Dr. Roger Khouri, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains a scar could be conceived as a brick wall separating into compartments that breaks down the healthy fat. "We go through the brick wall and create a bee hive that we fill with fat to have less brick and more fat." He says if…...

Dr. Harry Salinas, Plastic Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute, explains the first thing to do is taking a history, doing a physical and if they get a history that is consistent with the nerve entrapment syndrome, they tell the patient to see them when they are having a migraine and not to take any medications.…...

Dr. Rafael Gottenger, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains there is a device called the Profound RF, which is micro needling with radio frequency. "The machine shoots five pairs of needles that go inside the skin to stimulate elastin, collagen and volumizing the tissue. He also says this machine can be also used…...

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,…...