The Most Important Questions You Should Ask Your Plastic Surgeon
While insurance companies and Medicare continue to cut back on reimbursements for physicians, more and more unqualified doctors in Los Angeles are in many ways being forced to provide cosmetic services, which of course are out of pocket and typically pay much more than any insurance-based surgery. This in many
Happy Day in the Office
What a fun day in Beverly Hills! Christmas weekend is over and the sun is out in all its glory. I saw a lot of happy patients today in the office today. Patient 1 Patient 1 is a recent rhinoplasty who unwrapped her Christmas gift that was hidden under a
Santa ain’t Perfect
Ok, so a few Los Angeles inhabitants pointed out after my last blog that Santa may indeed benefit from liposuction. However, I’d have to disagree. For one, Santa is obese. Obesity is not an indication for liposuction. In fact, in some case it is a contraindication for elective surgery. Period.
Does Santa Need Plastic Surgery?
Dr. Neavin tackles the true mystery of Saint Nicholas using the scientific method (or something like that). Does Santa need plastic surgery after a trip around the world after eating all of those cookies? This is a profound question that will yield some surprising statistics, assumptions, and conclusions. The facts
Umbilical Hernia
The short on umbilical hernias Today was a fun day to be a plastic surgeon despite having to travel in the rain to the hospital. A rare event to say the least in sunny Los Angeles. The best part of the day came when I operated on a dear friend
How to Fool Your Friends After Plastic Surgery
Outside of Beverly Hills, many people feel uncomfortable about friends and family knowing about one’s desires for facial rejuvenation or breast enhancement. While walking on Rodeo Drive with a splint on a nose indicative of a recent rhinoplasty is somewhat of an odd status symbol in Los Angeles, in most
Never a dull moment!
Hand surgery is plastic surgery The phone call Last night I received a call from a plastic surgery colleague. He was called in to treat a hand injury in the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. The injury involved cut tendons, nerves and arteries of the ring finger. He asked for
Rhinoplasty Approaches
Los Angeles is home to millions of noses, and hence, thousands of nose-jobs (or rhinoplasties). Noses come in many sizes and shapes. Some small, some big, some wide, and some “pinched’. In Beverly Hills, one would think that the main function of the nose is to provide rest for Gucci
Wrinkles Aren’t The Enemy
Today I saw a fifty year old woman in the office who wanted me to make all of her wrinkles disappear. For your edification, wrinkles are called rhytids in the plastic surgery world, but I digress. She was upset because when she animated her face suddenly “rhytids” appeared! But this
The long road. A Story to a Medical Student.
I was called to the ER this evening to repair a complex facial laceration on an elderly woman. One of the volunteers in the ER that eagerly helped me was a young man who was interested in medicine. In fact, he just applied to medical school and was waiting for
