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
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
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
What are some of today’s beauty trends?
Certainly, modern culture ideals often motivate women to get their breasts enlarged. And it is interesting to ponder whether the modern ideal is a cause or effect of plastic surgery. That is, is the plastic surgeon’s beauty ideal driving the cultural norm? Or, are new ideals developed by art, a
What makes ‘safe’ plastic surgery?
We all have read about nightmare stories about a young, healthy woman suddenly dying from a relatively minor procedure such as a breast augmentation, or Kanye West’s mother who passed away after abdominoplasty. Thankfully, such events are exceptionally rare. There usually isn’t one just simple reason for the accident. Often,
