Is Your Skin Ready for Fall?
Sad as it is, summer is officially drawing to a close. Soon, the leaves will change color, the temperature will drop and our days will start getting shorter. A season all about new beginnings, ask yourself this: Isn’t it time to give your skin a fresh new start? This is especially important this time ...
Answering the Top 5 Patient Questions About Mommy Makeovers
As a plastic surgeon on Long Island, I can tell you firsthand that Mommy Makeovers are quickly becoming one of the most popular procedures among women. It’s also a procedure surrounded by a lot of questions! Want to find out what Mommy Makeovers are really all about? Here is our list of the Top ...
Liposuction’s Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions
As a plastic surgeon, I’m no stranger to patient questions. And, when it comes to questions, there are few topics more popular than liposuction. The go-to treatment for stubborn, exercise-resistant fat, many patients are still confused as to how liposuction works or what it can do for them. Because we know that the best ...
Plastic Surgery Tips: How to Find the Right Physician
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons isn’t just the world’s largest plastic surgery specialty organization – it’s also a great way for patients to learn about exploring plastic surgery for the first time. Never short of tips or pointers, the ASPS covers several important topics for first-time patients. One of those is choosing the ...
What’s Aging You? 4 Surprising Links to Wrinkles!
Like it or not, your lifestyle and your environment can take a toll on your appearance. And, when it comes to wrinkles, most patients know the “usual suspects” – overexposure to the sun, smoking, etc. But, have you considered that certain factors could be aging you without you knowing it? Did you ever think ...
Opening Up About Male Breast Reduction
It’s a problem that affects nearly half of all men and yet, it’s one of the most rarely-discussed conditions around. What are we talking about here? Gynecomastia. While the term may sound complicated, the concept behind it is not. Simply put, gynecomastia is characterized by localized fat and/or glandular tissue in the breasts – ...
Debunking 5 Myths About BOTOX® & Fillers
Injectables now represent the number-one category in the world of cosmetic medicine. The subject of countless magazine articles and news specials, we wondered, “Do potential patients know what BOTOX and fillers are really all about?” Because we know that informed patients make the best patients, we thought we would gather together a few of ...
“Fat Cells Don’t Return” After Liposuction, Says New Findings
You may remember a recent study claiming that following a liposuction procedure, unwanted fat can return to untreated areas of the body – the arms, abdomen, etc. While there was certainly a lot of doubt surrounding that claim at the time, there wasn’t sufficient evidence to refute it – until now! Yesterday, the American ...
“Liquid Facelift” | What’s the Buzz All About?
If you haven’t heard of it by now, you’ll likely hear about it soon – the “liquid facelift.” The subject of countless magazine articles and TV segments, what’s the buzz really all about? Here’s a brief introduction. So, is it really a facelift? No – at least not in the traditional sense. A liquid ...
Have You Considered an Eyelid Lift? How It Could Make All the Difference!
When we think of plastic surgery, often we’ll only think of the procedures we see in film and television – breast augmentation, nose surgery, BOTOX®, etc. In reality, plastic surgery offers a host of treatments you may not have heard of. Suffering from drooping, tired-looking eyes? We’d like to know, “Have you considered an ...