Maybe. Here’s the deal on the Brazilian butt lift. It combines liposuction of your hips, back, abdomen and thighs with injection of that fat into your upper buttock. The goal is to give your upper buttocks a fuller more lifted shape. Fat injected into the lower buttock can’t work…you sit on that area and your… [read more]

Definitely. Most breast reductions today can be done with ‘lollipop’ surgery – so called because your scar is shaped like a lollipop. It goes around the nipple and then down 2-3 inches towards the breast crease. What is great about this? This lollipop breast reduction usually leaves thin, flat, faint scars. Long scars in the… [read more]

I want a breast reduction. How to tell if insurance will pay? Here’s what to do: 1. Call your insurer and get a copy of the criteria you need to meet for surgery. 2. These may be easy – such as typical symptoms – or hard such as losing weight and having chiropractic treatment. Start… [read more]

Earlier I wrote about otoplasty, cosmetic surgery for sticking-out ears. Today, it’s about otoplasty for cauliflower ear or wrestler’s ear — a different operation. Wrestlers tell me that cauliflower ear comes from a take-down in which the wrestler gets his leg around your neck, slamming the right side of your head – ear first –… [read more]

Can filler injections be as good as a face lift? They do different good things for our looks. Face lifts put stretched tissue back in its youthful position. Fillers restore plumpness and fill in folds. There are many tell-tale signs of aging. Face lifts correct some, fillers others. Here’s how they work. Time leads to… [read more]

Does rhinoplasty just fix bumps on the nose? Or can it help my flat, wide nose? It can help. Cosmetic rhinoplasty ( cosmetic nose surgery ) can improve the look of any nose. Making a smaller nose is called reduction rhinoplasty . Adding height is called augmentation rhinoplasty. Many people with Mediterranean, African and Asian… [read more]

I am so confused about the bump on my big nose. One plastic surgeon says to break my nose. Another says a cartilage graft is best. Help! Don’t panic. They are simply suggesting two different, reasonable options. Here’s why. The nose is complicated. Surgery needs to make it look and work right. (A beautiful nose… [read more]

From Your Buckhead Plastic Surgeon Yes, it really is true. In fact, it worked for me. About ten years ago, Botox was first tried as a way to treat headaches. Why? Because there seemed to be a pattern of headaches starting exactly where nerves often traveled through certain muscles. For instance, migraines of the forehead… [read more]

From Your Buckhead Plastic Surgeon… You’re not alone. A recent survey by the National Rosacea Society, reported in Science News (www.sciencenews.org), shows that almost 90% of people with severe rosacea have problems at work with people staring at them because of it. About 40% feel it led to being fired or not promoted. What is… [read more]

As real estate agents like to say, location, location, location. The thigh lift for the inner leg is a difficult operation but ‘thigh lift’ photos on the internet are a mish-mash of inner thigh lifts, body lifts, liposuction and tummy tucks. Confused? This operation is done for saggy tissue of the inner thigh. Looseness often… [read more]