"The revolution is fat. It is turned out to be a great reservoir of regenerative tissue," says Dr. Roger Khouri, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, and explains fat is used to treat arthritis, contractures, age-related diseases, rejuvenating and also for treating wounds. Dr. Daniel Calva, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, highlights…...

A facelift is a procedure that can reduce signs of aging. Dr. Carlos Wolf, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms injectable and non-invasive procedures have to push the facelift a little later. Doctor Wolf says his earliest patients were done a facelift procedure in their mid 30s, but most of the patients are…...

Six-pack abs is a very popular procedure for men who still want to look very masculine. In that sense, Dr. Jaime Flores, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgeon, explains patients want their indentations and ripped abs back. The procedure consists of liposuctioning the entire area flat and then doctors can feel the inscriptions, the divisions of each…...

Liposuction can be done all over the body, explains Dr. Max Polo, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, who also affirms liposuction is not a weight loss procedure. It’s a body contouring sculpting procedure. Neck, waistline, the abdomen, the love handles and the chest are areas where the surgery can be done with small…...

Cleft lip is a birth defect. Dr. Joel Levin, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Hospital of Miami, considers it’s important to start the cleft lips surgery as early as possible and advises doing surgery when he’s three months old. I do have a few pictures I want to share with our viewers let's see if…...

Medical tourism can be very risky, says Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Medical Director of the Burn Center at South Miami Hospital, because although the surgery goes well, the patient needs follow-up. In most of cases, patients don’t realize that. He affirms he sees very scared patients when they’re going to his office. “They have drains, they…...

Dr. Rafael Gottenger, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says with botox you don't want to look paralyzed, that if you are happy or upset you look the same. He also explains botox lasts from three to six months, because that is the effect of the toxin that paralyzes the muscle, and then the…...

Tanya Patron, Physician Assistant with Miami Plastic Surgery, explains treatment depends on the severity of the neck. If patients have lines running across the neck (venous rings or necklace), they can use fillers for improving them. The expert shows Nova threads. She describes it’s a needle which is inserted into a place, like the neck,…...