November 30th, 2008 Kenneth M. Rose MD
It’s no secret that times are financially hard for everyone. Plastic surgery is no different. One survey I read said that cosmetic surgery is down 40 to 60% in the last year. As such a lot of plastic surgeons may be cutting corners to get new patients. It is important that you know that your doctor is qualified and is doing your procedure in a certified surgical facility. This article explains what questions you should ask when having your consultation. Whether economic times are tough or not, you should probably ask these questions anyway.
You should also look at my television interview on WCBS-TV “Beware of Bargain Plastic Surgery.” drrose_wcbs_6208
Remember surgery is serious business. It should not be taken lightly by you or your surgeon. The most important part of your experience is really not the result, but how safely you get there.
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November 26th, 2008 Kenneth M. Rose MD
This article from England’s Daily Telegraph, shows you that women are frequently under a lot pressure from their significant others to change the way they look. This, I find, is especially true for breast augmentations. It’s one of the few operations where the partner, who’s not getting the procedure, frequently does most of the talking. After all, you never see the husband come in with their wives for a facelift and say, “Pull Hard Doc, real hard.”
As a surgeon it is important to make sure the person getting the surgery really wants it. It’s OK to have the partner’s input, but whoever goes under the knife should be completely onboard. Breast augmentation is still surgery and like any procedure, make sure it’s what you, and nobody else, really want.
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November 10th, 2008 Kenneth M. Rose MD
Liposuction is a commonly performed plastic surgery procedure. It is a very effective technique for removing areas of fatty bulge that are non-responsive to diet and exercise. Liposuction can be performed on a wide variety of body locations such as the abdomen, thighs, hips, arms, chin, and “love handles.”
If you have an area on your body with more fat than you would like, then liposuction may be a viable option for you if you are an appropriate candidate. But before you can make a serious decision about pursuing liposuction, you naturally want to know something about it. Essentially, how does liposuction get the fat out?
During a liposuction procedure, the area of your body that is going to be treated will have a fluid injected into the fat tissues in order to make it easier for the plastic surgeon to sculpt the tissue and remove fat. Of course, anesthetic is injected into the same area as well so you don’t experience pain during the procedure and also helps to keep you comfortable following the procedure. A third set of ingredients uses a blood vessel constricting medicine that reduces bleeding.
Once the body area has been prepared, your plastic surgeon will make multiple small incisions to access the fat tissues beneath the skin. The incisions are strategically located in natural skin folds to reduce the visibility of scars. Through the incisions, small tubes are inserted to pull out the fat. Unlike in a procedure like a tummy tuck, there are basically no scars with liposuction.
Beyond the basics of the liposuction procedure, there are various techniques that your plastic surgeon may employ on a case-by-case basis depending on what you may need. Examples of types of liposuction are microliposuction and ultrasound-assisted liposuction. Many liposuction approaches are available and more techniques are being developed all the time. I will help you consider your options based on your body and what you hope to achieve.
For the most part, liposuction is an outpatient surgery. The extent of your liposuction surgery and your preferences along with your surgeon’s judgment will determine whether you have a general or local anesthesia. It is also quite common for long-lasting local anesthetics to be injected into the surgery site to reduce pain for a couple days while you ease into recovery.
It is important that you accept that liposuction is not a cure-all for weight problems. In fact, liposuction is best applied to people of normal or near-normal weight who want to address fatty areas and smooth away bulges.
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