Tennessee Cosmetic Surgery | The Plastic Surgery Group P.C.

Fat injections continue to receive considerable press. Plastic Surgery News October/November reports extensively on fat injections and stem cell research. The applications of the fat injection technique are widening steadily. I have been particularly happy with their results in breast reconstruction. The treatment of radiated sites in the head and neck as well as breast are promising for the correction of significant deformities. The Aesthetic Surgery Journal for September and October also contains a superb article on fat injections of the breast. It discusses an experience of nearly 900 applications in the last ten years.

From the aesthetic end, facial volume restoration and hand rejuvenation are becoming more and more reliable as a main stream treatment. This is all exciting news because it represents a new solution to some very difficult to solve problems.

LIFECELL has informed me that they have introduced their new breast reconstruction website - http://www.breastreconstructionmatters.com/. I have visited it, and think it is great. It contains solid information which is delivered in an organized, thoughtful manner.

One of my favorite patients who happens to be an editor brought me in a article from the October 2009 "marie claire Magazine" entitled "Doctors without borders". This is yet another article about disastrous results from aesthetic surgery performed by unscrupulous practitioners. It relates the stories of Shawn King and Priscilla Presley (two very bright women) and how they were taken in by their "up scale" surgeon. The article goes on to warn about doctors that fly in and out for a week of surgery here and there, bootleg procedures, BOTOX parties. Frankly, it was enough to make a grown plastic surgeon cringe. Read it for yourself before you decide on who is going to be your plastic surgeon.

The holidays are closing in fast. Look your best for your special holiday occasions. The Plastic Surgery Group schedulers are working double time to be sure that our discerning clientele has the opportunity ready themselves for the rigors of the holiday party scene. Even if aesthetic surgery is beyond your budget this year, I'm sure that our spa partner LARIMAR has the trick to help you look great and feel rested this season. I think I'll head over there right now.

Dr. B