Archive for Dr. Epstein’s Thoughts
Body contouring after weight loss: who should and who shouldn’t?
Body contouring after weight loss: who should and who shouldn’t? Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2010 New Beauty Magazine Many who have experienced massive weight loss are uncomfortable with their appearance after such a drastic change, and many look into body-contouring surgery to eliminate excess skin and refine their results. However, not everyone who has lost a lot [...]
Dr. Epstein’s reaction to facial transplants
French team performs face transplant with eyelids By ANGELA CHARLTON (AP) – 4 days ago Dr. Laurent Lantieri, a surgeon at Henri-Mondor hospital in Creteil, France, performed a full face transplant on a 35-year-old man with neurofibromatosis. “The most difficult part of the operation was to connect the tear duct that goes through the bone,” [...]
Cosmetic procedures seeing small uplift – Detroit News
From the Detroit Daily News. Scroll down for Dr. Epstein’s comments… Jaclyn Trop / The Detroit News Though people are wary of spending full throttle again, they’re slowly opening their wallets for personal care, according to local dentists, orthodontists and plastic surgeons. “I think they feel it’s stabilizing, whereas a year and a half ago [...]
Why your fat falls in different areas than his
Posted Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – New Beauty Magazine It doesn’t take a doctor to see that men and women carry fat differently. Men tend to pack it on in the belly, whereas women will find fat accumulating in their hips, butt and thighs. But while the difference may be apparent, the reason hasn’t been. [...]
Dr. Epstein attends The Aesthetic Meeting 2010 – Washington D.C.
Please check back this week for Dr. Epstein’s blog about this years meeting…. Message from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery President Renato Saltz, MD… On behalf of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), I cordially invite you to attend The Aesthetic Meeting [...]
Updates on Lipodissolve
While at the scientific sessions during the ASAPS meeting there were two very promising presentations on the use of “Lipodissolve” , a mixture of phosphatydal choline and Deoxycholate, for treatment of unwanted subcutaneous fat deposits. Both demonstrated limited efficacy and more importantly, both showed good safety data. The bottom line is that when used by [...]
Some non-plastic surgeons use “awake option” for augmentations
Breast augmentation and abdominoplasty performed on patients given only sedatives and local anesthesia allows doctors to perform the procedures in unaccredited offices without incurring anesthesiology charges. “Patients can scream and you would know, I can’t be doing that, I can’t be putting my needle there,” said Dr. Anil K. Gandhi, who performs such awake procedures. [...]
Fillers for acne scars
Fillers for acne scars Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – New Beauty Magazine Acne scars come in a variety of types, from raised, red marks to deep pockmarks that can take on a pitted or dented appearance. Smaller, superficial scars can often be reduced with a combination of treatments that remove dead skin cells and [...]
FDA to MedSpas: Your Lipodissolve claims are misleading…
FDA to medspas: your lipodissolve claims are misleading Posted Friday, April 09, 2010 New Beauty Magazine After countless medical professionals have expressed concern over lipodissolve and the people performing it, the FDA has decided to start cracking down on medspas that offer this unproven “fat-melting” treatment. Lipodissolve involves injections of phosphatidylcholine and sodium dioxycholate, often with vitamins [...]
A surgical surge in confidence and contentment.
A surgical surge in confidence and contentment Posted Tuesday, March 23, 2010 New Beauty Magazine An interesting study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons shows that cosmetic surgery procedures can act as a mood and confidence enhancer. The research focused on 362 patients, 61 of whom were taking antidepressants at the time of their surgery. Six [...]
