New treatment for a double chin
As I discussed the other day here, the Kybella injection to dissolve under-chin fat and remove your double chin is coming out in June. Here’s a quick refresher of what it can do. Kybella uses the chemical deoxycholic acid to dissolve fat. This isn’t a new chemical, it’s naturally produced in the body, but it is […]
Full body liposuction
Full body liposuction is a great way to remove unwanted pockets of fat from various parts of the body. However, it shouldn’t be misunderstood to be a type of weight loss. It’s natural to assume extensive liposuction could achieve weight loss but that’s not safe and probably not a reasonable expectation. When performing liposuction, […]
Dissolve fat with an injection!
The latest and greatest is here! Now it’s time to see if the new Kybella treatment to dissolve fat in the neck/under the chin is all it’s cracked up to be. A recent NY Times article talks about this newly approved injection that can dissolve fat with injections but no surgery. Kybella uses the […]
BuildMyBod CEO speaking at ASPS Aesthetica Today!
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is hosting their annual Aesthetica meeting from April 30th to May 2nd in Las Vegas. Today, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, the CEO/Founder of BuildMyBod will be presenting his results showing the effectiveness of doctors providing their pricing online. These unprecedented statisics on the power of price transparency as […]
Improve the shape of your breasts
With so many breast enhancement procedures, it’s hard to know what is best for you. Larger breasts are instinctive but don’t forget that improving the shape is the ultimate goal. As can be in this “before” photo to the left, this patient has breasts that she would like to be fuller. However, if you […]
Short Scar Neck Lift via GoPro Video
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll see that we’re now able to educate patients on various surgical procedures using the GoPro head-mounted camera. Today’s installment describes a short scar neck lift. For some patients that have a great deal of excess neck skin, sometimes called a turkey gobbler neck, they require removal of […]
Brazilian Butt Lift via GoPro camera
We’ve posted another video in our growing library of video content as seen through a head-mounted GoPro camera! The beauty of using a GoPro is that it provides a bird’s eye view from the surgeon’s perspective. A Brazilian Butt Lift can mean different things to different people but a growing consensus suggests that it […]
Cosmetic Surgery Prices
Recently released stats on cosmetic surgery in the US show various trends – nose jobs are down, Brazilian butt lifts are up! One bit of data that is often overlooked or incomplete is that of cosmetic surgery prices. Maybe back when we had no cost info available to us (price transparency has only recently become […]
Combination Plastic Surgery Procedures
Concerned about your neck and your abdomen? What about your breasts and your arms? With safer anesthesia and quicker operating room times, you can have combination plastic surgery procedures now! While there’s nothing wrong with splitting up individual plastic surgery procedures, it does cost more and can result in two recovery processes instead of […]
2015 Pricing Report from BuildMyBod [infographic]
It’s that time of year again! BuildMyBod, your source for cosmetic surgery pricing information, as provided by physicians themselves, has released it’s pricing report for 2015. These are the most complete, accurate estimates you’ll find for out-of-pocket procedures of interest. The 2015 BuildMyBod Plastic Surgery Pricing Report [infographic] New to the pricing […]