Articles Index
Skin Resurfacing With Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion? Microdermabrasion? Laser Peel? Chemical Peel? Which type of skin resurfacing method is right for you? Read about it here.
Skin Resurfacing with Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion can be a good way to improve the appearance of your skin without plastic surgery. Learn all about this type of skin resurfacing and how it’s different from dermabrasion.
Skin Resurfacing With Lasers
Do you have wrinkles but don’t want to have surgery? Have you wondered if laser resurfacing or laser peels are right for you? Learn more about the different methods of laser skin resurfacing to improve your skin.
Skin Resurfacing With Chemical Peels
Wondering how to improve the appearance of your skin without plastic surgery. Learn about the different types of chemical peels performed by plastic surgeons.
Sex Reassignment Surgery
Sex reassignment surgery, also known as sex change surgery, continues to be a taboo topic. The basics of sex reassignment surgery are described here.
Microtia: Born Without an Ear
Microtia is a condition where a baby is born without an ear. Learn all about the condition here.
All About Pressure Ulcers
A pressure ulcer is an area of skin that breaks down when constant pressure, or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction, is placed against the skin. This can be treated by plastic surgery.
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Reconstruction Techniques for Chest Wall Deformities
Calf Implant Surgery
Calf implant surgery is done for either cosmetic or reconstructive purposes, which enlarges and reshapes the lower leg by inserting silicone implants.
Arm Lift Surgery (Brachioplasty)
Brachioplasty, or arm lift surgery, is a popular surgical body contouring option in post-bariatric surgery for patients who have experienced massive weight loss.
Tissue Expansion - What You Need to Know
Tissue expansion is a technique used in reconstructive plastic surgery which enables the body to grow new skin adjacent to an area in need of repair. Tissue expansion can be used in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, or in facial recontructive surgery following almost any type of injury or trauma.
Tummy Tuck Surgery: What You Need to Know
While some people can thank genetics or hard work at the gym for a flat stomach, others seek tummy tuck surgery to help them achieve washboard abs. Pregnancy, significant weight loss, and the hormonal fluctuations of menopause can all take a devastating toll. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people each year get abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck surgery.
A Non-Surgical Face Lift?
Learn about non-surgical, non-invasive procedures which tighten and lift sagging skin. These new tehcnologies include Thermage, Titan, Lux-IR, Aluma, and others, which employ radiofrequency, laser, or infrared energy to promote tightening of lax or sagging skin on the face, neck, jaw line, upper arm, abdomen, thighs, or other body parts.
Butt Lift Surgery (Gluteoplasty): What You Need to Know
Butt lift surgery, or gluteoplasty, is designed to remove excess skin and lift and tighten the skin of the buttocks. A butt lift is often desired after extreme weight loss along with other types of post-bariatric cosmetic surgery. Body contouring after extreme weight loss includes not only butt lift surgery, but tummy tucks, arm lifts, breast lifts, and body lift surgery as well.
What You Need to Know About Thigh Lift Surgery
Thigh lift surgery is often desired after massive weight loss, due to large amounts of loose hanging skin. With the recent boom in weight loss surgery, thigh lift surgery joins other post-bariatric cosmetic surgery procedures as one of the fastest growing types of cosmetic surgery.
Body Lift Surgery - What You Need to Know
With the rise of bariatric surgery and extreme weight loss, body lift surgery is more in demand. Body lift surgery - also known as a belt lift, belt lipectomy, or lower body lift - is meant to address loose, hanging skin that exists as a result of massive weight loss, pregnancy, or age and sun damage.
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
Blepharoplasty, eye lift or eyelid lift surgery, is the third most-popular cosmetic procedure in the United States today. Eyelid surgery can include the upper lids, lower lids or both, and its goal is a more alert, rested appearance of the eyes.
Neck Lift Surgery - What You Need to Know About Platysmaplasty
A neck lift, also known as platysmaplasty, is a cosmetic procedure which tightens the skin and the underlying muscles of the neck to lift the neck and improve and sharpen the contour of the jawline. It is often performed in conjunction with a face lift, but may be done as a stand-alone procedure.
Liposuction: What You Need to Know
Also known as suction-assisted lipectomy or lipoplasty, liposuction is a cosmetic surgical procedure in which fat is suctioned out of the body from specific areas of localized fat deposits. Liposuction is not considered “weight loss” surgery as its goal is body contouring, or reshaping areas of the body that may be out of proportion.
Brow Lift - What You Need to Know
Brow lift surgery, also known as a forehead lift, remains a popular cosmetic surgical procedure. A brow lift can bring about significant improvement in sagging skin, forehead creases, frown lines, and drooping brows.
Laser Lipolysis (Smart Lipo): Everything You Need to Know
Smart Lipo is what some believe to be the most powerful new weapon in the war on fat and cellulite! The procedure is the kinder and gentler cousin of traditional liposuction, and the best part is that it can not only help patients lose inches, but can also help reduce the look of cellulite and sagging skin!
Acoustic Wave Therapy
Until recently, the best non-surgical options we have had for reducing and smoothing thunder-thighs were…well, diet and exercise! (oh the humanity!) But now, a plethora of cosmetic procedures await you seekers of bodily perfection! Traditional liposuction is no longer the only option available to reduce, firm, and tighten your trouble-spots. Acoustic Wave Therapy leads the pack of non-invasive and procedures offering real results with a whole new level of comfort, safety, and affordability.
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation (aka augmentation mammaplasty) is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures performed in the U.S. today. Despite the cost and recent controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, women have shown a continuing and growing eagerness to surgically enhance the size and shape of their breasts.
Botox: What You Need to Know
The injection of botulinum toxins in order to reduce the apperance of facial lines and wrinkles has become the most popular cosmetic procedure performed in the US today, with over 4 million procedures performed last year alone. Learn all about the wonders of Botox.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Today's post-mastectomy breast reconstruction patients has more surgical options than ever before, with even more medical advances on the horizon. Surgeons make use of breast implants together with improvements in flap techniques, tissue expansion, and other reconstructive methods in order to provide each patient with the most aesthetically pleasing results possible, while maintaining sound medical practices.