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Plastic Surgery predictions for 2010

1.  The general public will learn that not all doctors doing plastic surgery are plastic surgeons. There seems to be a growing number of non-plastic surgeons doing plastic surgery procedures.  I am not talking about botox, laser therapy, etc…  I am talking about major operations such as liposuction, breast augmentation, and facelifts.  This is at […]

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Will my breast implants pop in a car accident?

Patients occasionally ask me about the durability of breast implants.  They are concerned that the implants may pop or fail if they get in an accident or fall.  Although anything is possible, usually a failure occurs in an implant that has been in for a long time and the shell wears out.  An earlier failure […]

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Dr Yates Tummy Tuck Video is number one on Youtube

I have had more traffic than expected on my tummy tuck video that is hosted on Youtube.  Trying to figure out why I typed “tummy tuck” on the Youtube search bar and sure enough my video came up number one! As a side, my blog posts are now interfaced with both Twitter and Facebook.

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Before and after photo update

I added a few new before and after photos specifically facelift, blepharoplasty and breast augmentation photos to the website. Due to the popularity of my previous videos, I am going to add a full abdominoplasty video to the website this weekend.  Very suprising to me, currently my mini tummy tuck video ranks #2 for the […]

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Water assisted liposuction (Body-Jet). The future of liposuction?

I recently attended the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in Seattle.  I attend this meeting yearly to learn about new procedures and technology to keep up to date with my practice. It seems like every year there are several new alternatives to liposuction or adjuncts to liposuction treatment.   In this post I will discuss […]

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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 […]

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Breast feeding and sensation changes with an incision around the nipple

Pt. Query: Hi there! i’m looking at getting a breast augmentation. I love all of your before and after photos and have seen alot of good reviews online. However, when i called, the soonest they could get me in for a consultation is in three weeks, the busiest doctor i have seen/called so far. I […]

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Travelling for plastic surgery

Patient Query: i just have a couple of questions. if i got breast augmentation done in Utah how long would i have to stay for? would i have to come back for a check up? and if anything went wrong, such as they didn’t drop of any other complications how do you handle that?  [I […]

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The quest for the “perfect” belly button!

Belly button surgery is one of the relatively “hot” surgeries in recent years. The procedure is called umbilicoplasty which is a cosmetic surgery procedure to help create a more attractive belly button. This can be accomplished by itself such as creation of an “innie” from an “outie” but is more frequently done at the time of a tummy […]

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Should I wait until I am done losing weight for a breast reduction?

I receive several emails per day from interesting patients with good questions.  I always respond personally to these e-mails.  I have decided to add a new feature to my blog, including some of these questions and answers.  Easy for me because I am answering the question anyway and hopefully helpful to other patients who may […]

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