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Why People Seeking Plastic Surgery Shouldn’t Jump on a New Trend or Hunt for a Bargain

Posted April 21, 2011 in Blog

Board certified plastic surgeons are seeing an increase of patients coming in who are dissatisfied from previous procedures they’ve had. Other patients arrive with complications from surgeries done by unqualified practitioners. This is reflected in a news release from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) website about a FL family physician allowing unqualified […]

Thoughts on the “Vampire Facelift”

Posted March 23, 2011 in Blog

The “vampire facelift” is being locally and nationally discussed as a natural filler to avoid the need for a facelift. While this may sound interesting, it is an unproven technique. A patient’s own blood derivatives are injected into the soft-tissues of the face to cause swelling similar to what a synthetic filler does. Long term […]

Experts Say the “Awake Procedure”, Advertised as a Cheaper Alternative to Liposuction, Endangers Patients

Posted February 09, 2011 in Blog

Awake plastic surgery offers comparatively inexpensive liposuction, breast enhancement or abdominoplasty in a doctor’s office without general anesthesia. At least one patient said ads for the procedure made her feel that being awake would allow her to retain more control, but critics say the procedure is often performed by doctors with no plastic surgery training […]

The Importance of Considering a Doctor’s Credentials

Posted January 08, 2011 in Blog

This article, linked below, gives a recent illustration about the importance of researching the credentials of the physician and accreditation of the facility when considering a cosmetic or any elective surgery. Calif. Doc May Lose License Over Liposuction Patient’s Death A California gynecologist whose patient died on the operating table during a marathon liposuction procedure […]

Aqua ShapeSM Liposuction for Liposculpture

Posted November 16, 2010 in Blog

There is a new liposuction technique which we call Aqua ShapeSM since it uses water during the collection of the fat. This is an effective method for liposuction (removing fat from a specific part of the body). It also gently collects a patient’s fat so it can be used as a permanent filler for injections: […]

Protecting the Safety of Patients Wanting Plastic Surgery

Posted October 15, 2010 in Blog

Board certified plastic surgeons have seen an increase in the number of dissatisfied patients as well as those who have had complications from surgery done by unqualified practitioners. More information is here from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). This trend is related to many factors: aggressive advertising and media exposure for “new” […]

Recent AMA Study Cites High Incidence of Infections in American Surgery Centers

Posted June 15, 2010 in Blog

Earlier this month you may have heard or read an article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) about the high incidence of infections in ambulatory surgery centers. This is the reason that office and other outpatient surgery centers should be accredited by a national accrediting organization. At North Dallas Plastic Surgery, our facility […]

Plastic Surgery Using Local Anesthesia?

Posted May 28, 2010 in Blog

A recent New York Times article (April 7, 2010) featured non-plastic surgeons who were doing breast augmentation with the patient only under local anesthesia. While this surgery can be done like this, there is no assurance the patient will be comfortable during the procedure. In fact, this is the reason it is not a generally […]

North Dallas Plastic Surgery Starts New Blog

Posted May 01, 2010 in Blog

In May of 2010 we updated our website. One feature we’ve added is a blog. Why have a blog? Well, our goal in having a website is to make it unique – it provides honest information to our current and prospective patients about plastic surgery procedures. Unlike other websites discussing cosmetic surgery, you’ll find no […]

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8305 Walnut Hill Ln #210
Dallas, TX 75231

Phone: (214) 363-2575

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317 N. Central Expressway Suite 100
Allen, Texas 75013

Phone: (214) 509-0270