When I was five years old, the family dog attacked me and tore my upper lip half way off on Christmas Eve. The Plastic Surgeon on call for the ER left his family and friends to come to the hospital to take care of a scared little girl and her panicking parents. He even thought
Understanding your options in breast reconstruction following mastectomy Kelly Sullivan, MD, FACS | Annapolis, MD Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be overwhelming. It is important to remember that if faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, you will have choices on how, and if, you would like to reconstruct your breasts following removal of the
Recently, several alarming articles have arrived in my newsfeed that make me worry about the safety of prospective cosmetic surgery patients. In one article, a surgeon in Florida lost his license for causing organ damage and death after liposuction and butt lift procedures. In another article, a doctor was sued for posting videos of her
Facial Fat Grafting 101 Facial fillers like Restalyne, Juvederm, and Bellafill are increasingly popular to “plump” lips and cheeks, fill in under eyes, and rejeuvenate around the mouth. These fillers, while safe and FDA approved, get broken down by the body over time. It can get expensive and inconvenient to have filler injected every 4-6
Non-Surgical Nose Job: A Simple Solution to Reshape Your Nose A standard nose job (rhinoplasty) often involves a delicate surgery, breaking and resetting of facial bones, and post-surgery bruising, swelling, and discomfort. In some situations, these maneuvers are necessary to get a good result. but in more simple situations, an office procedure with minimal downtime
Excessive, uncontrollable sweating is a serious medical condition called hyperhidrosis. Are you a “sweaty person”? When you walk from the car to work in the summer do you worry your cloths will be sweat stained by the time you get to the building? Do you stand in front of the air conditioner before you go
