These little guys are hot the aesthetic buzz; but what are they and how do they work? When you look at a cell, all have an intracellular structure called an endosome (meaning that the vesicle is inside the cell). These tiny compartments contain smaller nanoparticulate...
Update on Textured Implants
BIA-ALCL; A Patient’s Story
As awareness of breast implant complications rises, so do concerns about the safety of breast augmentations. While some complications range from swelling and minor numbness post-operatively, others are more serious, such as BIA-ALCL. Plastic Surgical Associates got to...
Daxxify™ Launch!
Are you tired of looking angry, upset, and exhausted? Do your frown lines make you feel older than you are? Looking for a way to revive your looks? We have good news! Daxxify is our new neurotoxin of choice when it comes to longevity, youthful appearance, and frown...
Medical School Reunion…
is coming up and guess who's coming back to Tulane!
Happiness and Treats
The why's of the aesthetic and cosmetic fields generally come down to a single thing: happiness. Perhaps more cynically: less unhappiness. We generally see patients that are unhappy with some aspect of their physical self (and perhaps more often, their psychological...
Road to Surgery
Breast Implant Concerns? BIA-ALCL? Textured? BII?
With recent media attention on BIA-ALCL (breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma) and BII (breast implant illness), there’s a lot of concern over breast implants, particularly ones with a textured surface. The concern predominantly branches into the...
Resolutions!
Some thoughts on resolutions: New Year, New You.A few weeks into the new year is generally when resolutions begin to take a nosedive...so the end of January is always a good time tocheck in with yourselfIt's so easy to get caught up in the Instagram craze of posting...
8 Reasons to Try EMSCULPT®
Eight reasons to try EMSCUPT® at Plastic Surgical Associates! E – Exercise One tx is equal to 20,000 supramaximal crunches. Supramaximal contractions are the full recruitment of all muscle fibers, during normal exercise it isn’t possible to hold this level of...