Blog of The Month

I look back on 2025 and am appreciative of our patients and thankful for my fantastic staff. We look forward to great new year.

Kylie Jenner’s recent TikTok revealing details about her breast augmentation generated enough attention to land in The New York Times. Naturally, I had to take a look. As it turns out, her procedure was performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon using anatomically appropriate implants placed in the partial submuscular—dual plane—position. The surgeon later acknowledged the

Artificial Intelligence  is a hot topic everywhere, including medical practice.  AI has been found in some studies to be as accurate, or even superior, to internal medicine doctors for diagnosis problems.   I have used AI engines for business applications and for researching medical management issues, but it cannot help me in an operating room.  Most

Paige, our trusted and valued patient coordinator / medical assistant over the past five years, left our office for a new opportunity.  We appreciate all she did for our patients and will miss her.  As the saying goes, a window closes and a door opens and through the door walked our new staff member, Ellie. 

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery can treat the body from head to toe – okay, maybe just to the thigh.  But each body part has only so many basic surgeries to do.  For breast, it’s augmentation or reduction / lift.  For face, it’s pull it tighter or shape the feature better.  For body, it’s remove the extra

Motiva is a new breast implant maker in the USA market – the first in 12 years.  Motiva has been used in other countries for over a decade and recently got FDA approval here.  They are generally firm and have micro texturing.  Here is a link to the Motiva web site if you would like

Another concept that I had confirmed at my recent American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting  was considering rhinoplasty an element of a facial rejuvenation strategy.  In youth, facial skin is tighter, more elastic, and holds softening fat in the right places.  This all can make a sub optimal nose less noticeable.  With aging, however, the

Sometimes, a speaker at a plastic surgery meeting will present a thought or concept that I was already embracing, but phrase it in better, more relatable way.  One of my thoughts from my most recent meeting in San Diego was, “the truth is complicated.”  I spend a lot of time with patients during consults and

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were also a topic of discussion at my recent Plastic Surgery meeting.  These medications were originally used to treat diabetes, but while improving insulin sensitivity, they also slow down digestion and lead to weight loss. Learn more about GLP-1RA’s. The short hand term to describe the aesthetic effects of this

I attended the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in San Diego recently.  With pandemic restrictions and other commitments, I had not been to an in person meeting in awhile.  There are plenty of learning opportunities on line, but there is no substitute for being there.  Perhaps the best part is the vendors hall.  It