Vampires at Christmas time? Selphyl progress report…

Selphyl is a simple but ingenious way to isolate one’s own platelets and growth factors to be injected back into our faces to enhance positive skin cell growth and volume restoration of our aging face.  The so called “Vampire Lift” has arrived in...

Liposuction benefits may be medical as well as cosmetic.

We learn quite a lot even when we teach.  I have recently returned from the National Society of Cosmetic Physicians 5th Annual meeting in Tucson, AZ.   I was a guest speaker on topics of laser vein therapy, laser liposuction of the neck and facial and hand fat...

Embarassment…Male breasts – gynecomastia

Male breast enlargement is socially a very embarassing problem for young men in high school and for older adult males.  It even has been dubbed “Man Boobs” to add insult to those who suffer from gynecomastia.  I received the below inquiry.  The name and...

Mona Lisa Smile

It’s interesting that medicine (Cosmetic surgery) is just as prone to marketing if not more so than ever before.  Recently featured on the popular TV show The Doctors was described the Mona Lisa Smile.  I watched the video clip and deduced that it...

SmartLipo in a Transplant patient.

I was intrigued by a the below email inquiry by a kidney tranplant patient who lives on the east coast.  I was a transplant surgeon for 20 years and know that even with a successful transplant many patients struggle with how their bodies and faces change due to the...

Simply good for body & soul; My update

Simply Good for Body and Soul So as I submit these blog posts I feel an obligation to practice what I preach.  So here’s my progress report based on an excerpt reprinted from my Facebook notes December 28, 2009.  Additional comments September 6, 2010 We are in...