There’s so much noise in the market about stem cell treatments it’s hard to know what to think. Local interest was sparked a few years ago by articles like this one on stem cells in the New York Times. Characteristic of the debate today, a dermatologist and proponent of using stem cells to rejuvenate the […]
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It’s an unfortunate reality in our industry: before and after cosmetic surgery photos are incredibly popular online, yet some of them are just about as fake as fake can be. If you’ve been researching plastic surgery you may not be surprised by this—given the current buzz about photo retouching in print media. But when you […]
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So you’ve found out someone you care about is transitioning from male to female or female to male. Maybe you were surprised at the news, or perhaps you knew all along that your loved one was not comfortable in the gender they were assigned at birth. In any case, soon after you learn about the […]
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According to an article featured on the National Institutes of Health website, 15 million Americans travel abroad for some kind of medical treatment annually. Many of those patients seek cosmetic surgery, and clinics around the globe lure them with a variety of promises, most notably, lower cost. If you’re weighing whether you should have plastic […]
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You might think that it’s a pretty good time to be a cosmetic surgeon in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other media-dominated areas. And you would be right. With growing acceptance of cosmetic surgery as a valid choice for many, and more tools and techniques available to deliver great results, many cosmetic surgeons have […]
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Don’t take this article the wrong way: we’re not advocating that young people should rush out to get facial plastic surgery. But we do see some younger patients for whom a facelift in New York with us makes sense. This could be you if: 1. You’ve lost weight. If you’ve dropped a significant amount of […]
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We see a great deal of news about cosmetic surgery from our New York vantage point, and we’re sorry to report that patients continued to suffer terrible consequences in the dark corners of the industry in 2017. The bulk of the blame should certainly fall on the providers—whether they are unscrupulous or simply under-regulated and […]
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Two scientific studies conducted recently clearly stated the benefits of body contouring after weight loss. Three years ago, a Swiss publication called Frontiers in Psychology printed research results finding that people who underwent procedures to remove excess skin experienced better appearance evaluation, body satisfaction and physical functioning than weight loss patients who did not. A […]
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We should have seen it coming. The cosmetic surgery industry has proven itself to be fertile ground for marketeers, who routinely come up with tactics like these: • Gimmicky names for cosmetic procedures, like the “designer vagina” • Ways to bundle procedures for maximum appeal, like the “mommy makeover” • Strategies for luring patients with […]
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Today’s breast implants are more natural looking and problem-free than ever before. Many women who opt for breast augmentation with implants will be fortunate enough to have “one and done” surgery—but not every patient. Some patients will need to—or want to—swap out their implants for new ones. We meet with several women who have this […]
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