Category: In the News

Would You Trade Years for Your Ideal Body?

October 13, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

Some women say they are willing to sacrifice years off their lives if that meant they could have their ideal body. A new survey showed that 16 percent would trade 1 year of their life and 10 percent would trade…

Fat Grafting for Augmentation Does Not Interfere with Mammograms

January 16, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

Successful breast augmentations have been done using a patients’ own fat through a process called fat grafting, as we’ve previously reported on the blog. Now a new study gives some reassurance of the safety of fat transfer for breast augmentation…

Study Finds Those with Nasal Deviation More Prone to Depression

February 26, 2018 - Rhys Branman, MD

Two of the main reasons patients choose rhinoplasty is to change the shape of their nose for cosmetic reasons or to help relieve nasal obstructions. Nasal obstructions are a result of nasal deviation, which is when the nasal septum is…

Eating Right May Help with Healing after Cosmetic Surgery

October 9, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

Researchers from Brazil asked 60 women (age 25-60) undergoing cosmetic abdominal surgery to eat six servings each of fruits and vegetables a day during the first month after surgery to see if increasing fruit and vegetable consumption after cosmetic surgery…

Women Share their Breast Procedures with TODAY Show

November 7, 2023 - Rhys Branman, MD

The TODAY Show’s Life Changers series recently featured two women who shared how they achieved their ideal breast size through breast surgery: one with breast augmentation and the other with breast reduction surgery. Erica says before her breast augmentation she…

Ethnic Differences in Cosmetic Surgery

January 16, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

Different nationalities are choosing cosmetic surgery that is “tailored to their cultural preferences and ideals of beauty,” according to a  New York Times article that finds there are procedure trends within different ethnic groups. “When a patient comes in from…

A Rise in Cosmetic Surgery May Be a Signal of Economic Recovery

November 25, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

The recent release of statistics that showed that cosmetic procedures, including those that are non-surgical and surgical, were up by 5% in 2010 compared to 2009 excited more than just the cosmetic surgery industry. Many on Wall Street are speculating…

Mom Gets Her Pre-baby Body Back with Cosmetic Surgeries

January 18, 2023 - Rhys Branman, MD

Many moms struggle with the same problem areas on their bodies — areas like the breast and stomach that they can’t get back to their pre-pregnancy look even with diet and exercise. Fatma Rice, mother of a five year old,…

A Cosmetic Surgery Solution for Migraine Headaches

February 26, 2018 - Rhys Branman, MD

After noticing that some migraine patients had a reduction in their headaches after undergoing endoscopic brow lift surgery, a plastic surgeon developed a migraine surgery technique that involves “surgical deactivation” of “trigger sites” in the muscles or nerves that produce…

Non-surgical Device Corrects Newborns’ Ears

May 5, 2022 - Rhys Branman, MD

Stanford University’s Children’s Hospital reports that its surgeons are having great success with a new infant ear correction system that reshapes a newborn’s ears without surgery. Approved by the FDA in 2010, EarWell is a custom-fit plastic molding device that…

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