What Can Botox Do? What Can’t It? And How Do I Get the Best Results?
Botox is the number one cosmetic procedure worldwide…..by a long shot. It’s quick, its safe, and it provides excellent results. Still, if you are considering Botox injections you need to understand what it can do and what it can’t do. What can Botox do? The most common Botox treatment areas are the “Angry 11’s” between…
What’s Hot in 2016?
Happy New Year! Each year we like to take a look back at the year we are leaving behind and forward to the one ahead. Top surgical mainstays like breast augmentation and liposuction continue to top the list of most requested surgical procedures, but new procedures and products have made a splash in 2015. Which…
Why Not Combine a Tummy Tuck with Brazilian Butt Lift?
The two main reasons we don’t do breast work, tummy tuck, and butt augmentation in the same surgery are: 1. It makes for a very long surgery and 2. More importantly, it doesn’t allow for an ideal recovery. It’s common to do a tummy tuck and breast work at the same time. The first week…
Which is Better Kybella or CoolSculpting?
In January we wrote a blog titled “What can I do about my neck?” When we published that blog 11 months ago we listed three options 1) Necklift 2) Laser Liposuction 3) Subdermal Tightening. At the time these were the best options and they were all surgical options. Since that time not one, but two…
American Laser Center Closed. Where do I go for hair removal now?
About a year ago American Laser Center filed for bankruptcy and abruptly closed their doors. They left thousands of laser hair removal patients stuck mid treatment. We heard about the closing from an industry rep who said we might pick up some patients. We were a little surprised at what “some patients” turned out to…
Can I Freeze My Chin Fat?
Our Coolsculpting practice has been helping patients shape their abdomen and flanks for years. The results are excellent and patients love the fact that there is no downtime. A few years ago Coolsculpting added their CoolSmooth applicator, and for the first time we could effectively treat outer thighs with Coolsculpting. For the body there is…
Smooth Complexions and Spotless Skin
How to get rid of Brown Spots, Blemishes and Broken Vessels? Smooth complexions and spotless skin are prized beauty attributes for both men and women. While many of us have these qualities in our youth, most, if not all of us will develop brown spots, wrinkles, and broken capillaries as we age. The more sun…
Will Insurance Pay For My Breast Reduction Cost?
Breast reduction surgery has one of the highest patient satisfaction scores of any plastic surgery procedure. For many women it is a life changing procedure that provides substantial quality of life and related health benefits…but that doesn’t mean that insurance is going to cover it. Every insurance plan has specific requirements that determine whether or…
The Truth About Labiaplasty
Labiaplasty is growing in popularity nationwide. It offers patients suffering from enlarged or chronically irritated labia minora real and significant results with very little down time. Childbirth and the combined effects of age and gravity affect the vaginal structures. A long or irregular labia minora can become irritated during exercise or intercourse, and patients may feel…
Fat Transfer to the Breast
Top off your décolletage with your derrière at the office of Dr. Sarah Mess in Columbia. Now liposuctioned fat from your lateral and medial thighs can be transferred to your breasts. Enjoy a slimmer thigh silhouette and a fuller breast with one procedure. The fat is liposuctioned with small-diameter cannulas and collected into a cannister…
