Everyone here at the Montecito Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery would like to wish all of our patients and friends a very happy holiday season, and a fantastic 2009. Be safe, be happy, and be healthy! Best wishes from all of us!
Read Full ArticleThe other day I was riding my bike through the beautiful Carpentaria country side, and met a fellow rider with whom I began to chat. We discussed bikes (of course), and then ventured into a discussion of plastic surgery in Santa Barbara. She asked some excellent questions about facial anatomy and the changes that come…
Read Full ArticleIt seems that more and more and more surgeons are performing breast augmentation in the same techniques that Dr. Sheffield and I have been proponents of for quite some time. The dual plane breast augmentation seems to be gaining favor by many plastic surgeons around the country. On of the most respected breast surgeons in…
Read Full ArticleI’ve just returned from the 2008 meeting of the ASPS- thousands of plastic surgeons converged in Chicago last weekend to discuss the latest trends in plastic surgery, as well as issues of patient safety and improving plastic surgery outcomes for patients around the country and the world. I had the pleasure of being involved with…
Read Full ArticleNext 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. …
Read Full ArticleBeauty 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…
Read Full ArticleLast 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…
Read Full ArticleIn 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…
Read Full ArticleI was looking through a newspaper this week and came across an ad for a “cosmetic surgeon” and his face lift using a laser, with before and after photos. The photos were interesting- a rather dramatic result was shown, with the caption “before face lift” and “after face lift”. Examining the photos a bit more…
Read Full ArticleI’ve been given permission by one of my patients who came for breast augmentation in Santa Barbara to post a video of the transition between her pre-operative breast form and her post-operative breast form. This video is on our YouTube Channel, “videoplasticsurgergery” with several others.-Dr. L
Read Full Article