Have you recently undergone significant weight loss? If so, that’s an admirable achievement that will bring major improvement to your overall health and quality of life. At the same time, such weight loss can often result in excess, saggy skin that can detract from your new shape and impede your self-confidence. Fortunately, various plastic surgery […]
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You’ve just undergone plastic surgery and are eager to return to your normal routine. However, before you jump back into your usual diet, it’s necessary to understand nutrition’s role in the healing process. What you eat and drink post-surgery can greatly impact your recovery time and the outcome of your procedure. This blog will examine
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Self-confidence and satisfaction with your body go hand in hand. There is no shame in wanting to improve your body and achieve the look you’ve always dreamed of. This Christmas, instead of getting gifts from your husband that may or may not have been purchased the last minute on Christmas eve on the way home
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The last thing that we want is for our patients to stress about financing their surgery, but we also know that money doesn’t grow on trees either. Because paying for surgery is one of the things that prevent people from getting it done, we have different payment options from which to choose. How Much Does
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Having your perfect body doesn’t come easy, but it can be attainable— especially with the help of Dr. York Yates. One of the most significant concerns patients have with getting plastic surgery is how they’re going to pay for it. If you are waiting to pull the trigger on your cosmetic surgery because you aren’t
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The medical field understands the difference between a residency trained “plastic surgeon” and a “cosmetic surgeon”. Unfortunately, many patients don’t understand this distinction. It is out of control. Gynecologists, internists, ER doctors… everyone is claiming they are “cosmetic surgeons”. Most with little to no formal training. Patients are getting mislead, patients are getting deformed and
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It is amazing how small the world has become. Today I was answering some emails from recent out of town patients of ours and it struck me how many out of town plastic surgery patients we see. Currently over 1/3 of our patients are from out of the state of Utah, some from out of the country.
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Plastic surgery isn’t what is portrayed in the movies and on television. Drugs are not smuggled in breast implants, plastic surgeons are not surgically disguising criminals. The “reality” of TV shows like The Swan and Extreme Makeover is that it is never the goal of plastic surgeons to make a patient virtually unrecognizable to their
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I get emails and Youtube messages frequently from high school or college students asking for advice on becoming a doctor or plastic surgeon. I just finished answering two such emails tonight, prompting this post. The first step is getting into college. There is no reason to focus on medicine in high school, there will be
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Its the time of year that we reflect on the past year and plan for the next. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) recently announced their predictions for plastic surgery for 2011. With economic recovery, facial rejuvenation surgery will increase. The popularity of cosmetic injectables (Botox, Dysport, Sculptra, Radiesse, Evolence, Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane etc.) will continue
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