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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

Our educational 3D animations have been a great resource for patients.  Understand.com ( the company producing the animations ) has introduced a new one on Breast Implant Options.  You can find it under the Breast tab, top row, third from the left.

Part of the standard of care in-take for any patient in any specialty is a full review of systems (any symptoms you may have for all parts of your body), past medical history, and past surgical history as well as current medications.  All this information is important.  As a plastic surgeon who only does aesthetic