There are a couple of new gadgets available today which claim to remove fat from your body while being completely non-invasive. One uses some fancy lights that sort of spin around over your body and is supposed to induce digestion of fat cells. The other one cools the fat cells to the point where they…
No matter what the procedure is, all of my patients need to know how to plan for their recovery. A tummy tuck operation (or “abdominoplasty”) is a procedure that removes loose skin from the lower belly and tightens the muscles of the abdomen. The muscle tightening is the tough part---I have never heard a complaint…
Many men and women come to their tummy tuck consultations at my Manhattan practice worried about tummy tuck scars. The truth is, where there is an incision, there will usually be a scar, and tummy tuck surgery is no different. Choosing the appropriate level of the tummy tuck scar, though, is a matter of proper…
The news in recent days reminds us all about the importance of safety when having ANY operation, and liposuction is no exception. I tell my wife all the time, "it may be cosmetic, but it's still surgery". That's why my office has a Joint Commission certified operating suite (http://www.jointcommission.org/) with state of the art equipment and…
I can't help noticing that a lot of women who come to me for breast augmentation in this city wanted larger breasts for a long time before they actually present in the office. They tell me that they were anxious and had feelings of guilt over wanting to improve their looks and self esteem. Furthermore,…
I am frequently asked what the "best" method for removing unwanted body hair is. That depends on what you mean by "the best". In my opinion, after reading Manscaped Reviews, I've deduced that this comes down to light based hair removal systems as opposed to electrolysis. I must say, electrolysis is very effective, but it…
Most people I know are very aware of their skin care regimen in the warm weather, but seem to consider it secondary during the winter time. I suppose we are all more self conscious during bikini season and tend to let a lot of things go as the weather gets cooler and we cover up more. Interestingly,…
Senator Harry Reid has proposed a new tax on cosmetic procedures as a way to help pay for health care reform. So, when will a procedure be considered cosmetic and therefore taxable? I will not argue whether it is fair or not to tax my own cosmetic services since no matter what I write, it would…
In my practice, I take care of a lot of patients who want plastic surgery after weight loss. During the last ten years the term "lower body lift" has become much more familiar with the public as the result of the surge in bariatric surgery, but I find that patients don't necessarily understand what the…