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Your Guide for Checking a Surgeon’s Credentials

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Choosing a plastic surgeon in Naples or elsewhere throughout the country can be a daunting process. Potential patients have no shortage of options, and the countless boards, societies, and other professional organizations can make it difficult to discern who does what and why these distinctions matter. If you're researching plastic surgeons, one term you may…

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Exercise and BOTOX® Cosmetic: Do They Mix?

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As a plastic surgeon in the Naples and Fort Myers area, I see a lot of women and men who are avid exercisers. I've had a number of patients ask me if exercise can lessen the effects of BOTOX or fillers.  While there are no case studies to date, there is some anecdotal evidence suggesting that…

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What to do about a Broken Nose

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Should you fracture your nose, as Cameron Diaz reportedly has done several times, the type of break often determines if rhinoplasty is required. If so, your surgeon must decide whether the procedure should be open, which is more invasive, or closed, which hides incisions within the nose. I most often perform open rhinoplasty so I…

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Bra Bulge?

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Have you ever gotten all dressed up in something sleeveless and noticed just before leaving the house that you have some strange bit of fat seeping out around your breasts, kinda reaching back toward your armpit? It’s known as the "bra bulge." Sometimes called a side boob or armpit fat. None of the names are…

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Do breast implants hinder future breastfeeding?

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Occasionally a patient will tell me that she’s nervous about getting breast implants because she hasn't yet had children, and is afraid that breast implants might keep her from breastfeeding in the future. As a baseline, not every woman can breastfeed successfully regardless of whether she has breast implants or not.  In America, about 70% of…

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Local vs General Anesthesia for Cosmetic Procedures

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Many patients prefer to have their procedures performed under local, rather than general, anesthesia. In my Naples, FL plastic surgery office, I’m not a fan of performing breast augmentation, facelift or abdominoplasty under local anesthesia; not because it cannot be done, but because it leads to unnecessary pain and suffering for the patients and because…

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Computer Imaging: Almost like a crystal ball

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One of the most popular parts of a cosmetic surgery consultation here in my Naples, Fl plastic surgery office is computer imaging, which gives my patients a digital prediction of what they could look like after the procedure. It's a key tool in giving patients realistic expectations about their results. It’s also a way for…

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Want Plastic Surgery? Then Don’t Smoke.

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Besides the numerous deadly side effects of cigarettes, there are also numerous health hazards related to smoking both before and after plastic surgery. Good health is a pre-requisite for elective surgery, and a physical exam is now required in some states before going under the knife.  If you are a smoker and considering undergoing a…

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Study Finds That Men Need More Botox® Than Women

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At the 61st Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting in San Francisco, scientists presented a study showing that men need twice the amount of Botox® than women to achieve similar results. The reason why men need more Botox® is due the greater muscle tone and thickness of male skin. Currently, men make up only 15%…

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No Skin Tone is Safe from Melanoma

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It was often thought that individuals of darker skin tones were less likely to die from melanoma. According to StyleList.com, however, a recent survey has found that ethnic groups with darker complexions make up the majority of melanoma death rates. 41,072 Florida residents with advanced melanoma were surveyed and then classified based on the ethnicity.…

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