3 Reasons Price Transparency is Good for the Doctor and the Patient
What will make doctors like patients more and what will make patients like doctors more?! Full disclosure, honesty and price transparency. They all go hand in hand. And nothing is more absent from healthcare than price transparency, but that doesn’t have to be. Price transparency can, if done the right way, give both the patient […]
Brazilian Butt Lift Cost
Chances are that if you’re reading this post, you’ve searched high and low for Brazilian butt lift cost but could never find an easy answer. You probably read something about how the doctor had to see you first etc. Well certainly the doctor needs to see you before scheduling surgery to confirm you’re a candidate […]
Breast Augmentation Cost
Curious as to how much breast augmentation, or a “breast aug” costs? Have you noticed that when you google this question, it’s hard to find a clear cut number of how much it costs? Well, you’ve find the right blog post and website to answer your questions about breast augmentation cost and any other procedures […]
Patients Love to See The Skin and Fat I Remove! Before & After Photos
I started doing something a few years ago in preparation for my plastic surgery boards that triggered an epiphany about what humans find interesting. Here’s some background. For any plastic surgeon to become board certified, they must “collect” cases for approximately half a year after they pass their written board examination. This means that they […]
Juvederm Voluma: Now Available in San Francisco
Well, it’s finally here. I wrote about the impending approval of Juvederm Voluma in a previous blog post but now it’s available right here in San Francisco. For those of that are unfamiliar with Juvederm Voluma or want to learn more, continue reading. Juvederm Voluma is a new product from Allergan, the same company […]
To Offer BHRT or Not to Offer BHRT?
After six months in practice here in San Francisco, I noticed many patterns in this tech-savvy, co-ed intellectual workforce. One is the request for BHRT or bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to help stave off cardiac, intellectual and emotional changes associated with aging. Because the provision of this type of medical care is not isolated to […]
Aging Gracefully
In a recent article in the NY Times, Steven Petrow discussed his ongoing “battle” with his vanity. From non-surgical and surgical plastic surgery to less invasive, but no less stressful hair treatments, he gives interesting insight into the fight to age gracefully. While reading his testimonial, I noticed that he included his NY Times […]
More on Chemical Peels
Sagging facial skin can be treated with a facelift but there are some stubborn deep lines around the eyes and mouth, due to either genetics, sun or smoking, that a surgical procedure can’t fix. For those stubborn lines, I recommend chemical peels. Very fine lines can be treated with a chemical peel by an aesthetician. […]
Face Transplant Patient Able to Shed a Tear!
In Friday’s NY Times, we are introduced to a woman now 8 months into her recovery from a face transplant in Boston. In 2009 her estranged husband broke into her house, beat and burned her with lye. He received a 30 year sentence but clearly deserves more. But check out her amazing recovery in […]
TCA Chemical Peel in the NY Times
In this recent article in the NY Times, the compound trichloracetic acid (TCA), often used for light chemical peels by doctors and aestheticians to resurface the face and minimize or remove very fine lines, is finding itself being labeled as a human carcinogen. “Recently the International Agency on Cancer Research moved to classify it as […]