Category Archives: Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts
blog posts about surgical facts and updates
← Older postsQuestion: My husband is very self-conscious and embarrased by the excess fat in his breast. Can something be done about this?
May 14, 2012Answer: Yes. This condition, called gynecomastia, can be a combination of excess fat and/or glandular tissue development in one or both breasts. It can happen on young men as they go through their adolescence or even develop as men get … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts | Leave a commentPlastic Surgery: For couples?
April 26, 2012The Los Angeles Times reports, “Men are often initially introduced (to plastic surgery) when they come in with their wives, who are looking at having this or that done. When the husband is in there, he sees some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, News | Tagged liposuction, male plastic surgery, plastic surgery, truyou plastic surgery | Leave a commentChins are In!
April 26, 2012“Chinplants,” i.e., surgical procedures that enhance and define the chin line, increased 71 percent between 2010 and 2011, outdoing breast augmentation, liposuction and even Botox, which increased a mere five percent between 2010 and 2011, according to new statistics released … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, What's Happening? | Tagged chin implants, facial implants, facial plastic surgery, plastic surgeon, truyou plastic surgery | Leave a commentThe Forgotten Temples – a great place for fillers
April 24, 2012The role of volume augmentation for facial rejuvenation will continue to progress as our knowledge and insight into facial anatomy, aging, beauty, and aesthetic harmony continue to mature. Soft-tissue augmentation has been used with positive results for some time, but … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts | Tagged Dr. Erez Sternberg, facial fillers, fillers, sculptra, truyou plastic surgery | Leave a commentNext Wave of Breast Implants May Be Able to Fight Cancer or Infections
April 24, 2012Forget gummy bear implants (the newest breast implants that could hit the market by the end of this year). “Gummy bear” implants also known as “form stable” breast implants are a more solid state of silicone and hold the tear-drop … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts | Tagged breast augmentation; breast enlargement; breast implants; breast implant cost, breast reconstruction, truyou plastic surgery | Leave a commentApril 2, 2012
In 2010, 12.6 million male patients had work done by plastic surgeons, a 10 percent increase from 2000, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This year, that number is expected to rise again. Why are so many men … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, TruYou Events | Tagged male cosmetic surgery, male plastic surgery, plastic surgery for men, truyou plastic surgery | Leave a commentIs swelling normal 7 days after breast augmentation under the muscle?
March 14, 2012Patients often ask this question and therefore I find it important to let you know what to expect during our consultation and in the first visit after surgery. Swelling after breast augmentation can be caused by: 1) Normal swelling/healing process … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts | Tagged breast augmentation, breast augmentation; breast enlargement; breast implants; breast implant cost, breast implants, cosmetic breast surgery | Leave a commentAre you a candidate for Breast Augmentation?
March 13, 2012If you are dissatisfied with the size and shape of your breasts and in good general health, you are most likely a candidate for . The only way to know definitively whether you are a candidate is by consulting an … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, News | Tagged breast augmentation; breast enlargement; breast implants; breast implant cost | Leave a commentMaterials used in illegal implants and augmentation procedures can cause serious lung and brain damage. May also lead to serious infections.
March 1, 2012Hardware store-grade silicone used by unqualified practitioners for buttock and breast implants (as recently happened in Miami) can dissolve in the body. Despite media reports of deaths and injuries, the incidence of illicit procedures may be rising. “We’ve been hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, News | Tagged illegal silicone use; pumping parties, pumping parties | Leave a commentStudy: Nipple sparing mastectomy safe for breast cancer patients
March 1, 2012A study in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery revealed that nipple sparing mastectomy (when the breast tissue is removed with the entire breast skin and nipple left intact and an implant or expander is placed at the time of … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts, News | Tagged breast cancer, nipple sparing mastectomy, plastic surgery | Leave a comment ← Older posts