ORANGE COUNTY PLASTIC SURGEON
The Rewards of Patience As many of you know by now, I am a wine aficionado. Penfolds Grange is the flagship wine of Penfolds Winery, and is considered Australia’s most iconic wine. The most recent release received a perfect 100 points by all the major wine critics. The winery’s motto has always been “The Rewards…
BILATERAL OTOPLASTY Otoplasty (ear set-back) is one of my favorite procedures to perform. In a way, it is similar to rhinoplasty, as both involve judicious removal and reshaping of cartilage. With the current techniques, the recurrence rate is extremely low. It is a shame most patients who have prominent ears do not request this surgery,…
CORRECTION OF RECURRENT BREAST IMPLANT PTOSIS WITH DERMACELL ALLOGRAFT DERMIS Recurrent breast implant ptosis (or “bottoming out” of the implant pocket) is fortunately not common. However, it does happen. “Bottoming out” means that the breast implants have descended too low on the chest, thus making the nipple too high on the breast mound. If bottoming…
INNER (MEDIAL) THIGH LIFT SURGERY AFTER WEIGHT LOSS Patients with significant weight loss typically present with loose skin of the inner (medial) thighs. Unfortunately, even though some fat may be present, the quality of the skin makes liposuction ineffective in these patients. Therefore, a thigh lift (thigh plasty) will be required. Traditionally, the incision for…
ARM LIFT SURGERY UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA Arm lift (brachiplasty) is indicated when the patient has loose, excessive skin (with or without excess fat) of the arms. Liposuction alone will not be able to correct the skin laxity, and may even make the skin looseness worse by removing “structure” from the skin. Brachiplasty (arm lift surgery)…
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SKIN CANCER – CASE STUDY Living in sunny Southern California has many benefits. Unfortunately for those of us who habitually sun bathe (naturally or via tanning salons) or through constant sun exposure, the risk of skin cancer also increases. I am presenting a case of a female with biopsy proven squamous cell…
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF KELOIDS As a plastic surgeon, many patients come to me for revision of scars. Many consider their scars as keloid. However, it is critical to make the correct diagnosis, as the treatment will vary. A wide, flat scar (will look like a stretch mark); means that as the wound was healing, there…
LONG STANDING SUPERFICIAL MASS LEFT THIGH LIPOMA VERSUS SEBACEOUS (DERMAL) CYST “Lumps and bumps” are very common reasons patients come to my office. They may have removal recommended by their primary physician or dermatologist, but the main reason these patients come to me are either the size of the mass or concern about cosmetic and…
BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION, BREAST IMPLANT LEAKS Breast augmentation is the most common cosmetic surgical procedure performed in the United States. My regular blog readers by now know ALL breast implants eventually leak. The average rate of deflation is around 2-3% at seven years post surgery. This means out of every 100 patients having breast augmentation…
Many of you are by now familiar with the catch phrase mommy makeover. In retrospect, who ever coined this term should have trademarked it! I have written previously about mommy makeover in my blog. Michael A. Jazayeri, M.D. is a board certified plastic surgeon with over 12 years of experience. His office is located in…