Archive for April, 2010
It’s All About Great Cosmetic Surgery Patient Care
Friday, April 30th, 2010It’s All About Great Cosmetic Surgery Patient Care
Several weeks ago, I was in the Palm Beach, Florida area visiting friends and my parents who are snowbird-refugees from the Upper Midwest.
We discovered that my father was having difficulty with one of his teeth and a root canal problem was suspected. We called the endodontist or root [...]
Septoplasty Specialist
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Specialist in Septoplasty Surgery
Internal nasal surgery to correct a deviated septum is called septoplasty. The root words are “septum” which means partition and “plasty” which means changing form or shape.
The object of a nasal septoplasty is to correct a deformed, crooked or perhaps broken nasal septum which is blocking the airway. The end game is [...]
Successful Plastic Surgery
Monday, April 19th, 2010Plastic Surgery’s Batting Average
“Some turn out great. Some turn out lousy. You win some, you lose some. Every doctor makes mistakes. If they tell you they have never had an operation that turned out like they did not want it to, they are lying.”*
I find the above statement preposterous. It is not good enough for [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Dangers
Monday, April 5th, 2010Dangers Lurk When Surgery Is Performed in an Inappropriate Location
Recently, the news about some cosmetic treatments has not been good. Non-physicians injecting non-medical grade silicone – the equivalent of WD40 – into women’s buttocks. What is going on here?
The common denominator in some of these stories of outlandish and non-professional conduct is that procedures, which [...]
Sinus Infections and Septoplasty
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Sinus Infections And Septoplasty
Unfortunately, the sinuses are the much maligned and much blamed subjects of advertisements for decongestant and allergic nose sprays, pills and an assortment of over-the-counter medications. The reality is that the sinuses are dependent on the nose function. They need to be filled with air that flows into them from the nose. [...]