It is amazing how many otherwise good tummy tucks are ruined by a large scar around the belly button; we refer to it as the lily pad in the middle of the pond. It is generally either a lack of knowledge on how to create a small, naturally appearing umbilicus or a lack of effort […]

Many patients are concerned about the pain they may have with surgery and how long they will have to take pain medication during their recovery period. The plastic surgery literature is replete with studies which show that injection of tumescent fluid (dilute local anesthesia) at the time of surgery can dramatically reduce a patient’s pain […]

Someone has now come up with another laser for nonsurgical elimination of fat that is the latest in a long line of devices designed to accomplish the impossible: removing fat without removing fat. The simple fact is that the human body cannot eliminate liquefied fat. We eliminate waste products through our GI tract and though […]

Recommendation of the day: If only one doctor is promoting a particular product or technique, be very skeptical. This is particularly true of proprietary names surgical procedures where the physician has to pay a fee to be able to advertise the name. In these situations, in general, the fee to the franchise company is a […]

Allergan, the company that produces Botox, Juvederm, Latisse, and breast implants, offers a loyalty program which allows you to build up points when you use their products and receive discounts on future treatments. The program is called Brilliant Distinctions. The way that the program works is, you sign up on the Brilliant Distinctions website and […]

There are many physicians who advertise in Columbus that they are plastic surgeons when, in fact, they have little, if any training in plastic surgery. Unfortunately, the public is mostly unaware of the qualifications necessary to be a good plastic surgeon and the State Medical Board does very little to limit what types of procedures […]

Many patients fall victim to creative advertising with respect to who they go to, what procedures they have and what medications to take. One common area where patients purchase expensive treatments or apply useless products for improved results is scar therapy. Plastic surgeons that care about their results try to make scars as inconspicuous as […]

Many patients fall victim to creative advertising with respect to who they go to, what procedures they have and what medications to take. One common area where patients purchase expensive treatments or apply useless products for improved results is scar therapy. Plastic surgeons that care about their results try to make scars as inconspicuous as […]