Tag: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

I first read about the death of former Miss Argentina, 37-year old Solange Magnano, on AOL News; she died on November 30th after undergoing a gluteal recontouring (“gluteal augmentation” or “buttocks augmentation”) procedure. This is an unfortunate, saddening event, which Argentina is now facing but is not alone, and there are other butt implants gone wrong cases . There was a similar case in Florida several years ago where someone injected silicone into the buttock of a person and that individual passed away. The injections were done by a non-plastic surgeon in an underground “pumping party” in an apartment-type setting. ... Read more

I am a board certified plastic surgeon; and as a result of my experience and training in “Lipoplasty,” I have a sound understanding of how fat works. Liposuction and Fat Transfer There is a common confusion about fat deposits and liposuction. It isn’t the number of fat cells that cause an ill-contoured body shape. It is where the fat is distributed that causes a disproportionate figure. No matter how much I extract from a patient’s body, there will always be the same number of fat cells. Fat Redistribution after Liposuction In consideration to the various body types (i.e. square, V-shape, ... Read more