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Dr D Interview on Celebrity SideDish 082809
Posted by admin in Dr Di Saia interview on August 31, 2009
Source: beautybroads.com/Beauty_Broads/Celebrity_SideDish_Podcast/Entries/2009/8/28_Episode_28%3AAugust_28%2C_2009.html
Celebrity SideDish With Dena and Lisa” Dr D Interview Radio Show 8/28/09
Thanks to Dena and Lisa for the pleasure of the guest appearance on their internet radio show. The M4v is up at their site for download for those who may wish to partake.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
P.S. Ladies, Thanks for the cheesecake. I will be hitting the gym a little harder for it, but it was good.
Reader Question: Through The Belly Button Breast Implants?
Posted by admin in breast implant pre-op tutorial on August 27, 2009
Reader Question:
I have seen this “Through the Belly Button” Breast Implant procedure on TV, but I find with the consultations I’ve had with plastic surgeons, no one recommends it. Why?
The “Through the Belly Button” breast implant technique (also called the TUBA or transumbilical breast augmentation) has a number of potential problems or many more plastic surgeons would offer it:
(1) It can result in the development of visible dents or depressions leading from the belly button to the base of the breast(s.) These are not universal, but when they form they are difficult to fix.
(2) Implant position control. It is hard to get as close to even with this operation as with other breast implant placement procedures.
(3) Bleeding control. Working that far away from the breast increases the possibilities of bleeding. We can’t see as well from that far away even when using special equipment.
(4) The technique works only with saline-filled implants.
Hopefully the surgeons you have seen in consultation have explained these issues to you as well.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Padma Lakshmi Scar Question from Reader Laura
Posted by admin in Maybe Needs Some? on August 26, 2009
Reader Laura Comments:
Padma Lakshmi is an example of a famous person who doesn’t seem to be afraid to show her scars. She seems to have a wide scar and I was wondering it be possible to make her scar smaller?
Sure, her scar seems opportune for scar revision as it is wide and appears thick. She interestingly enough may consider her scar as a character trait that makes her notable.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Reader Laura: “Why is it Legal?”
Posted by admin in plastic surgeon credentials on August 25, 2009
Reader Question:
Another patient beware story. It is scary that a Gyno can perform plastic surgery. I’m not sure why the medical establishment hasn’t addressed this yet since so many people are being harmed by doctors that are not trained to perform plastic surgery. What are the rules in CA? Can a Dentist perform plastic surgery as well?
There are relatively few solid rules here. There are plenty of gynecologists performing liposuction. Most of these cases are performed outside of regulated surgical facilities and hospitals. It is hard to regulate surgery performed in a medical office.
This just goes to once again underscore the importance of patients doing their own research on a given surgeon before allowing him or her to operate upon them.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Lindsay Lohan Just Had A Lip Fill
Posted by admin in Lip Filler on August 24, 2009
By the looks of things, Lindsay Lohan just got a lip fill. I wonder which filler she uses.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Reader Laura on Plastic Surgery and the Job Search
Posted by admin in plastic surgery news on August 23, 2009
Reader Question:
There have been multiple stories of people getting plastic surgery to help them when they go out for job interviews. It seems that it just isn’t happening in the US. Do you think that this will really help with a job search? Have you had an increase in patients who are unemployed looking for some refreshing to help with their job search?
This is a topic is similar to that presented on the radio show “Better Times Over 50″ upon which I was interviewed recently. In a competitive job market, there is a drive to look younger and more energetic and some low key plastic surgery can provide “tweaks” that may at times help the potential job seeker competing with younger applicants. It is all as usual a matter of degrees. Good plastic surgery is a must. Going overboard and looking it would be counter productive.
In my practice I have had a few unemployed patients who said the time off provided time to have surgery, but not many who said the search was the reason for the surgery.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Jasmine Fiore Identified by Breast Implants
Posted by admin in plastic surgery news on August 22, 2009
BUENA PARK, Calif. — An ex-model found stuffed in a bloodstained suitcase without fingers or teeth was so badly mutilated that authorities had to use breast implants to identify her body, prosecutors said Friday.
This is definitely an unusual use for a silicone breast implant. I say “silicone” because they have unique serial numbers. Saline-filled implants do not at present. These are sad, but unusual forensics here.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Reader Question: How Much Does Liposuction Cost?
Posted by admin in liposuction pre-op tutorial on August 21, 2009
Reader Question:
How much does liposuction cost?
Liposuction cost is frequently hard to explain. This is probably because many types of doctors offer liposuction and their costs of doing business are not the same. Liposuction can also be performed in low cost settings (like an office) or higher cost places (like a surgical center.)
The bottom line is that you are value shopping like for anything else. If you choose the cheaper option often you are being operated under numbing alone (more uncomfortable) by the less experienced doctor or by the non-plastic surgeon. Beware that some of the problems with which an inexperienced or poorly trained surgeon may leave you cannot be fixed.
You need to decide what is important to you.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Related:
Hendry’s Wife’s Surgeon Still Operating – How to Assess Plastic Surgeon Malpractice
Posted by admin in plastic surgery news on August 19, 2009
Looking at this UK liposuction-related death by way of example, we can see a pattern that just might help people looking to assess a potential plastic surgeon. Not every medical malpractice action is with merit these days, but there are ways to infer that a legal case might have been justified:
The cosmetic surgeon whose botched liposuction led to the death of the wife of former footballer Colin Hendry is still operating on patients in Sweden, Sky News can reveal.
The term “botched liposuction” by itself means little. That which constitutes a botched operation is debatable. Some operations are higher risk to have problems.
She received a considerable out-of-court settlement from the doctor’s insurers in 2003 after the original procedure at Broughton Park Hospital, Lancashire, left her with nine punctures to her small intestine and colon.
Nine bowel punctures is a huge number. An “out-of-court settlement” means even his lawyers knew he was in trouble. These are both signs that malpractice just might have occurred here.
In addition to Mrs Hendry, at least 16 other women came forward to take legal action against the surgeon.
Not just one former patient took legal action. In this case, at least sixteen did. One legal action is not damning. Sixteen might be.
Mr Aniansson then voluntarily removed himself from the British medical register in 2003, meaning he could no longer practice in the UK.
But by doing so he avoided a public hearing into his alleged blunders and the General Medical Council (GMC) issued no warning about his surgery to other countries.
When a doctor voluntarily resigns giving up his ability to practice to avoid a hearing, that is a sign that he figured that he would be found lacking.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
Man Sells Kidney for $20,000
Posted by admin in Not Plastic Surgery on August 18, 2009
Nick Rosen, 39, says he was paid $20,000 for giving a kidney to a New York man. He says he did a good deed and that donors like him should be compensated.
A kidney transplant is a free flap of sorts which is akin to plastic surgery and this man was paid handsomely for that graft. The concept that someone should have the right to sell any part of his body without being a criminal is a matter of philosophy. If you don’t own your own body, what do you truly own? What do you all think?
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
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