Are these mutually exclusive? Assuming, broad definitions, I don’t think so. Creativity can be the simple act of morning ablutions, showering, grooming and putting on the appropriate social “face”. Hair and wardrobe are familiar components of an individual’s style and undoubtedly reflect much about their aesthetic sensibilities, culture or brand… Read More »
Liposuction Newport Beach
Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery procedure that is performed either on its own or in combination with other body contouring procedures such as a Tummy Tuck, or Body Lift. The Liposuction procedure, also called Lipoplasty, is performed using tiny incision in the specified area through… Read More »
Rhytidectomy Newport Beach
Rhytidectomy, more commonly referred to as a Face Lift, is a cosmetic surgery procedure that is performed to reduce sagging, lines and wrinkles in the lower portion of the face. This procedure is performed through an incision that runs around the ears and into the temple–always the effort is made in cosmetic… Read More »
Who’s Looking After Your Patient
In aesthetic medicine, we obsess about details: patient selection, choice of surgical or nonsurgical procedure, material management (best sutures, implants, garments, post-scar therapy). As trainees, we were exposed to the full range of Plastic Surgery – General, Craniofacial, Hand and Cosmetic, with a heavy emphasis in Reconstruction… Read More »
Brachioplasty Newport Beach
Brachioplasty, also called an Arm Lift, has helped many people improve the appearance of their upper arms—a common area people struggle with, especially as they get older. We all have areas of our body we struggle with more than the rest—the arms can be hard to tone, particularly… Read More »
Artifice
She is what the French call “une femme d’un certain age” (a woman of indeterminate age). To the casual observer, her physical traits place her somewhere between 60 & 70, which sociologists have established as “young old age”. Like many of my patients, we have “traveled” together for some time now and in so… Read More »
Mirror Mirror, You’re Not My Friend
Hail, Queen Ravenna the evil queen of Snow White and the Huntsman, who dared to gaze upon the reflection of an aging female face, in terror and then devise a “solution”. Legend has it that she kept her good looks by “draining the youth” from the kingdom’s maidens in order to maintain the spell cast over her by her mother in childhood… Read More »
Plastic Surgeon: The Surgeon’s Surgeon?
My program director’s doctrine was that the Plastic Surgeon is the Surgeon’s surgeon, an infinitely resourceful problem solver. We, the residents, were satisfied with that accolade, stomping into the ER armed with our digital SLR cameras and magnifying loupe glasses to do battle with difficult wounds… Read More »
Mastopexy Newport Beach
Mastopexy, also known as a Breast Lift, is a procedure performed to help women who are unhappy with the sagging appearance of their breasts. Breasts begin to sag as we get older, but in some cases the sagging may be significantly asymmetrical (uneven between the breasts)… Read More »
Breast Reduction Procedure Information
Breast Reduction, also called Reduction Mammaplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure that is designed to reduce the strain and pain that having overly large breasts puts on the body. Women with overly large breasts often suffer with neck, back, and shoulder pain and it can make physical activities too uncomfortable to enjoy… Read More »