Breast Augmentation and Lift via GoPro [video]
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll see that we’re now able to educate patients on various surgical procedures using the GoPro head-mounted camera. Today’s installment is for a breast augmentation and lift as part of a Mommy Makeover. Last week, we performed a couple Mommy Makeovers in our in-office accredited operating room. And […]
SurgiSculpting® – CoolSculpting after Surgery!
It’s official, we have our trademark for SurgiSculpting®! Don’t know what that is and how it’s different from CoolSculpting? Well, prepare to be schooled! After any surgical procedure, you are taken to the recovery room to, well, recover. The first few minutes are critical to be sure you’re waking up and comfortable. But after those […]
Liposuction of the Lower Back with GoPro video
I performed a mommy makeover the other day that included liposuction to the lower back. This is a procedure I’ve done many times but realized I had no video record of how the procedure is done. I set out to change that! A recent article in the open Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal highlights […]
Cosmetic Surgery Prices
Recently released stats on cosmetic surgery in the US show various trends – nose jobs are down, Brazilian butt lifts are up! One bit of data that is often overlooked or incomplete is that of cosmetic surgery prices. Maybe back when we had no cost info available to us (price transparency has only recently become […]
Combination Plastic Surgery Procedures
Concerned about your neck and your abdomen? What about your breasts and your arms? With safer anesthesia and quicker operating room times, you can have combination plastic surgery procedures now! While there’s nothing wrong with splitting up individual plastic surgery procedures, it does cost more and can result in two recovery processes instead of […]
Obamacare to cost less than previously expected
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Obamacare will cost $506 billion instead of the originally projected $710 billion during the last 5 years of the CBO’s 10 year projection. There are several reasons for this including the fact that fewer people used the Federal exchanges which means that fewer people received subsidies than […]
Credit Reporting Agencies and Medical Bills
According to the Wall Street Journal, the big three credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian) will now treat unpaid medical bills differently than other unpaid bills. This is good for consumers. As anyone that’s been to the doctor or undergone a procedure in the hospital knows, it can take a while to get […]
Lifestyle Lift Shuts Down
As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Lifestyle Lift is shutting down after 14 years in business. The chain of facelift centers had built up a lot of bad debt and bad PR that finally caught up with them. For those of you that don’t know, Lifestyle Lift (the website is still up but […]
Radiesse Filler for Aging Hands
Just when you thought you’d heard it all, now you can use fillers in your hands! That’s right, if you aren’t happy with your aging hands and the “veiny” appearance they display, you can now give your hands a more youthful look. Using a filler such as Radiesse, you can receive injections under the skin […]
Breast Augmentation: Round or Shaped?
In the past, the word “choice” in breast augmentation referred to several things: on top of the muscle or under the muscle, an incision under the breast or through the areola, saline or silicone. But now you have a new choice: round or shaped. Whether you get round or shaped implants is dependent on your […]
The Myth of Recovery
After discussing a cosmetic procedure during a consultation, the final two questions in every consult is 1) how much does it cost? and 2) how long is the recovery? The answer to price is simpler than it used to be as can be seen here. In regards to recovery, the patient tends to follow up […]
2015 Pricing Report from BuildMyBod [infographic]
It’s that time of year again! BuildMyBod, your source for cosmetic surgery pricing information, as provided by physicians themselves, has released it’s pricing report for 2015. These are the most complete, accurate estimates you’ll find for out-of-pocket procedures of interest. The 2015 BuildMyBod Plastic Surgery Pricing Report [infographic] New to the pricing report this year […]