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$99 Botox?

In South Florida, there are hundreds of practitioners offering Botox® injections at prices that range from $99 to $450 per area. If you want the best deal, you may be tempted to jump at the $99 price, but before you...

Is it Common to Bill Extra if You Go Overtime in Surgery?

If you have surgery in a private operating room, there is often a flat fee for surgery. If your procedure is performed at a surgery center or hospital, they usually bill by the hour. That means the surgeon charges one...

How can I Minimize a Scar or Get Rid of a Scar?

The truth about scars So, you're interested in plastic surgery, but you don't want any scars? Or, you have a bad scar and want to know what can be done? Unfortunately, there is no way to perform surgery or recover...

Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation – Question 8 – How Soon Can I Wear a Bra After Breast Augmentation Surgery?

Wearing a supportive surgical or sports bra at all times after surgery helps to avoid swelling and displacement of the implants. After three weeks, a soft cotton bra can be worn. You shouldn't wear an underwire bra for 6 weeks....

Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation – Question 9 – How Long do Breast Implants Last?

How Long do Breast Implants Last? Patients often ask me if implants have to be replaced every ten years. It is true that implants will eventually rupture, and the risk is about 1% per year. If a silicone implant ruptures,...

Five Things You Can Do To Look Younger Without Having Surgery

Here are 5 things you can do right now to keep looking young. Wear Sunscreen: The moment you expose your skin to the sun, UV rays begin to damage DNA, which is the blueprint our bodies use to build new healthy...

Get Ready, Get Set…

A few weeks ago, a friend and fellow Junior League member called me and said that she wanted to nominate me for the Palm Beach Woman of the Year. I have to say, I was flattered to hear that I...

Why I Do What I Do

The important things I get out of Medicine Today I decided that I’ll focus on sharing one of the important things I get out of Medicine rather than joining the ranks of Americans trying to analyze whats wrong with healthcare....

Things that Fill My Cup

Last week, a friend and fellow surgeon inspired me to think about the things in life that enrich your soul, or as she says, the things that fill your cup. I’ve spent a lot of time this week thinking about...

Sharing Your Wishes

I would like to begin by apologizing to my readers for taking a little time off from my weekly Blog entries. Anyhow, I’d like to talk about something I feel is often overlooked by many of my patients. This week...

Using Grandma: Taking Unfair Advantage of Illness in the Elderly

Last week, I wrote about a patient who passed away peacefully after his family made the decision to disconnect his life support. This week, I’m sharing the story of less fortunate patient. A 77 year-old woman had a major heart...

When Getting Better Means Saying Goodbye

Some of my patients are in my life for a day. But more often, I see patients often enough to form a relationship beyond the traditional doctor patient interaction, like some of my breast cancer patients come to the office...

Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation… Question 1

How do I know what size implants to get? The decision should be one that you make with your doctor after a thorough consultation and examination. Here are some of the factors that can help decide which implant size is...

Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation… Question 2

Should I get saline or silicone implants? Both saline and silicone breast implants come in a thin silicone shell. Saline implants are filled with a salt water solution similar to IV fluid, and silicone implants are filled with a semisolid...

Top Ten Questions About Breast Augmentation – Question 3 – Is Breast Augmentation Surgery Going to Hurt?

Is the Surgery Going to Hurt? I perform nerve blocks on patients during surgery to minimize pain after surgery. Most patients have discomfort requiring prescription pain medication for 3-5 days and more mild soreness for another few weeks. Some patients...