Utah plastic surgeon is top keyword used to find this website

The internet is fascinating.  The amount of information that is available to us at the click of a button is amazing.

Ten years ago if a patient was looking for a plastic surgeon they may have looked in the phone book.  How do you pick a good plastic surgeon from a phone book ad?  Look for the prettiest ad?  Just pick the full page ad?

Along came the internet.  Many of the patients that I see in consultation have been to my website prior to their visit.  Here a patient can find additional information about me and the procedures that I perform.  The patient can feel at least somewhat comfortable walking into the consultation.

It is interesting to see how patients find my website.  The most commonly searched keywords include my name in them.  The other most common keywords used to find my website are (in order of popularity) utah plastic surgery, breast reduction photos, breast augmentation photos, mommy makeover cost, utah breast augmentation, mini tummy tuck video, tummy tuck photos, mini abdominoplasty, plastic surgery utah, mini abdominoplasty photos, breast augmentation utah, plastic surgery financing, and utah plastic surgeons.

Many of the next 20 keywords searched are “photos”.   Other than my home page, the pages that are most visited on my website are photos pages.  People love the visual and feel they can gain a lot from the before and after sections of websites.  That is just something you cannot display in a bilboard, newspaper ad, radio, T.V. or a phone book.

Latisse for eyelash enhancement

Latisse was released this year for both lengthening and darkening of deficient eyelashes.  My experience thus far has been very positive.  The patients (inclucing my wife) who have used the product have been very satisfied.  The biggest problem with the product is that it is fairly expensive and when you stop using it the results go away fairly quickly.

The risks of Latisse are minimal but include skin irritation, iris pigmentation and bacterial infections of the eye.  The FDA recently issued a warning to Allergan, the manufacturers of Latisse regarding their failure to adequately express these risks in their advertising.

Latisse cannot be purchased in a physicians office in Utah as it is a prescription medication.  It can only be distributed through the pharmacy.

Can I breast feed with breast implants? Is it safe?

The value of breast feeding for the developing infant is well known. In general, women who consider breast augmentation are of child bearing age, so this comes up fairly frequently. Women are understandably concerned that choosing to have a breast augmentation will affect their ability to breast feed or that it may be dangerous for the child.

The truth is that breast feeding can be affected by breast implants, although unlikely. The inframammary (crease) incision does not involve division of any milk ducts or glandular tissue and these risks can be minimized with this incision choice. The incision around the nipple involves the division of some of the milk glands and is more likely to be a problem. That said, with either incision breast feeding is very likely to be successful with breast implants.

Studies have looked at the risks to the baby with breast feeding with breast implants. This has been aggressively studied and no risks have been identified. I can safely say that it is safe to breast feed with breast implants.

I have found that some women with breast implants choose not to breast feed. I suspect this percentage is higher than that of the general public. My assumption is that there is fear that breast feeding will “ruin” the results. It is true that pregnancy can cause droop of the breasts. This can occur whether on not the patient has had an augmentation. However, there was an interesting study about 3 years ago that determined that pregnancy affected the breasts similarly with or without breast feeding. My experience would suggest otherwise, but an interesting study nonetheless.