Several manufacturers of aesthetic equipment have come out with machines designed to eliminate fat without surgery and claim that the fat disappears ‘naturally.’ The human body had four ways to eliminate waste. We exhale gases such as carbon dioxide; we cannot breathe out fat. We can sweat out water and salt; we cannot sweat out […]

Over the past several years, I have seen dozens of patients who have had liposuction on their abdomens by physicians in Central Ohio that are not certified or trained in plastic surgery. Obviously, they see me because they are unhappy with their outcome. Unfortunately, they have been fooled by false certifications that imply that their […]

I spent most of the morning the other day trying to repair the damage done by another physician. The patient had undergone liposuction in the office of a doctor posing as a plastic surgeon. As a result, she had areas that were undertreated and multiple areas that were badly over-treated creating an uneven contour with […]

How long it is going to take to recover from surgery and get back to work is a big concern for many patients who are considering plastic surgery. Two body contouring procedures that patients generally have the least amount of pain with and, therefore, the quickest recovery is breast lifts and liposuction. Many patients who […]