Next week is the national meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons which is in Chicago this year.  This is the largest national forum for plastic surgery, and a great educational opportunity for everyone who comes.  I haven’t missed one of these meetings in nearly 10 years, and every time I learn something new.  As I’ve matured in my practice, I’ve had the opportunity to go from student to teacher in various forums, and I’m very much looking forward to this year’s programs.  I’ve been asked to once again present a panel that I’ve been doing now for 6 years, called “Fresh Faces, Real Cases”- this is one of the most popular events of the meeting, and as director and moderator for this panel, I’ve put together a great program that should produce some very good discussion on breast augmentation, breast lift, body contouring, lower extremity reconstruction, breast reconstruction, and neck lifting.  The breadth of the subject matter makes this one of the most enjoyable parts of the week for me, and the opportunity to interact with hundreds of plastic sugeons at one setting is a real highlight.  Additionally I will be involved with another aesthetic panel, as well as several of the events involving the YPS (Young Plastic Surgeons) Forum- a subdivision of the ASPS which I used to head up when I was younger….  oh well.  As the grey creeps into my head of hair, I’m less eligible to be seen as one of the young crowd.

Beauty for Life is a fantastic source of plastic surgery information, developed by the ASPS/ASAPS joint Cosmetic Medicine Task Force. This program has been designed to help you learn about procedures that can help you meet your personal beauty needs, at any age.  By clicking on the link above, you can download the information to review on your computer, and feel free to discuss your thoughts with me during your appointment in Santa Barbara.

Last Friday I got to attend a course on the new soft tissue filler- Evolence.  This is a Johnson and Johnson product that consists of cross linked collagen, which is a natural protein that makes up much of the connective tissue of the body.  The advantages of this product seem to be many, but the primary thing that strikes me is that Evolence seems to last at least 6 months as opposed to the hyaluronic acid products like Restylane and Juviderm.  (more…)

In about 2 weeks I’m going to attend a course which will allow me to use a new soft tissue filler made by Johnson and Johnson- it is a cross-linked collagen product for moderate to deep wrinkles and folds and is supposed to last AT LEAST 6 months.  Only a plastic surgeon who has attended this seminar will be able to get and inject the Evolence product, so it is not something that will be easy to find in the run of the mill medical spa.  I don’t anticipate that this will replace the other plastic surgery injectables that I use such as Radiesse and Juviderm and Resylane, but I do think for certain situations, this new product should be pretty fantastic.  Give us a call or send us an email to schedule an appointment if you think this type of plastic surgery injectable soft tissue filler is something you might like to have.