In my specialty areas of labiaplasty, vaginoplasty as well as other plastic-surgery procedures I perform, one of the main areas where people have questions is regarding pain. They want to know if the surgery will hurt while in progress, and they also want to know how much pain they’ll experience during recovery. Let’s discuss this whole “painful” subject. … [Read more...]
The Plastic Surgeon’s Web Site
I’m going to venture into dangerous territory, because I obviously have a website. And when a person with a website writes about good and bad sites, she sets herself up for all manner of criticism. But one of the most potentially helpful resources for helping you sort through the issues pertaining to plastic surgery are the surgeons’ own websites. … [Read more...]
Myth-Busting: Plastic Surgery Style
A favorite show of mine is "Myth Busters" on the Discovery Channel. If you've never seen it, it's a show that involves a group of people who have been involved in special effects or related sciences testing popular myths, to see if they're true or --well, myths. … [Read more...]
Your Labiaplasty Recovery Guide
If you've talked with enough plastic surgeons or researched labiaplasty enough on the Internet, you probably know the standard line by now concerning the recovery process: Labiaplasty is an out-patient procedure. You recover at home within a period of up to six weeks. But if you'd like a bit more in-depth information, then here's a helpful timeline for you. … [Read more...]
Post-Labiaplasty Exercise
Women who come to me for labiaplasty are typically those who take good care of themselves physically. For that reason, they frequently ask me how soon they can return to exercising after their procedure. Let's examine the subject of your post-labiaplasty exercise program. … [Read more...]
The Fad of Plastic-Surgery Addiction
I remember a few years ago, it seemed all the rage to admit to a worldwide audience, usually on a TV talk show, to have all manner of emotional baggage. Oprah admitted to having been sexually abused , Marie Osmond confessed to struggling with depression, and we all remember Hugh Grant apologizing on THE TONIGHT SHOW for his fling with a prostitute. … [Read more...]
What I’d Like to See This Decade
Some people debate whether this year is the start of the new decade, or if next year is, but it's easier for me to think of the teens as being all of those years that start with a 1. So to me, 2010 is the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. Therefore, this is a good time for me to discuss some things I would like to see happen this next ten years. And as you might expect, all three of these hopes … [Read more...]
What Is Benjamin’s Syndrome? part 1
An increasing number of patients that plastic surgeons are seeing for vaginal surgery have something known as Benjamin's Syndrome. It's a condition that requires the unusual condition of a penis on a female to be converted to a vagina. Let's discuss just what Benjamin's Syndrome is. … [Read more...]
What Benjamin’s Syndrome Isn’t, Pt. 2
In my last blog, I discussed what Benjamin's Syndrome is: a condition in which a person has the sexual organs of the gender opposite of what they are in all other respects. We discussed the fact that often, vaginoplasty is required to give a female born with a penis a vagina instead. … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgery Tax Appears Dead
I've discussed here in the past the attempt to charge a tax to those undergoing plastic surgery. This was to be part of the massive healthcare insurance overall that President Obama first proposed and which Congress has been negotiating. Those of us who practice plastic surgery have pointed out many reasons why this idea was simply wrong. … [Read more...]
