Recently, the Food and Drug Administration announced that patients considering breast implants receive more detailed information about potential complications and rare health risks that can occur. The new breast implant guidelines would require that standardized patient decision materials called a Patient Decision Aid or PDA reviewed with women to help ensure they understand the involved risks… Read More »
How’s my webside manner? Tips for effective online consultations There’s no true substitute for in-person meetings, especially for plastic surgery, but the reality of our circumstances requires that we do online meetings. To be fair, sometimes it is better, especially for patients from out of town. I have done quite a few consultations with patients… Read More »
This month I became one of the first doctors to complete a certificate course in the emerging specialty of Longevity Medicine. As I have been hinting at in several posts over the past year, there is an abundance of fascinating science developing around the topic of anti-aging, and Longevity Medicine is how anti-aging will be… Read More »
It’s called the “good-looking giver” effect: Beautiful people are perceived to be good, and goodness is seen as beautiful. In Gratitudology parts 1-3, I talked about scientific evidence that generosity and thankfulness have a measurable impact on physical health and well-being. I learned that one positive effect of gratitude on health was mediated by lower reported levels… Read More »
This is for real: anti-aging research has revealed that as cells in your body get old or accumulate damage, they often fall into a zombie-like state called senescence. These “zombie” cells are bad news: they’re not quite dead and not quite alive, but they do create a lot of inflammation and accelerate aging. Finding ways… Read More »
One thing I’ve learned about anti-aging in my research is that we all age differently, and all parts of the body often age at different rates. This is especially true for skin; for example, you may be a fitness fanatic but if you spent much of your time outdoors then your skin’s fitness reflects the… Read More »
When you go to a plastic surgeon for facial rejuvenation, you expect him or her to recommend a plan specific to you. It may seem obvious, but standards of beauty and youthfulness are diverse, so it is important for your plastic surgeon to understand how the aging process varies by ethnicity and skin color, among… Read More »
I just finished doing a peer review on a clinical study about breast implants, and I always find this activity enlightening. Clinical research requires this sort of independent double-check (the reviewers’ and the author’s identity are blinded to each other to eliminate bias). So many issues need good clinical trials now, from best practices to… Read More »
It’s been said that the eyes are mirrors of the soul, but nowadays they are even more important in reflecting how we are perceived and how we express ourselves. When many of us spend much of our lives masked and socially distant, it’s no wonder that people are paying more attention to their eyes. Eyelid… Read More »
What is the best anti-aging diet? I’ve been studying anti-aging science for a while now, and it seems like there is a new anti-aging diet being touted every month. There is no lack of research on dietary strategies for longevity, health and beauty, but with so many books and websites about anti-aging diets, it’s a… Read More »
