IN THE UPCOMING ISSUE OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, DR. ROGER KHOURI AND ASSOCIATES GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH FAT TRANSFER TO THE BREAST FOR THE PURPOSES OF BREAST AUGMENTATION. THE BOTTOM LINE: AS LONG AS YOU USE THE BRAVA SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFOREHAND, FAT TRANSFER WORKS PRETTY WELL. IN THE […]
According to the Daily Mail newspaper (London), a 33-year-old woman was charged in December with international drug trafficking, after she was found carrying more than five and a half pounds of cocaine – with an estimated value of £250,000 – that had been molded inside some artificial breast and buttocks inserts (“falsies”). The woman, a […]
This month, in the ASJ, comes another study looking at the Botox versus Dysport battle. Patients are always wondering – “which one is best?”. Some patients swear they do better with one medication compared to the other.In this paper, a randomized, controlled study, 53 patients had Botox on one side of the face, and Dysport on the […]
There’s a lot of machines in the medical marketplace that claim to be “the answer” for non-surgical skin tightening. Many of them work…a little bit. But I wanted something that would give my patients real and measurable results. In addition, it had to be painless, have no side effects, and be FDA cleared. Now, I’m pleased to tell you […]
Did you ever wonder whether a surgery on Monday or Friday was riskier than one during the rest of the week, or whether surgery in July, when there are new interns on the wards in teaching hospitals, was riskier than a surgery in May? Well, a new study has analyzed this…and there’s no difference in […]
According to the Sun-Sentinel, there is a bill working its way through Tallahassee which will make some improvements to safety standards for office-based liposuction. Honestly, it’s about time! The bill would require liposuction of more than 1000 cc of fat to be done in surgery suites inspected by the state, and would require doctors to […]
Although this doesn’t apply to us here in the U.S., you might remember hearing about some troubles with the French implant maker PIP. The news initially broke last year that PIP had been using a cheaper industrial grade silicone in their silicone gel breast implants, rather than medical grade silicone. They were promptly shut down by French […]
I’d like to wish our friends, family, patients and staff every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year. The best part of this season is remembering those people who make the holidays meaningful. May your holidays be filled with joy and peace. All the best, Dr. Fiala
In a $425 million deal, Valeant Pharmaceuticals has purchased the dermatology unit of Sanofi-Adventis. For us, this means that Valeant will now be in charge of marketing Sculptra, the facial injectable filler agent. Sculptra is different than other dermal injectable fillers, like Restylane or Juvederm. It stimulates your body to produce some lost collagen, which […]
Upper pole fullness is the term plastic surgeons use to describe the desired shape of the upper part of a breast. Many women like the look of some upper pole fullness. The challenge for us is how to make this shape during surgery, and have it stay there.Certainly, breast implants are a proven way to […]
