Doctor’s Orders: White coat or a suit?
How do you want to see your doctor when you arrive for your clinic visit?! Do you think a white coat makes them look smarter or more professional? What if they were wearing a nice suit? Would that make you think they have a lot of money, maybe too much money, to spend on nice […]
Abdominoplasty Cost
As part of our series on cosmetic procedure costs, we discussed breast augmentation cost last week. Today we’ll discuss abdominoplasty cost, also known as a tummy tuck. Typical costs associated with a tummy tuck will be the surgeon’s fee, the OR/anesthesia fees, postop garments (a body garment) and cosmetic insurance. Some surgeons include liposuction to […]
BuildMyBod Highlights of 2013
What a year it’s been for BuildMyBod! Here are a few highlights of 2013 and these aren’t necessarily in order of importance, but rather chronological order. We started out 2013 with our first annual pricing report. This was the first ever compilation of cosmetic procedure pricing from across the nation as reported by plastic surgeons […]
3 Reasons Price Transparency is Good for the Doctor and the Patient
What will make doctors like patients more and what will make patients like doctors more?! Full disclosure, honesty and price transparency. They all go hand in hand. And nothing is more absent from healthcare than price transparency, but that doesn’t have to be. Price transparency can, if done the right way, give both the patient […]
The Movie Elysium: What It’s Really About (Spoiler Alert)!
Just returned from seeing family in Louisiana and was lucky enough to fly on a plane that had TV’s in the back of the seat in front of you, even if you are in the very last seat of coach class, right next to the bathroom. Curse you guy across the aisle! Anyway, I chose […]
Brazilian Butt Lift Cost
Chances are that if you’re reading this post, you’ve searched high and low for Brazilian butt lift cost but could never find an easy answer. You probably read something about how the doctor had to see you first etc. Well certainly the doctor needs to see you before scheduling surgery to confirm you’re a candidate […]
Breast Cancer Screening: Admitting What We Don’t Know
This recent article in the NY Times gives a great summation into the truth and uncertainty in breast cancer screening. With such an emotional and destabilizing life event as breast cancer, women want clear and concise information. This article and the JAMA article it is based on takes a courageous stand to say: it’s not […]
Breast Augmentation Cost
Curious as to how much breast augmentation, or a “breast aug” costs? Have you noticed that when you google this question, it’s hard to find a clear cut number of how much it costs? Well, you’ve find the right blog post and website to answer your questions about breast augmentation cost and any other procedures […]
Start Your New Year with The Myers Cocktail
I love San Francisco! And I love great questions my patients ask me. The other day, a patient asked about The Myers Cocktail. For those of you not familiar, it’s one of those old-school treatments that potentially has many benefits. Here’s a little background that I gathered from this article. John Myers was a physician in […]
Painkiller Addiction After Surgery
After surgery, I typically prescribe painkillers such as Percocet or Vicodin. Pretty standard fare for patients to deal with their pain after an invasive procedure. If I was to estimate, I’d say that that one prescription is enough for 80% of my patients. The other 20% may need another prescription but very few, I’d venture […]
Patients Love to See The Skin and Fat I Remove! Before & After Photos
I started doing something a few years ago in preparation for my plastic surgery boards that triggered an epiphany about what humans find interesting. Here’s some background. For any plastic surgeon to become board certified, they must “collect” cases for approximately half a year after they pass their written board examination. This means that they […]
Don’t Spend All of Your Money!
I see it every year. There’s a mad rush to have cosmetic surgery from October through December so patients have time to recover during the holidays. But then the New Year comes and consumers have no funds left over for anything else. People speak of New Year’s Resolutions and work out for a week or […]
