Tired of looking older but not quite ready to commit to a facelift? Our experienced team of cosmetic surgeons can provide you with similar, long-lasting results without the downtime. Facelift surgery is considered to be one of the best ways to get a dramatic reduction in drooping facial skin and deeply etched lines—and though many […]
Volume I: Introducing the New Mommy Makeover Becoming a new mother is a beautiful occasion. One of the most common requests for surgery in our office is from young mothers who want to restore their bodies to its pre-pregnancy state. But when most women want to go back to their prepregnancy figure, it becomes a […]
A researcher says waist-to-height ratio is better than BMI at predicting whether a person is at risk for obesity-related illnesses. Your BMI, which stands for body mass index, calculates a number based on your height and weight that shows if you are a normal weight, overweight, obese or underweight. However, it doesn’t take muscle mass […]
Curves are in. And cosmetic surgery can give you more curves, whether in the breasts, buttocks or even thighs. For instance, RealSelf, a social media website for sharing information about cosmetic procedures, reported that in 2011 searches for butt augmentations on the site rose 39 percent, making it the “fastest moving topic on the site […]
The breast and buttock are two areas of the body where it is becoming more common to have multiple cosmetic procedures in one surgery session, reports Cosmetic Surgery Times. Dr. Samir Pancholi, a Las Vegas cosmetic surgeon, says that he often performs breast augmentation and breast lift surgery in the same session and liposuction with fat […]
There has been an increase in the number of people traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery, but what are the risks of medical tourism? The CDC notes that “medical tourism is a worldwide, multibillion-dollar phenomenon that is expected to grow substantially in the next 5 – 10 years. However, little reliable epidemiologic data on medical tourism […]
A new survey revealed that women would be willing to trade years of their lives if that meant they could have their ideal body shape and weight. Sixteen percent said they would trade 1 year of their life for their ideal body, and 10 percent would trade 2 to 5 years of their life. The […]
What is the LAP-BAND®? The LAP-BAND® is a small, adjustable, flexible stomach band that limits the amount of food intake and therefore leads to significant weight loss over time. The advantage of the band is that it is usually performed laparoscopically (with the help of small cameras and minimal incisions), does not involve any stomach […]
Lately we have been getting more and more patients asking for a tummy tuck not knowing exactly what it entails. The general desire is to achieve a “flat stomach”. The truth of the matter is not everyone is a good candidate for a tummy tuck and most importantly not everybody needs a tummy tuck to […]
“F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010,” a new report on obesity in the U.S., revealed that obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year. California ranks as the 41st most obese state, and while far down in the rankings, it still has an adult obesity rate of 24.4 percent. […]