Breast implant removal

Despite the best of intentions and expectations, patients are sometimes unhappy with the appearance of breast implants. They may even want their implants removed. However, they should consider the consequences before having a breast implant removal procedure.   If the patient doesn’t have a great deal of breast tissue before breast augmentation, they may be […]

How-Old.net guesses how old you are!

The website how-old.net is all the buzz right now. By uploading a selfie or any photo of yourself, the site can guess your gender and how old you look. Interestingly, it’s not a new startup company but rather, produced by Microsoft.   This is Microsoft’s latest foray into machine learning and essentially making computers, websites […]

Dr. Kaplan Among the Best Plastic Surgeons in America

  San Francisco, CA, May 1, 2015 – Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America’s most trusted source for distinguishing the nation’s Top Doctors, has selected Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan as one of the 2015 best plastic surgeons in America.   Doctors selected to Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.’s National Top Doctors campaign are among […]

How to hide your cosmetic surgery

A question on every cosmetic surgery patient’s mind is how to keep their secret of recent “work” from their coworkers. There’s no reason to be embarrassed if you want a nip or tuck but you don’t necessarily want everyone back at work knowing all of your business. So how do you hide the fact that […]

Improve the shape of your breasts

With so many breast enhancement procedures, it’s hard to know what is best for you. Larger breasts are instinctive but don’t forget that improving the shape is the ultimate goal.   As can be in this “before” photo to the left, this patient has breasts that she would like to be fuller. However, if you […]

Saline to Silicone Breast Implant Exchange

In our continuing series of surgical videos via a head-mounted GoPro camera, we have a recently released video showing the exchange of a saline to silicone breast implant.   There are various reasons why a patient would have their breast implants exchanged. It could be because the implant leaked or deflated. It could be because […]

Botox for the Gummy Smile

Is there anything Botox or Xeomin can’t do?! Aside from treating the jawline, Botox can also treat a gummy smile. That’s right! If you show more of your gums than you’d like when you smile, Botox and its equally effective competitor Xeomin can help. But there’s a few things to keep in mind when using […]

Breast 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 straightforward breast lift without implants.   You see, not everyone in need of breast rejuvenation needs implants. If you have enough breast volume and just want […]

Short Scar Neck 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 describes a short scar neck lift.   For some patients that have a great deal of excess neck skin, sometimes called a turkey gobbler neck, they require removal of […]

Here’s How I Turned Traffic Into 150 Percent Lead Growth

When you first built your website, did your web developer promise more clicks and traffic? They may have even shown you stats backing up that claim, but at some point you realized that you can’t contact a “click” and you don’t know who’s in that traffic!   That was the driving force behind my plan […]

Health Insurance Companies Don’t Care About You/Me

I believe in capitalism and I believe that a company shouldn’t be ashamed of trying to make a profit. After all, staying in business is the name of the game. But when it comes to your healthcare, there is some unwritten rule or maybe it is written in the form of the Hippocratic Oath, that […]

Skype Medical Consults

The future is here. I know it seems like it’s been here for a while, but it’s really here now! Doctors have been offering online consults for the last several years but the combination of better user experiences and higher speed internet service has made Skype medical consults a reality rather than just a good […]