We at Montecito Plastic Surgery are very excited about the changes that we are implementing around the office- new art on the walls, new staff additions, and new technology that is going to help us to provide state of the art services to our plastic surgery patients here in Santa Barbara. As we move the…
Read Full ArticleThis morning I had the pleasure of listening to two lectures by Fred Menick, MD, from Tuscon, AZ. Fred is one of the true masters of plastic surgery of the nose, and I’m feeling very fortunate that he and I were visiting my alma matter, the University of North Carolina Medical school, on the same…
Read Full Article“Tanning beds have been ranked alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos as posing the greatest threat of cancer to humans by an international cancer research group.”- from a Reuter’s news article last week. Skin cancer is finally being recognized as the significant cancer that has significant morbidity and even mortality. The chief culprit to cause this…
Read Full ArticleWith hopes of the economic recovery on the horizon, more and more people are once again considering plastic surgery as a means of self-improvement. From breast augmentation to facial rejuvenation, patients are looking to their plastic surgeon for the means to make a change. Not all patients seem to be looking locally, however. Santa Barbara…
Read Full ArticleEvolence, the soft tissue collagen filler that everyone is talking about, just got FDA approval for labelling their product as lasting 12 months! This means that long term results have held up to the rigorous standards of the FDA. I love using this product because of its lack of swelling, ease of precise placement, and…
Read Full ArticleWith every breast augmentation patient in Santa Barbara, I go over the various types of breast implants, the various pockets that breast implants can be placed in, and additionally the different incisions that can be used to place the breast implant into the breast pocket. With respect to this last issue, I think there is…
Read Full ArticleWe are seeing more and more women come from Beverly Hills and Hollywood to have their plastic surgery in Santa Barbara. I find this a very interesting phenomenon. I’ve never been one to gawk at celebrities- I see them as people just like you and I, with very interesting careers. (I have some friends, whoever,…
Read Full ArticleI’ve finally been persuaded to put up a Facebook page for our office, which you can find HERE. I’m seeing more and more questionable information out there, and so I think that the tools of social networking may be an excellent way for patients to have access to us, and additionally allow patients to be…
Read Full ArticleRecently, our entire Santa Barbara community was affected by the Jesusita fire, from Goleta to Montecito. Personally, my wife and I hosted evacuees from the foothills, and my wife additionally volunteered at the call center to help provide information regarding the Jesusita Fire. Only by the outstanding work of the firefighters was the home of…
Read Full ArticleA friend showed me an article in a recent edition of Forbes Magazine about a New York plastic surgeon that is performing something he calls a Y-lift. This is apparently an outpatient procedure with minimal recovery and patients “look amazing immediately afterward, and in a day or two they look even better.” After I read…
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