Four things to know about dissolvable stitches
When I use stitches to repair a wound, I inevitably will be asked two questions. How do I take care of them? Are they going to dissolve on their own? I previously wrote about how
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Five questions to ask your facelift surgeon
I love it when the azaleas start to bloom! Here on the blog, we’ve been talking a lot about non-invasive types of treatments that we can use to help you look as good as you
Read MoreNew solutions for your neck in Central Virginia
Let’s face it. You can use plenty of sunscreen, retinol, and the other things we have discussed in our beauty maintenance series, but you are still going to age. Our beauty maintenance tips series talked
Read MoreAcupuncture face lift: Is this really a thing?
I was recently out for a run and came across this store front. Now, I’m certainly not an expert on Eastern medicine, but I am an expert on face lifts and I was quite skeptical
Read MoreEverything you wanted to know about facial plastic surgery: Part 2
Today we’re continuing our series where I answer questions that I hear all the time in conversations with patients, family, and friends. As always, if you have something you want to know, shoot me an
Read MoreLet’s talk recovery time
People come and talk to me all the time about things that bother them about their appearance. We discuss their skin texture, their wrinkles, their bulging, sagging tissues, and their noses. I always give them
Read MoreThe Vampire Facelift: Is this really a thing?
So, are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob? Just kidding, I have no idea what that means. My wife tells me it’s a thing. Anyway, you may have seen a lot of ads lately
Read MoreReports from the AAFPRS Fall Meeting 2016
Every autumn, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has a meeting. It’s a time to reconnect with your colleagues from across the nation (and the world for that matter), consult with vendors,
Read MoreBeauty maintenance secrets for 50-somethings
In previous posts, I discussed beauty maintenance tips for patients in their thirties and in their forties. Why were those tips while these are secrets? Well, because when we’re talking beauty maintenance for 50-somethings, we
Read MoreCommon concerns shared during a consultation
Going to the doctor’s office can be an intimidating experience. Other doctors have written about this on their blogs from their own specialty’s perspective. Dr. Pari Ghodsi wrote a good article about basic etiquette when going
Read MoreMicrocurrent face lift: Is this really a thing?
A couple of years ago, I went to a local spa to get my wife a gift certificate for a mani/pedi and saw that they were selling a little machine with metal balls on the
Read MoreHow do you take care of stitches?
In previous posts we have discussed various ways that plastic surgeons disguise scars. We hide scars in natural boundaries between facial features. We repair skin cancer defects by moving adjacent skin that it is a good
Read MoreAn uncomfortable subject… PART TWO
Many patients share with me their concerns about anesthesia. In a previous blog post, we discussed simple ways that we make our procedures comfortable. These include numbing cream and injectable numbing medicines which are used
Read MoreFacial Plastic Surgeons as Artists?
One of the best parts of my job is that facial plastic surgery merges art with the science of medicine. During high school and college, I was very involved with music and theater. Unfortunately, I didn’t
Read MoreAn uncomfortable subject… PART ONE
Today we’re going to discuss an uncomfortable truth. Many patients who are considering facial plastic surgery procedures choose to delay their treatments because they are worried about pain and anesthesia. While there can be some discomfort
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