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 […]
Non Plastic Surgeon “Plastic Surgeons”
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 […]
Silicone Implant Controversies…Round 2
The FDA hearings on breast implants in March 2019 prompted a large number of phone calls to our office. The patients had two main questions about breast implants…BIA-ALCL (Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma) and BII (Breast Implant Illness). We have addressed the BIA-ALCL issues in previous blogs on this website. Briefly stated, BIA-ALCL […]
