It is Tuesday evening after a full day of surgery. As is my routine, I called each of my patients to see how they doing. All three answered their cell phones almost immediately sounding perfectly well. One said she was doing ‘Great;’ the next said that she was ‘Absolutely perfect!’ and the third said ‘Outstanding.’ […]

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 […]