Plastic Surgeon for your Fillers
In a recent article in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, there’s a discussion regarding the devastating, albeit very, very, very low risk of blindness after receiving fillers. Fillers can be any material that is injected under the skin of the face to fill in deep creases after a loss of volume associated with aging. […]
Grumpy Cat has Bitchy Resting Face!
Do you know this guy?! This is Tartar Sauce aka Grumpy Cat…an internet sensation since 2012. Amazing what goes viral on social media these days but say what you want, Grumpy Cat has a following. And it’s all because he/she has bitchy resting face! Grumpy Cat, what’s bitchy resting face?! Not familiar with bitchy resting […]
Massive Weight Loss with Embolization
In a fascinating alternative for treating obesity, doctors in Dayton, Ohio have started studying the ability to initiate massive weight loss by blocking the blood supply to one part of the stomach. The left gastric artery, one of several blood vessels to the stomach, provides oxygen-rich blood to specific cells in the stomach that produce […]
Second Face Transplant at Cleveland Clinic
In late September, the Cleveland Clinic, my “alma mater” performed their second face transplant. While it was almost 2 months ago, they’re just now starting to discuss the case. I saw a few of the staff plastic surgeons that trained me at the Cleveland Clinic during a plastic surgery meeting in mid-October and they didn’t […]
Open Enrollment
Well, it’s that open enrollment time of year again! For those of you not sure, this is the one time of the year where you’re able to purchase or alter your current health insurance. It’s also the time of year when the insurance company notifies you that your existing insurance plan is no longer being […]
Couples Plastic Surgery
The only thing better than having one satisfied customer is having two satisfied customers! Couples plastic surgery can be very fulfilling…as I experienced again earlier this week. A very nice couple came in for two different procedures and because of what they wanted, we could offer those services at the same time! While one patient […]
Gummy Bear Implants
You’ve heard them described as gummy bear implants before but why? How are gummy bear implants different than all other implants? Before we get started, gummy bear implants, regardless of manufacturer or size, are all made of silicone. When it comes to silicone breast implants, it comes down to cohesiveness. This describes the thickness of […]
Kylie Jenner: Worthy of a blog post?!
OMG! Have you seen Kylie Jenner and her lips! What have we come to that a 17 year old-ish’s lips are the buzz all over social media?! In case you don’t know, Kylie Jenner is part of the Jenner-Kardashian clan from the E! Network “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” I don’t know her and I’m […]
Proposition 46 Fails
Election night 2014 was significant for more than just a Republican takeover of the US Senate. Some sugar taxes passed while others failed (passed in Oakland, failed across the Bay in San Francisco). But as you know from my previous post, I was focused on the outcome of Propostion 46, which failed to pass. While […]
Pet friendly doctor’s offices
I was recently interviewed by theilovedogssite.com, a website read by 6-8 million consumers per month! I’m not a subscriber to the site so it’s funny that I was interviewed by them. Regardless, we talked about an interesting subject that may be more and more common in the future – pet friendly doctor’s offices. When I […]
Botox Bruising
Based on reviews or talking to patients, there is a focus on whether a doctor is “good” if the patient doesn’t bruise after receiving Botox. I agree that, as a plastic surgeon, I’d prefer if a patient doesn’t bruise after Botox or other injectibles like Juvederm, but that’s not always possible. And it doesn’t mean […]
New Medical Bills!
In a recent NY Times article, several examples are used to highlight a new phenomenon. New, unexpected, medical bills. Now that consumers are shouldering more of the burden of their healthcare costs with high deductible health plans, coupled with lower reimbursement from insurers to providers (doctors, hospitals, etc), patients are receiving medical bills for things […]
