“Wait…They are not a plastic surgeon???!!!” Many times a month, a prospective patient comes into my office as their second (or third) consultation for a procedure and are shocked when I tell them their previous consultations were not with “plastic surgeons.” “But they have “Plastic Surgery” on their billboards, advertisements, buildings, and stationary. How can […]

Larger butts have always been looked upon as a sexual asset.  This was evident in the ancient world by the Venus figurines from Palestine and Syria and the South African tribes (steatopygia).  I’m sure most of you remember the 1992 rap song “Baby Got Back” and the ruckus that it caused.  In those days the […]

A billboard in Utah had a picture of a lady crying and claiming: “I didn’t know my “cosmetic surgeon” wasn’t a plastic surgeon.” This declaration prompted a nasty lawsuit filed by the state’s cosmetic surgeons.  The lawsuit was eventually found in favor of the board certified plastic surgeons of Utah.  The ruling stated that only […]