Cool sculpting can be used for improving the arm and Tanya Patron, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains how it improves the area just with one session of cool sculpting. She explains the norm is two sessions, but if her patients are very fit, one session is enough. Dr. Max Polo, Plastic Surgeon with…...

Doctors Roger Khouri and Daniel Calva, both Plastic Surgeons with Baptist Health South Florida, show before and after images of hand rejuvenation. For example, Khouri says there was a disconnection between a patient's face and her hands, but after the fat grafting procedure the wrinkles in her hands are gone and now they match with…...

Not everybody is a candidate for Coolsculpting, affirms Tanya Patron, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery. Patients who have too much body fat or patients who don’t have enough body fat can’t be treated. Coolsculpting is an alternative for patients who can’t undergo surgery for any medical condition, she says. It takes time. --…...

For any procedure under anesthesia a coagulation test is important, affirms Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital. Another analysis should include check blood levels, electrolytes, chest X-ray and, maybe, EKG (Electrocardiogram). It’s important to see a certified plastic surgeon for any cosmetic procedures, he says. What kind…...

Dr. Max Polo, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains he divides the face into three zones (upper, mid face and lower face) before he does any cosmetic procedure. The procedure will depend on the expectations of the patient. According to them, surgical or non-surgical options are presented to patient. For patient’s primary goal,…...

Skin infection is the most common infection after plastic surgery. Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital, says these infections are related to the normal bacteria that people carry in their skin. He also explains, in some cases, the infection can occur maybe two weeks later. The preoperative time…...

Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon, Mia Aesthetics with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says it is your doctor's job to tamper the expectations. "How your results are aren't just going to be because of the implant or the surgeon; it really has to do with your body, your shape, your size, and how you are going…...

What are the most common plastic surgeries? Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains the most common plastic surgery procedures, such as those that have to deal with any deformity, non-invasive treatment for the skin, and hair replacement. Now when it comes to plastic surgery no matter the type of…...