The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery is once again hosting a Girl’s Night Out event. The latest event is scheduled for Thursday, October 21 from 6 to 9. This year’s theme is “Unmask Your Beauty.” The Atlanta plastic surgeons will be on hand to answer your questions about our services and help you choose the services you need to look and feel your best.
The list of sponsors for the event includes prestigious names like Livi Rae Lingerie, Diamond Limousines, Jezebel, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Macy’s, and Vino 100. Drop by the event to sample their services and products, receive a mini-facial or massage, and have a make up consultation to teach you how to match colors and designs to your face shape and tone.
If you are planning to attend the Girl’s Night Out, come early. We are handing out gift bags that you will not want to miss out on, but supplies are limited. While at the party, enter a drawing to win prizes from our sponsors, and attend surgeon question and answer sessions to learn all you want to about our plastic surgery options.
For our current and former patients, feel free to come out and enjoy the free cocktails, live entertainment, and festive party atmosphere. Bring a friend to help them learn about our Atlanta plastic surgeons and tour the Center. Prospective patients and other members of the community are also invited to participate in the entertainment and learn more about the ways we can help them achieve their full aesthetic potential. If you will be attending, be sure to register at http://www.swancenteratlanta.com/registration-form/. While the party is completely free, we do have limited space, so you must register in order to attend.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Get the Information You Need on Your Doctor's Website
New No matter what procedure you choose to have done, you will likely have several choices. Nearly every type of plastic surgery allows the patient to make their own decisions on some details, with input from the doctor, of course. You will want to be educated before making a commitment to any particular choice.
For a breast augmentation, New Jersey patients may need to find out the types of implant available, the size they want, the location of the incision, and whether it will be placed under or over the muscle. For liposuction, you can choose to have the dry, wet, or tumescent type, to name a few. At your initial consultation, your doctor will counsel you on what they think is the best type for you, and you may find that some doctors only perform one kind of the surgery you are considering. However, it is best to come prepared by having an idea of the choice you prefer.
You can research on your own to find out what your options are. However, not every doctor offers every type of procedure, or every option available to others. Therefore, one of the best places to look for information is your surgeon's website. Many reputable doctors offer information on their website about each procedure, including the options they provide. To ensure that you do not spend time considering a procedure that your chosen surgeon does not even offer, check their website before going to the initial consultation. If there is little information provided, you can ask questions when you meet with the doctor.
For a breast augmentation, New Jersey patients may need to find out the types of implant available, the size they want, the location of the incision, and whether it will be placed under or over the muscle. For liposuction, you can choose to have the dry, wet, or tumescent type, to name a few. At your initial consultation, your doctor will counsel you on what they think is the best type for you, and you may find that some doctors only perform one kind of the surgery you are considering. However, it is best to come prepared by having an idea of the choice you prefer.
You can research on your own to find out what your options are. However, not every doctor offers every type of procedure, or every option available to others. Therefore, one of the best places to look for information is your surgeon's website. Many reputable doctors offer information on their website about each procedure, including the options they provide. To ensure that you do not spend time considering a procedure that your chosen surgeon does not even offer, check their website before going to the initial consultation. If there is little information provided, you can ask questions when you meet with the doctor.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Former Miss Argentina Dies From Plastic Surgery Complications
In the last few years, the risks associated with routine plastic surgery have been brought into the spotlight by several high-profile deaths. Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano is the most recent celebrity to succumb to the operating table. While undergoing a gluteoplasty (a butt lift), Magnano suffered complications and subsequently died of a pulmonary embolism. She was young, fit, and the mother of twin seven year-old boys.
There's never a good explanation for why these things happen, except to say that there are no guarantees in life, and there definitely aren't any guarantees on the operating table. No matter how popular plastic surgery has become, or will become in the future, the risks will always be there. As with any major surgery, all it takes is a slip of the scalpel, or a freak accident, to end an otherwise healthy person's life. This fact should not be taken lightly, but at the same time we have to remember that the death rate of plastic surgery candidates is extremely small in the scheme of things. For the most part, these are healthy, attractive people making the choice to go under the knife in hopes of coming out looking better than ever. Life is full of gambles, and getting plastic surgery is definitely one of them. Luckily, the odds are in your favor that everything will go smoothly and as expected.
The main reason that deaths such as that of Solange Magnano get so much media and public attention is that they involve celebrities. Of course it's going to be front page news when the former Miss Argentina, a beautiful and healthy young woman, dies unexpectedly. There has been virtually a media firestorm over it, as you can see from publications like Time and The Huffington Post. Stories like this will always make headlines because they're jarring and sensationalized to the point that people become afraid of something as common as plastic surgery.
What happened to Magnano is without a doubt tragic, but sometimes life is tragic. And everything we do, every step we make in life carries some kind of risk. Solange Magnano was living her life the way she wanted to, and unfortunately she suffered the unlikely worst case scenario as a result of it. The best thing you can do when faced with this kind of frightfest is get educated. Learn the facts about plastic surgery, and the potential risks, for yourself. Then you can make an informed decision that's right for you, rather than being scared into inaction by a media feeding frenzy.
