Dr. Annie Gonzalez, Dermatologist with Sunset Dermatology, explains the sources of dermal fillers are not human, some of these fillers are completely biocompatible, which means that they usually don’t cause any allergic reaction when injected. Calcium Hydroxylapatite, Hyaluronic Acid, Polyalkylimide, and Polylactic Acid are some of the types of dermal fillers. They will help to […]
Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital’s Burn Center, explains plastic surgery for women is trying to accent their femininity (breasts, tummy tuck, and corrective changes after pregnancy or child delivery), but with men it is about maintaining masculinity by enhancing their masculine features, looking for muscular volume, enhancing the chin, and hair restoration. […]
Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon, Mia Aesthetics with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says breast augmentation is for someone who has smaller breasts and wants to have them enlarged, using most of the time an implant. He explains there are usually two ways to do an augmentation: you can use a saline implant, which is filled […]
Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains laser treatment for wrinkle and skin tightening. Normally it’s a one-time treatment and it’s once every five or ten years, she explains. For best results, the laser procedure can be combined with botox.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeon, nose reshaping is a billion dollar industry and rhinoplasty is the first cosmetic plastic procedure. Dr. Carlos Wolf, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, considers this happens for the reason that the nose is the first thing that people see on each other, because it’s a […]
Fractional microneedling radiofrequency (FMR) is a mechanical treatment used on the surface of the skin to stimulate the growth of collagen. Dr. Flor Mayoral, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the method and how electricity and radiofrequency energy are transmitted among the needles for tightening of the skin from the inside.
Ileana Perez-Quintairos, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says fillers are different than Botox: “Botox takes away movement, it’s injected to decrease muscle movement, but fillers fill; you’re injecting a gel type product underneath a indentation or a wrinkle”. She explains the nasolabial fold is the classic place where they use fillers and also can […]
Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, explains a thread lift to pull the skin and avoid the patient’s face grows too big because of the fillers. “We take a thread that’s attached to a cannula and put it into the skin, then you pull back and it has like little cones and […]
What is a plastic surgeon job description? Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital’s Burn Center, shares his experience as a plastic surgeon, and explains the reconstructive and the plastic parts of his job to help patients and improve their life.
