Plastic Surgery – A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective

Despite its overwhelming media presence plastic surgery continues to be the most misunderstood surgical specialty. It is my contention that this is the case because plastic surgery does not claim

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Six Packs and the Male Abdominal Wall

A not infrequent request by male clients is the “six pack” stomach and if there is a cosmetic procedure to enhance/produce it. The look of a “six pack” stomach is

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Correcting Crooked Noses and Faces

The correlation between structure and appearance is most straightforward when the skeleton is involved. Today’s case involved a young women after a motor vehicle accident more than a  decade ago.

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What is cosmetic surgery, what is reconstructive surgery, what is everything in between ?

All too often a difference is made between reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, most often to elevate the status of reconstructive surgery and lower the one of cosmetic surgery. I am

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