In July of this year the American Society of Plastic Surgeons validated fat grafting as a way to do breast enlargement. It is a procedure where unwanted excess fat is taken from another body area and injected into the breasts to increase their size.
Some areas where the fat is typically harvested are:
Abdomen
Hips
Buttocks
Thighs
This is not a new procedure, as it was originally done in the late nineteenth century in Germany. It has also been used in the U.S. for adding fullness to facial areas such as the cheeks and lips.
It was first done for breast augmentation by a plastic surgeon here […]
Sometimes a pair of twins grow up trying to be as unlike each other as possible, and other times they try to be indistinguishable. In the U.K. recently two identical twins, Jo and Kerry Burton, have been living duplicate lives. After spending childhood duplicating each other’s chickenpox, careers in the Brownies, and ballet lessons, they have spent 13 years of their adulthood having the same cosmetic surgeries. They are 34 years of age now.
Their goal is to continue to look indistinguishable from each other and to that end they have spent 60,000 U.K. pounds on operations done by the same […]
BOTOX® is used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth out forehead wrinkles and frown lines. It is administered with an extremely thin needle directly into the muscle being treated. It prevents the brain from successfully sending messages to that muscle telling it to contract.
When you cannot contract the frown muscles, you cannot frown. That keeps the skin in that area more smooth, removing tension that would otherwise create the frown energy in your face. Repeated BOTOX® injections can prolong the smoothness and perhaps also retrain the muscle not to contract so often.
BOTOX® for Movement Disorders
BOTOX® works by blocking nerve impulses, […]
In Framingham (about 20 miles from Boston, Massachusetts), there is a Brazilian community of about 14,000 immigrants. In late July of this year, the president of the Brazilian American Association in Framingham, Ilma Paixao, did a cable TV interview of a plastic surgeon who was visiting from Brazil.
It was part of her plan to raise awareness of health issues among the local residents and the doctor was one Luiz Carlos Ribeiro. He and his wife had been traveling back and forth between Brazil and Framingham for several years, performing plastic surgeries for low prices, between $1800 and $3,000. Paixao was […]
If you would like to have breast augmentation, you currently have a choice between saline implants or silicone gel implants. Both are effective, safe, and popular. However some women prefer one over the other.
Silicone gel implants are thought by many to look and feel more natural
Saline implants are thought by some to be safer
The Best of Both Worlds
The IDEAL IMPLANT® was devised by a Dallas, Texas doctor to have the naturalness of silicone implants and the perceived safety of saline implants.
They are made with the same materials already used in breast implants. They are filled with saline and have saline […]
Cosmetic surgery has become popular worldwide, as the risky business of medical tourism can attest. You can read about one woman’s story of her international cosmetic surgery in our blog of August 28 this year. That woman’s procedures were probably quite safe, as she stayed in each country long enough to fully recover, whereas medical tourism does not necessarily provide for adequate recovery before the itinerary whisks you to the next country or back home.
Each country trains its own doctors and sets up its own laws to ensure medical safety. U.S. cosmetic surgeons are among the best-trained in the world […]
When Jane Major met Paul Flack, she was 29 and had three children. He was 36. They fell in love and lived together for 16 years, during which time they had a son together. Jane went from a size 12 to size 18. She lost much of the weight but was left with sagging skin and sagging breasts, besides a sun-damaged face and a “weak” chin she had never liked.
They were still in love and Paul proposed that they get married. Jane demurred, horrified at the prospect of trying on wedding dresses. For several years, Paul re-proposed and Jane re-demurred, […]
A Canadian man with something between one and two-and-a-half million dollars at his disposal was a contestant early this year on the TV reality show Megan Wants a Millionaire. In a taping session he met a former swimsuit model, one Jasmine Fiore, and they were married in March in Las Vegas. This new husband, Ryan Alexander Jenkins, was a real estate developer and investor and the son of a well-known Canadian architect.
Jenkins is now the subject of a manhunt conducted by both the U.S. and Canada. He reported his wife missing on August 15. But earlier that day, her body […]
You may have heard rumors, or read stories online, about a botched plastic surgery done by a doctor working outside his or her specialty. One of the ways you can make sure your plastic surgery provides you with excellent results is by choosing a board-certified Dallas plastic surgeon.
The American Board of Medical Specialties is an umbrella organization for all the separate Medical Boards. For cosmetic surgery, you would want to choose a doctor who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Rai was certified by this Board in 1983, having taken their examinations and met all their […]
Cosmetic surgery isn’t just for the vain or the wealthy. A well-performed cosmetic surgery can help many people improve their self-image and raise their self-esteem. For young graduates entering the job field, it could provide more confidence to pursue the position they would most like.
At Cosmetic Surgical Center in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. Vasdev Rai provides his patients with many cosmetic surgery options and always takes time with new patients to discuss their goals and concerns and to answer questions. If you have a young graduate in your family who has expressed an interest in changing some aspect […]
