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• MENTOR MEMORY SHAPE BREAST IMPLANT

  13 Hours Ago

  
  
  On June 14, 2013, Mentor approved its form of a gummy bear silicone gel implant, similar to the 410 highly cohesive Allergan silicone gel implant.  These implants are now approved by the FDA and are for women 22 years of age and older for augmentation as well as reconstructive use.  The FDA approved the Mentor Memory Shape gel...Full Post

• Haute Living Magazine Los Angeles

  5 Days Ago

  
  
  
  Haute MD Network, Haute Living magazine  May / June, 2013  issue has Sir Richard Branson on the front cover.  Inside this edition I am a part of the  concierge access to premiere cosmetic specialists around the country. On there online website www.hautemd.com I have also had the opportunity to c...Full Post

• BREAST HYPOPLASIA BEVERLY HILLS

  On Jun 11

  
  
  
  Patients present to my office every day with breast hypoplasia.  The term breast hypoplasia simply means small breasts, hypoplastic breasts with minimal breast growth and development.  This patient’s example on her preop shows that she has hypoplastic breasts with involutional upper pole atrophy, loss of tissue going to the upper brea...Full Post

• Available On Amazon

  On Jun 11

  
  
  The other day it was brought to my attention that my book “The Beverly Hills Shape: The Truth About Plastic Surgery” was now available on Amazon in the Kindle Edition. Hard to believe that it’s been six years since LifeSuccess Publishing launched this edition (May 15, 2007). I’m very excited that...Full Post

• Ruptured Silicone Implant Leakage

  On Jun 04

  The video below presents a 13 year old ruptured Allergan low profile textured silicone implant. The rupture is due to a tear in the silicone shell of the implant. As pressure in applied to the ruptured implant you can see the silicone gel coming out.
  
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• Patient Reviews for Plastic Surgery

  On May 30

  
  
  Patient reviews are becoming a very important part of the decision process for plastic surgery. Online reviews from former patients are allowing others the opportunity to see how there experience was.
  There are numerous review websites allowing patients to review doctors. As patients, how do...Full Post

• Angelina Jolie Underwent Double Mastectomy

  On May 29

  Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutation of theBRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
  On Tuesday May 14th this past week, I was h...Full Post

• MALE PLASTIC SURGERY

  On May 20

  
  
  Today is an unusual day in that we will be performing three out of four surgeries on men.  They will undergo gynecomastic surgery.  Two patients have significant gynecomastia with significant amounts of glandular thickened breast tissue in the retroareolar area and one of the males will also have lipo sculpting...Full Post

• The No Lift Breast Reposition

  On May 16

  HIGH PROFILE REPLACEMENT AND INFERIOR PERIAREOLAR LIFT
  
  
  The patient presents with bilateral laterally displaced implants with a deflating left saline implant.  The patient desires to have high profile fuller implants that are narrower and also to bring the nipples lower due to severe bottoming out, right side...Full Post

• Pseudoptosis Reconstruction

  On May 13

  
  
  This patient presents with pseudoptosis with involutional upper pole atrophy, loss of fullness of her breast and increased skin laxity.  This patient is an excellent candidate for augmentation mammoplasty procedure using the dual plane technique through a periareolar approach without a formal lift.  She...Full Post