Wake Up Sleeping Beauty! Why Awake Cosmetic Procedures are safer.

Many cosmetic patients want to avoid the risks of general anesthesia as well as side effects such as memory loss, confusion and nausea. Mothers concerned about their children, want to minimize the risk of undergoing a cosmetic surgery. Why undergo any cosmetic...

Skin Tightening for Neck, Face & Body

Nora Ephron, late author and playwright of such novels as “I don’t like my neck” voiced a common complaint about her aging neck. The neck and chin areas seem to belie our age even if we are in good, healthy shape and take good care of our skin. Patients feel that the...

Chin Augmentation – The New Breast Augmentation?!?!

Recently the American Society of Plastic Surgeons released the 2011 data on cosmetic procedures. There has been a 70+% increase in chin augmentation. Some have called it the new “Breast Augmentation”. The chin along with the forehead and nose, have a prominent role in...

Nuances in treating the Male Cosmetic Patient

Recently I was asked by Cosmetic Surgery Times, to contribute my thoughts on treating the male cosmetic patient. The question posed; “In what ways is the male aesthetic patient differnt from his female counterpart?” There are nuance differences between men...