Welcome to our blog. This is not just about plastic surgery, but about lots of things we find interesting. Click on home to see all of the posts. Click on the categories on the top menu or at the right if you would like to narrow down the posts to a particular area of interest. [...]

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Dr. Studin and his staff would like to spread some holiday cheer this season to you and your friends!  During the whole month of December, come in with a friend and both of you will get an injectable procedure at half price.  The holidays are a busy time; come take a minute to pamper yourself. [...]

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Is the beauty industry selling a state of mind not just a product? That’s what psychotherapist Brooke Miller said in a recent post on CNN.com. Sure, we all know that the tube of lipstick on the shelf or the face cream to hide wrinkles won’t make us look like the models in the ads, but [...]

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By Joel R. Studin, MD, FACS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon  As a new Grandpa! I had the incentive recently to look at the rate of C-Sections. While my daughter did not need one, I was surprised to learn how common they have become. According to a New York Times article by Denise Grady, in 2007 [...]

Read more Seeing a lot of C-Sections!

We have all seen science fiction movies where a scientist rivaling Dr. Frankenstein puts a stem cell in a petri dish and miraculously grows a new body part. In fact, there is a fair amount of stem cell research going on around some types of illnesses and skin for burn reconstruction.  As far as stem [...]

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The FDA has reigned in a little of the “Wild West” practices of advertising and labeling sunscreens and made some very important changes. This will change what you will look for when you pick up the can or bottle from the shelf. The Food and Drug Administration is ordering sunscreen manufacturers to change the way [...]

Read more What the new FDA sunscreen regulations mean to you!

Not ready for surgery? There are many alternatives that are really quick fixes. Even facelifts and rhinoplasties are easier than ever before. The surgery and the downtime are less and you see the results faster.

Read more Face, Nose, Ears, Botox, Juvederm, Sculptra and other injectables.

This is an example of before and after breast implants. If breast implants are placed totally behind the muscle, and no shortcuts such as partial coverage or dual plane implants are taken, then the result is almost always amazingly undetectable. Many people believe that breast implants have to look bad and feel fake. This is, [...]

Read more Before and After Silicone Breast Implants