1. Do I need to have my implants removed? No, the FDA has specifically stated that implant removal is not necessary at this point unless you are diagnosed with BIA-ALCL. Having symptoms such as breast swelling, a lump in your breast or armpit, persistent breast pain, a rash or any change in your implants should […]
There has been a lot of news recently about PIP implants  and concerns that not only do they rupture at a rate higher than other implants but the silicone inside may not be medical quality. Fortunately these implants were never sold in the United States. PIP did sell prefilled saline implants in the United States
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There were several reports over the holidays about the numbers of cosmetic surgeries and even reconstructive surgeries going up. Is this just a typical cycle or is this an indication that the economy is improving?  It is true that all hospital admissions went down during the past few years – a direct result of the
Timing of Surgery Read More »
I just returned from a trip to Porto Viejo Ecuador. This was a Visiting Educator ( VE ) trip sponsored by Resurge( Interplast).  The purpose of this trip was to work alongside residents in Plastic Surgery from the University of Guayaquil and to help teach them techniques in cleft lip and palate repairs. Visiting educator
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released their statistics for 2010 yesterday. The overall number of cosmetic procedures increased 5 % in 2010. This may represent some pent-up demand as patients return who had put off cosmetic work when the economy was so unstable. Reconstructive procedures also increased 2% in 2010 with breast reconstruction up
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Dr Jorge Palacios just gave me the most wonderful Christmas present. I was with Dr Palacios in Ecuador on a visiting educator trip where we were training young surgeons to do cleft lip and palate surgery. One of the patients was a 45 year old woman with an unrepaired cleft lip. Dr Palacios assigned her
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I just got back from spending ten days in Ecuador. I was a visiting Educator with Resurge( formerly known as Interplast).  This was my fifth trip to Ecuador and my third as a visiting educator. Most medical missions that I have been on  we are just trying to get as much surgery done as well
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A most interesting article was in last months Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal. I don’t ever remember having taken an article to show my staff but this time I did. The article described observations at the annual identical twin conference., Twins were photographed and then asked questions about their lifestyle choices.  The twins were then
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The media has been all over the recent statistics released from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons showing the number of cosmetic surgical  procedures done in 2008 to be down 9%. However as always when one looks closely at the statistics this is not the whole story. Overall cosmetic procedures ( not just surgical procedures)
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