What makes hand look old? When you think of a young person’s hand, the dorsum (the top) looks clear of spots, the skin is thick and healthy, and you cannot see veins or tendons. Really young hands actually look chubby, as opposed to the paper thin skin of the aging hand. Many of my patients [...]
Read moreTreatment of Aging Hands
August 26th, 2012 | Posted in fat grafts, Fat transfer, Fraxel, Injectables, Juvederm, Old Looking Hands, Restylane | No Comments »
Fat Grafting, fat transfer, fat injections
June 10th, 2012 | Posted in fat grafts, Fat transfer | No Comments »
Fat grafts, also called fat transfer or fat injections, is the injection of your own fat to the face or various areas of the body to increase volume. Fat grafts of living fat cells augment and volumize the treated areas. The most common areas to be grafted in the face are the cheeks, hollows under the [...]
Read moreCan a breast implant be done without a breast scar?
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Breast Augmentation, Fat transfer | No Comments »
Yes. The most common incision is made between the lower part of the breast and the chest wall (inframammary incision). The other two incisions (thus scars) are around the areola and in the axilla, (the transaxillary incision). My preference for years was the transaxillary approach until silicone implants became unavailable and we had to use [...]
Read moreAn Insider’s Peak into the Latest Groundbreaking Plastic Surgery Seminar
December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Fat transfer, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Listen up plastic surgery enthusiasts. I just returned home from New York City where I attended one of the most interesting and innovative seminars I have attended in years called The Cutting Edge in Plastic Surgery 2011 There were so many innovative subjects discussed, it’s a challenge to choose, but here are the top [...]
Read moreBOTOX® + fillers = Non-Surgical Liquid Facelift
November 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Botox, Fat transfer, Fillers, Injectables, Liquid Facelift, Sculptra | No Comments »
Your face changes as you age: collagen and elastin diminishes over time and skin becomes less toned, less elastic, thinner, and begins to show signs of aging like wrinkles, creases, age spots, and shows various shadows from loss of volume, which causes sagging. The once plump youthful cheeks lose their volume, and they drop to [...]
Read moreWhat should I do: get a facelift, fillers, or both?
October 30th, 2011 | Posted in Botox, Facelift, Fat transfer, Fillers, Injectables, Non Surgical Facial Rejuventation, Restylane, Sculptra | No Comments »
Patients ask me this question all the time. While there’s no pat answer, because each patient’s case is different, here’s some overall rules of thumb. Facial volume loss: one of the reasons you look older First, think about what happens when you age. Everyone knows that we lose elasticity as we get older [...]
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