Back to School, Back to You
If you are interested in setting new goals and practicing new habits there is no better time than when summer turns into fall. Summers are typically the time to relax and have fun. For a few months, you can leave structure behind and enjoy the freedom of outdoor...Plastic Surgery During the Summer Months
At first thought, plastic surgery during the summer months doesn’t seem like the ideal time of year. People are mostly headed outdoors to swim, run, bike, and explore. However, more important than the time of year is the amount of time you have to recover from...
Fall in Love with Your Figure
Like many people who have good personal habits, you may have a pleasing shape to your body, but you still may take issue with one or more problem zones, localized pockets of fat that refuse to respond to your diet and exercise efforts. These regions follow predictable...High Lateral Tension Abdominoplasty Is My Preferred Technique
As a plastic surgeon who is interested in refining abdominal contour, I divide my practice into two eras: the time before I used the high lateral tension technique and everything since then. In the earlier era, the abdominoplasty procedure frequently left me a little disappointed. I could tighten the skin of the abdomen, but I didn’t feel I necessarily was creating a beautiful shape, such as I might be able to do with a face lift or a breast lift. Often the results seemed expressionless, lacking in form.