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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...
Cosmetic Laser Evolution – Great News for the Patient! Introducing the EXELO2 Laser
A History of Cosmetic Lasers Introducing the EXELO2 Fractional Ablative CO2 Laser Patients always want the "latest and the greatest" technology and have been enamored with lasers since its inception because of movies like Star Wars. We even had a president (Ronald...
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...
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 and women....
Could your fat save your life?
Could your fat save your life: Emphatically YES! But how? Well, we first have to look at the cosmetic medicine field. Yes, in this case the search for beauty may lead to health and longevity! There is a rapidly expanding field of medicine called Regenerative Medicine....
Health is beauty and beauty is health.
Recently a recurring theme has been evident during patient consultations at my office. Many patients believe that they are requesting a cosmetic procedure to look better, younger, more attractive, etc. From an evolutionary perspective, we are part of the animal...
Liquid Lift and Fat Grafting
Facebook is a very good interactive format for my friends and patients. (My patients are also my friends!) The below is a question and my reply that is based on the concept of the "Liquid Lift" Friend: "Dr T have you heard of Sculptra Aesthetics?" My reply: "Hello...
Fat's where its at! For my face? A Brazilian Butt Lift?
I have recently had the honor to be a speaker at the 2011 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons Fall meeting on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was exciting not only to present our philosophy and technique of facial fat grafting but to learn from my colleagues. To...
Have younger hands by Monday!
We have heard it before; "She has such a youthful face, she’s in great shape but her hands give her age away.” But you can have younger hands by Monday. We take our health seriously. We exercise and eat well. We even invest in our looks with various cosmetic...
Ice Cream Truths
Ice Cream Truths I am in flight from family reunions in Vermont and Michigan, heading back to my coveted home of Santa Rosa. Feeling lighter of spirit after spending time with my family I am glad there is no additional airline fee for the extra 5 lbs. of luggage on...
Breast Implants and cancer risk for a 30 year old
Breast augmentation has now been proven to be safe for women desiring breast enhancement. Yet because of the general public's increased breast cancer incidence, breast augmentation patients often have understandable concerns. Below is a question I received from a...
Liposuction Breast Reduction
Many women complain of heaviness, back pain and a stigma from having too large a breast size. Recently a novel approach to reduce breast volume has been introduced using liposuction. This avoids the traditional large incision breast reduction surgery. This was...