Eating disorders are not a choice, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist and Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, explains why the solution is not as simple as "just eat" and why it is more beyond the food. I've heard this before and I find it to be a very…...

Genetic, biological, psychological and social are the most common eating disorder risk factors. Dr. Bertha Tavarez, Clinical Director at Clementine South Miami, affirms if someone has a family member with an eating disorder, she is 7 to 12 times more likely to develop it. She also says people who are more obsessive, perfectionist, high harm…...

20 million women and 10 million men are suffering from eating disorders. Dr. Melissa Spann, Psychotherapist and Executive Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers, talks about common eating disorders and explains how the statistics of the diseases are...

There are some eating disorders truths, such as you can have an eating disorder and look healthy, families are not to blame, it is a health crisis that disrupts personal and family functioning, and eating disorders are not choices. Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, says families are…...

Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating are the main types of eating disorders. Dr. Molly McShane, Psychiatrist and Medical Director for Monte Nido and Affiliates, says anorexia nervosa consists of people becoming very low weight and having an intense drive for thinness. They fear foods of gaining weight. She also explains with bulimia, people might manipulate…...

There are some things to consider when seeing a doctor for a breast augmentation: saline vs. silicone implants, round vs. anatomical implants, breast implant sizes, location of incision, and over or under the muscle. Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon, Mia Aesthetics with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says the natural breast has a teardrop shape. "If…...

Dr. Rafael Gottenger, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains for breast reconstruction doctors used to place the implant under the muscle, but now they have evolved and they do it above the muscle. "There's less pain and they recover faster," he says. About the implants, he explains an expander is used when a…...

An implant reconstruction is a longer procedure, because sometimes it can take four to six hours and it’s a longer recovery time overall. For an implant reconstruction a foreign body is obviously used, thus increasing the risk of having a scar, says Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon with West Kendall Baptist Hospital. “The most important…...