To begin at the beginning

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Finding a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that is extremely qualified and offers exceptional care is your first step in evaluating your goals with Plastic Surgery. One of the articles pasted below writes about hiring a consultant to help you with your decision but in Memphis you don’t need to hire a consultant. Our community is well informed and small enough that recommendations are easily found. I offer consultations for all my new patients. Make an appointment with my scheduler Dee Dee at 901-761-9030 and I will be happy to answer any questions. Together we can explore your plastic surgery options and determine the best course of action for you.

Here are a couple of articles that will help you with those first steps. Continue reading →

Ear Doctors Performing Face-Lifts? It Happens

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After moving from New York to Los Angeles in 2010 to take a job with a financial services firm, Joan, now 59, believed she needed to freshen her look. So she got a face-lift and tummy tuck from a board-certified doctor in Beverly Hills. What she did not realize was that his certification was in otolaryngology — ear, nose and throat — not plastic surgery. The outcome was less than ideal: thick scars on her temples and a wavy abdomen.

“I had to use all my savings to get a real plastic surgeon to fix what he did to me,” said Joan, who asked that her last name be withheld to protect her privacy. “I have an M.B.A. I’m not stupid. But when the doctor has a nice clinic and all those diplomas and certifications on the wall, you think he knows what he’s doing.” Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know, and why.

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As consumers we are inundated with info-mercials, do-it-yourself television shows, hotel beds that make you smarter the following morning, and the omnipotent internet. But I think some things are still best left to the experts.

Carla Mask, a registered nurse since 1984 and a member of my surgical team for over 15 years has been trained and certified to administer aesthetic laser treatments professionally. An expert. I asked her what she thought of DIY laser treatments. “Safety first! Any medical equipment that is capable of producing this kind of treatment should not be taken into the home for anyone to have access to. Lasers can burn skin and therefore scar the skin.”

The following is a good article on do-it-yourself lasers. Continue reading →