There's never a good explanation for why these things happen, except to say that there are no guarantees in life, and there definitely aren't any guarantees on the operating table. No matter how popular plastic surgery has become, or will become in the future, the risks will always be there. As with any major surgery, all it takes is a slip of the scalpel, or a freak accident, to end an otherwise healthy person's life. This fact should not be taken lightly, but at the same time we have to remember that the death rate of plastic surgery candidates is extremely small in the scheme of things. For the most part, these are healthy, attractive people making the choice to go under the knife in hopes of coming out looking better than ever. Life is full of gambles, and getting plastic surgery is definitely one of them. Luckily, the odds are in your favor that everything will go smoothly and as expected.
The main reason that deaths such as that of Solange Magnano get so much media and public attention is that they involve celebrities. Of course it's going to be front page news when the former Miss Argentina, a beautiful and healthy young woman, dies unexpectedly. There has been virtually a media firestorm over it, as you can see from publications like Time and The Huffington Post. Stories like this will always make headlines because they're jarring and sensationalized to the point that people become afraid of something as common as plastic surgery.
What happened to Magnano is without a doubt tragic, but sometimes life is tragic. And everything we do, every step we make in life carries some kind of risk. Solange Magnano was living her life the way she wanted to, and unfortunately she suffered the unlikely worst case scenario as a result of it. The best thing you can do when faced with this kind of frightfest is get educated. Learn the facts about plastic surgery, and the potential risks, for yourself. Then you can make an informed decision that's right for you, rather than being scared into inaction by a media feeding frenzy.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Reclaim Your Body with Atlanta Breast Reconstruction
In a recent press release from The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Joseph G. Bauer, discusses the different Atlanta breast reconstruction procedure options.
In the release, Dr. Bauer discusses the profound effect asymmetry, congenital defects or other injuries to the breast can have on a woman and how important it is that she know her options for reconstruction.
Options for Atlanta breast reconstruction at the Swan Center are:
When looking for a plastic surgeon, Atlanta residents like yourself should visit The Swan Center at www.swancenteratlanta.com or call (770) 667-0904 for a consultation with Dr. Bauer.
In the release, Dr. Bauer discusses the profound effect asymmetry, congenital defects or other injuries to the breast can have on a woman and how important it is that she know her options for reconstruction.
Options for Atlanta breast reconstruction at the Swan Center are:
- Spacers- This is a temporary insert that helps stretch the skin and keep the cavity open for later reconstructive methods.
- Implants- Implants can be placed as a permanent solution to spacers. Saline and silicone are options for implants.
- Flaps- DIEP flap and TRAM flap methods are advanced techniques relocating abdominal tissue.
When looking for a plastic surgeon, Atlanta residents like yourself should visit The Swan Center at www.swancenteratlanta.com or call (770) 667-0904 for a consultation with Dr. Bauer.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
How Digital Tools Can Help Envision Plastic Surgery Results
Envisioning the results of your plastic surgery beforehand is tricky to say the least. And though there is no way to know exactly how you will look after surgery, many pre-surgery decisions must be made which require some visualization. With the help of your surgeon, you must decide such issues as which breast implant size and profile to choose or just how you'd like your nose resculpted. For those considering a cosmetic procedure, websites like Loveyourlook.com and Reshapr.com can be a great help.
Reshapr.com and Loveyourlook.com allow users to upload appropriate photos of yourself and alter them in various ways, enlarging the breasts, changing the nose shape, or slimming the tummy. And though these digital tools can be helpful, plastic surgeon Dr. William Adams warns that "patients need to understand that what they see on the computer-generated model may not indeed be what they are able to attain realistically with the procedure." Numerous factors, such as your unique physical characteristics, impact the results you can realistically achieved through cosmetic surgery.
Because of this, the Plastic Surgery Chanel recommends these tools be used only as a visualization tools giving you a general idea of how various changes could impact your look.
Though seeing your specific before surgery is not possible, digital tools such as these can be used as valuable communication tools between yourself and your surgeon. They allow you to show which looks you like, and in turn, your surgeon can communicate whether or not that general look can be attained.
If you are considering cosmetic surgery such as rhinoplasty, liposuction or breast augmentation, Charlotte plastic surgeon Dr. Patrick O'Neill offers great information on his website. Or, to locate a board certified plastic surgeon near you, visit plasticsurgery.org.
Reshapr.com and Loveyourlook.com allow users to upload appropriate photos of yourself and alter them in various ways, enlarging the breasts, changing the nose shape, or slimming the tummy. And though these digital tools can be helpful, plastic surgeon Dr. William Adams warns that "patients need to understand that what they see on the computer-generated model may not indeed be what they are able to attain realistically with the procedure." Numerous factors, such as your unique physical characteristics, impact the results you can realistically achieved through cosmetic surgery.
Because of this, the Plastic Surgery Chanel recommends these tools be used only as a visualization tools giving you a general idea of how various changes could impact your look.
