Facial Aesthetics and Surgery

CoolSculpting® is one of the most effective and most popular nonsurgical fat reduction procedures available today. As the range of applicators grows, the treatment becomes even more powerful for targeting fat deposits in tough-to-treat spots. I now use CoolSculpting at my Guilford practice to treat a wide range of target areas on the body—areas that…

“Gummy bear” breast implants are the latest in breast implant technology. Here are some of the highlights of these buzz-generating silicone implants. Why Is It Called a Gummy Bear Implant? The medical term for these devices is “cohesive silicone gel breast implants,” but they were dubbed “gummy bear breast implants” by a plastic surgeon because…

Pregnant women planning to get a C-section may come across discussions of the “C-tuck,” or getting a tummy tuck immediately after a C section. Even though the idea sounds appealing, there’s a lot wrong with the concept.  As a plastic surgeon who frequently performs tummy tuck surgeries here in New Haven, I’m hesitant to recommend…

One perk my New Haven breast augmentation patients look forward to the most after surgery is going out to shop for bras that might not have been available to them before. It’s an exciting part of the process, but there’s more to it than simply sizing up. In this blog post, I’m sharing a few…

Gynecomastia is a term that not everyone has heard of, but just about everyone has seen someone who is experiencing the condition. This term is used to describe the growth of breast tissue in men or boys. In most cases, this happens when there is a hormonal imbalance. It happens when men produce more estrogen…

Many are quick to jump the conclusion that all plastic surgery procedures are purely cosmetic in nature. And while plastic surgery is certainly capable of improving one’s physical appearance, many fail to realize that it’s also utilized to improve quality of life and long term health. Breast reduction surgery, for example, is a surgical procedure…