You know you are not ready for a facelift yet but your face is not looking as youthful as you want. There are many non-surgical options and minimally invasive options that are increasingly important to maintaining appearance if a facelift might be in your future in the next decade. If you are counting down “T-Minus […]
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Timeless Beauty: Why Planning is Crucial to Maintaining the Aging Face
If you’re avoiding the plastic surgeon’s office for fear of being sold something you might not need, know that it is much easier and more affordable to prevent your face from aging now than it will be to fix it later. Dr. Bass outlines how planning for the future and a great relationship with the […]
The Expert Always Nose: Discovering The Right Options for Your Rhinoplasty
Many people seek nose surgery for aesthetic reasons, to correct a bump or a hump, or change the tip of their nose. But there are also functional reasons for nose surgery, and breathing more easily while sleeping or exercising can be truly life-changing. These positive results are why rhinoplasty is one of the most popular […]
50 Isn’t Fatal: How Plastic Surgery Adds Decades of Youth and Beauty
In the past, the only way to look younger was to reach the point where you needed surgery to reverse the signs of aging. But new products and advances in technology over the last decade have reversed our philosophy and approach to facial rejuvenation. Don’t make the mistake of waiting until you need a face […]
Perennial Problems and Innovative Solutions: Update on Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Aesthetic breast surgery has made many advances to provide plastic surgeons and their patients more control over the results. Capsular contracture is a classic problem with breast implants where the healing membrane around the implant distorts shape and symmetry and degrades softness. This was once largely the result of silicone gel that leached out of […]
Seasons of Beauty: Planning Your Care to Match The Season
When is it best to do which procedure in plastic surgery? Are there rules or is it just about preference and lifestyle? Park Avenue plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass explains which principles come into play when selecting a time of year for a given plastic surgery procedure. He also shares what procedures people are most […]
Is 50 Really the New 30?: How Modern Aesthetic Medicine Has Given Us A Decade of Delay in Facial Aging
Phrases like “50 is the new 30” are popular these days but is there basis in fact? Dr. Bass discusses how lifestyle changes in the past few decades and the ascendance of non-surgical techniques in plastic surgery–often termed aesthetic medicine –have transformed how we look at a given age. These changes have also transformed our […]
So Many New Fillers, So Little Time
Injectable fillers like Restylane, Juvederm and others are a mainstay of facial rejuvenation and have many additional uses for enhancing the youthful face–lip augmentation, cheek augmentation, chin augmentation and liquid rhinoplasty being a few examples. Dr. Bass and guest expert dermatologist Dr. Michael Gold discuss the role of fillers along with some of the trends […]
Size Matters But Its About So Much More Than The cc’s: How to Pick a Breast Implant
Breast implants are devices that will eventually wear out, affecting many considerations in implant selection and breast augmentation. Dr. Bass and his guest, plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Pozner discuss how to think about fill, implant selection and sizing. Hear their different viewpoints about silicone gel vs. saline filled implants, including the advantages and benefits […]
Some Relaxing News: Exploring How The Neuromodulator Landscape Is Evolving From Botox to Revance
More on Neuromodulators Neuromodulators, also termed neurotoxins that are used in plastic surgery are derived from botulinum toxin A, a substance produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Botox is the original product, with Dysport, Xeomin and Jeuveau also on the market in the United States. I like the term relaxers for these medicines as it points […]