Though seeing your specific before surgery is not possible, digital tools such as these can be used as valuable communication tools between yourself and your surgeon. They allow you to show which looks you like, and in turn, your surgeon can communicate whether or not that general look can be attained.
If you are considering cosmetic surgery such as rhinoplasty, liposuction or breast augmentation, Charlotte plastic surgeon Dr. Patrick O'Neill offers great information on his website. Or, to locate a board certified plastic surgeon near you, visit plasticsurgery.org.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Breast Augmentation Incision-- Breast Crease Most Popular Among Plastic Surgeons
According to a study published in the March/April Aesthetic Surgery Journal, plastic surgeons prefer the breast crease (Inframammary) incision over other incision options. The study showed 64% of plastic surgeons surveyed prefer this incision.
The inframammary incision is concealed beneath the breast along the crease and offers the surgeon the most access to the area during surgery. It also allows the implants to be placed over, partially under, or completely beneath the chest muscle for a greater variety of results. Another advantage is that revision surgery, for complications such as capsular contracture, can be performed using the same incision for less scarring. This option can problematic, however, in women with a small amount of breast tissue or in those without a natural crease. A skilled plastic surgeon, however, can offer beautiful results with this option.
Other incision choices include the areola (periareolar)incision, the armpit (transaxillary)incision, and the TUBA (transumbilical)incision concealed within the navel. Each of these options offer their own advantages and disadvantages and should be discussed thoroughly with your plastic surgeon before surgery.
The second most popular among surgeons, according to the survey, is the areola incision which follows the curve of the dark area of skin around the nipple. This option offers the advantage of a smaller scar than the breast crease option while allowing the surgeon good access to the area during the procedure.
Surgeons tend to have their preferred incision option or options, and it is important to know which they are most experienced at when planning your surgery.
Incision placement is only one part of a successful breast augmentation. If you are considering breast augmentation, Temecula plastic surgeons at Renuance Cosmetic Surgery Center offer great information on their website. Or, consult Plasticsurgery.org to locate a board certified plastic surgeon near you.
The inframammary incision is concealed beneath the breast along the crease and offers the surgeon the most access to the area during surgery. It also allows the implants to be placed over, partially under, or completely beneath the chest muscle for a greater variety of results. Another advantage is that revision surgery, for complications such as capsular contracture, can be performed using the same incision for less scarring. This option can problematic, however, in women with a small amount of breast tissue or in those without a natural crease. A skilled plastic surgeon, however, can offer beautiful results with this option.
Other incision choices include the areola (periareolar)incision, the armpit (transaxillary)incision, and the TUBA (transumbilical)incision concealed within the navel. Each of these options offer their own advantages and disadvantages and should be discussed thoroughly with your plastic surgeon before surgery.
The second most popular among surgeons, according to the survey, is the areola incision which follows the curve of the dark area of skin around the nipple. This option offers the advantage of a smaller scar than the breast crease option while allowing the surgeon good access to the area during the procedure.
Surgeons tend to have their preferred incision option or options, and it is important to know which they are most experienced at when planning your surgery.
Incision placement is only one part of a successful breast augmentation. If you are considering breast augmentation, Temecula plastic surgeons at Renuance Cosmetic Surgery Center offer great information on their website. Or, consult Plasticsurgery.org to locate a board certified plastic surgeon near you.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Determining Factors in Breast Surgery Patient Satisfaction
Recently, researchers have pinpointed six determining factors for patient satisfaction with cosmetic or reconstructive breast surgery. The study, which was published in BMC Women’s Health and authored by Dr. Andrea Pusic, interviewed 48 women who had undergone either breast augmentation, breast reduction or breast reconstruction. The study showed that satisfaction with the appearance of the breast after surgery was the number one determinant for satisfaction. Other important factors included satisfaction with the overall outcome of the surgery; their psychosocial wellbeing; their sexual wellbeing; their physical wellbeing; and their satisfaction with the process of care.
The goal of this study was to develop a more qualitative way to measure patient satisfaction in breast surgery. Dr. Pusic and her colleagues have developed BREAST-Q©,a patient-reporting system to measure the success of these types of breast surgeries using patient well-being and perception of their surgeries.
For those considering breast procedures such as breast reduction, breast reconstruction and breast augmentation, Savannah plastic surgeons at Coastal Empire, and The Woodlands plastic surgeon Dr. Kim offer great information on their websites. Or, consult plasticsurgery.org to find a board certified plastic surgeon in your area.
The goal of this study was to develop a more qualitative way to measure patient satisfaction in breast surgery. Dr. Pusic and her colleagues have developed BREAST-Q©,a patient-reporting system to measure the success of these types of breast surgeries using patient well-being and perception of their surgeries.
For those considering breast procedures such as breast reduction, breast reconstruction and breast augmentation, Savannah plastic surgeons at Coastal Empire, and The Woodlands plastic surgeon Dr. Kim offer great information on their websites. Or, consult plasticsurgery.org to find a board certified plastic surgeon in your area.
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