosmetic plastic surgery used to be thought of as only for the very rich but now is accessible and available for most …
Many patients who are looking into having plastic surgery are also interested in the different ways they can finance the costs of their cosmetic procedures. Over the last few years, the number of patients who have used some type of patient financing to help cover the expenses of their plastic surgery treatments has increased significantly …
I doubt there are many people with an interest in cosmetic medicine that have not followed the success story that is Botox. Botulinum Toxin type A (BTX-A)-the active medication in Botox- was developed as a medical treatment for strabismus-an eye disorder-first being used in 1968 by Dr. Alan Scott in San Francisco. In 1991, Allergan …
Sometimes the success of surgical procedure is easy to judge; you take the diseased, infected tissue out and the patient gets better. At other times, the measurement of success for a surgical procedure is harder to determine such as with breast reduction procedures. There is no diseased or infected organ. There is no cancer that …
David B. Sarwer, PhD is one of the world’s foremost experts on the psychological responses to cosmetic surgery. In a recent report published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Dr. Sarwer et al conducted a large, multi-center study examining the effects of cosmetic surgery on patient satisfaction with their body image and improvement in their self-esteem. The …
No, we are not pulling your leg. This is a nickname that has been given to a new type of breast implant that is under study for possible approval by the Food and Drug Administration for both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. As a matter of disclosure, three of the surgeons at St. Louis Cosmetic …