Spotlight on Men:

I recently read an article in the Huffington Post which highlighted the most popular plastic procedures for men. I thought I would share my thoughts on the subject.

Liposuction is a phenomenal adjunct to a healthy lifestyle and exercise accentuation the positive characteristics in the body already developed by this lifestyle with minor adjustments. Most men have retained fat in their love handles and hips which is easily treated with liposuction. The liposuction can also contour and thin out the abdominal wall allowing better visualization of the abdominal musculature . this is called lipo sculpture. The downtime after surgery is 2-3 days.

For older men looking to refresh their look, platysma plasty or tightening of the neck musculature and skin with additional weel placed fat grafting to refresh the face is the best way to pull the clock back in men without giving them a fake pulled or artificial look. The downtime is a couple of days, there may be some bruising which goes away quickly. Fat can be suctioned and injected along the neck and jaw lines to improve jowling and even to improve smaller chins. In those who are candidates, blepharoplasty or surgical rejuvenation of the eyelids is the best way to take the clock back. Skin and fat is removed from the upper eyelid judiciously and lower eyelid fat is repositioned and sculpted.

Quick fixes are botox for foreheads and the so called 11 above the nose or glabellar creases and injections for the nasolabial fold and volume loss of the cheeks and to supplement and accentuate the cheekbones.

To read the article in the Huffington Post, click on the link below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-horn/the-5-hottest-cosmetic-pr_b_8682950.html

Cosmetic Surgery Shaming

Blake Lively after Plastic Surgery

In a recent article in the Huffington Post, Antonia Mariconda wrote,"I'm tired of seeing 'cosmetic surgery shaming' on a daily basis in the media, why can't people get over the fact that there is nothing newsworthy in a celebrity that has had a nip or tuck or tweak?" She continues, "We aren't strangers to the number of negative characteristics that are attributed with both women and men who dare to go under the knife. Although, cosmetic surgery is now more accepted than ever before, a large number of people are still willing to name-call people who have done it."

I had some thoughts on this story that I would like to share in this post. The creed of the plastic surgeon described by Sir Harold Gillies and then Ralph Millard is to restore what has been changed by life, trauma, or war using aesthetic principles, and to bring back normalcy and to make the unit whole again.

This is what we all of strive for as plastic surgeons. Looking and feeling whole can be also called looking and feeling good. There is no shame in this... and if a procedure allows this to happen then that is also good.

The art of plastic surgery is intertwined with the science. Unless you understand what the patient wants you cannot deliver what they need. That's the art. But you also have to know what is wrong in order to improve or fix it. That's the science part.

Jillian Michaels before and after Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is the perfect example of a procedure that can improve and enhance self confidence. This is something that was created by nature and is being altered and improved by surgery. Breast augmentation after multiple pregnancies is repairing what has happened with aging and making this individual whole again. There is no shame in this. And if the surgery is done primarily for smaller breasts, this again is like rhinoplasty, improving image and self confidence. And if you are happy with what you have then that is great as well.

Diane Kruger after Breast Augmentation

I do not condone extreme surgery regardless of the reasoning. Our goal is not to create the abnormal or the extremely grotesque. This is completely in line with normal behavior and has nothing to do with body dysmorphic disorder of behavior. Unfortunately, these individuals have an incorrect perception of what is wrong and, yes, surgery is not the answer for them.