When you’re getting a manicure, do you ever look at your hands and cringe at the sight of spots, lines, and wrinkles? You are not alone! Plenty of women are self-conscious about the way their hands look—and as the most visible feature after your face and hair, it’s natural to want your hands to look…
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Are Fillers or Fat Right for Me? A Cosmetic Surgeon Answers Your Fat Injections vs. Fillers Questions
So you want a fuller face—or the look of high cheekbones you weren’t born with. Maybe it’s also a matter of getting your lips just right, or filling out the tear troughs to keep your look youthful. Whatever the case may be, injecting fillers or fat into these areas is likely on your mind. Today,…
Will People Be Able to Hear My Breast Implants Sloshing? Plus 4 Other Questions You’re Scared to Ask About Cosmetic Surgery
Will my breast implants make noise when I move? Can butt implants pop? Can BOTOX® make my face freeze? In this month’s post, we answer the five questions you’re most scared to ask about cosmetic surgery. 1. Do breast implants make noise? Breast implants don’t typically make noise. However, if you received saline implants that were filled during…
How long do breast implants last?
Breast augmentation, breast lift with implants, and gender-affirming breast augmentation use implants to help boost volume and improve the shape of breasts. These procedures’ ability to refine body contours, boost self-esteem, and align physical appearances with personal identities make them popular, with high satisfaction rates. But how long will the results last? I’ve performed thousands of breast enhancement procedures over…
How to Make (More Accurate) Breast Implant Sizers at Home
If you are thinking about having breast augmentation, you probably have a pretty good idea in your mind about how you want to look after your procedure. Translating that mental image into a physical description—and specifically in terms of “what size breast implants should I get?”—can be little more challenging. Not only are breast implants sized…
Tummy Tuck Scars: Here’s What You Can Expect
Are you considering a tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty? This transformative procedure can help you achieve a slimmer, smoother midsection and repair stretched abdominal muscles after weight-loss or pregnancy. Here, I answer some common tummy tuck scar questions to help patients understand some of what they can expect after their procedure. How long will my tummy tuck…
What is the Best Age for a Facelift?
Are you too old for a facelift? Or perhaps too young? Most facelift procedures are performed on patients between the ages of 40–60. As a result, many people will say that the late 50s are the best age for a facelift, while others declare that the early 40s are the best time. The responses on RealSelf.com to…
What is a “double bubble”? Plus other cosmetic deformities after breast implant surgery
It’s safe to say that all my breast surgery patients envision themselves with beautiful, symmetrical contours they’re proud of. That’s certainly my goal for you, and as it has been for all my patients in my 17+ years (and counting!) as a Las Vegas cosmetic surgeon. However, the reality is that a small number of breast…
How to Conduct a Breast Self-Exam With Breast Implants
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time for an updated how-to guide for performing an at-home breast self-exam. If you’ve had a breast augmentation, you may be wondering how your implants will affect your self-exam process. As an experienced cosmetic surgeon who has performed thousands of breast augmentation procedures, I’m going to walk…
What Will My Breasts Look Like if I Have My Implants Removed?
Over the years, breast augmentation surgery has helped millions of women feel more confident and happy with their bodies. However, each year a small percentage of women choose to have their breast implants removed. Breast implant removal surgery, or explantation, is usually very straightforward, and recovery is often faster and less painful than the initial breast…
