April 29, 2011
Tarzan In Scrubs: Local Doctor Lives A Life Right Out Of Indiana Jones
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Dr. Constantino Mendieta discusses butt lifts on RTL German TV
April 29, 2011
Dr. Constantino Mendieta discusses butt lifts on RTL German TV
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Gastric Surgery for Teens: When All Else Fails
April 28, 2011
Gastric Surgery for Teens: When All Else Fails
Four years ago, when she was fifteen years old, Michelle Montanti lost over 100 pounds. But she didn’t do it through dieting or exercise–instead, she went under the knife.
It was the best thing she has ever done.
“I’m so happy I did it,” says Michelle, now 19 and a student at Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School, in Los Angeles, where she plans to use her culinary skills to help other teens learn that eating healthy can be delicious and easy.
Michelle wrestled with the scales her whole life, weighing 246 at her heaviest (she’s 5’2″). Like most overweight kids, she was relentlessly teased, and it only got worse when she entered high school. She tried every conceivable diet from vegan to liquid protein, but none worked. As for exercise, she was too heavy to even to do a simple sit-up.
Never uses a scalpel or needles with Dr. Aaron Rollins
April 25, 2011
Never uses a scalpel or needles with Dr. Aaron Rollins
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Scalpel-less Procedures On The Horizon?
April 18, 2011
Scalpel-less Procedures On The Horizon?
Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Aaron Rollins, has gone scalpel-less and needle-less in his practice with a potential new awake male breast reduction procedure.
As women across the nation are getting ready for swimsuit season – there is one faction of people who are often overlooked when it comes to getting swimsuit ready: men who have gynecomastia. Males who have gynecomastia, also known as man boobs or moobs, often suffer great psychological stress due to an overabundance of breast tissue – especially adolescents who need to regularly change in public locker rooms. Previously, male breast reduction was a surgical procedure during which the physician removed excess tissue through an incision. Now, a new technique may be available to treat gynecomastia, without surgery or scalpels – with the patient completely awake.
Hoping to Avoid the Knife
March 22, 2011
Hoping to Avoid the Knife
By Andrew Pollack
In November, the prestigious Cleveland Clinic hailed a “scar-less” weight-loss surgery as one of the top 10 medical innovations expected this year.
Developed by a company aptly called Satiety Inc., the procedure shrinks the stomach by using a stapler inserted through the mouth, rather than by cutting open a person’s belly.
But when the results of a clinical trial came in, the procedure resulted in the shedding of far fewer pounds for patients than the company had hoped. Venture capitalists who had invested $86 million in Satiety over a decade shut the company down.
The failure of the procedure, called transoral gastroplasty, pushes back the availability of any incision-less procedure to millions of obese Americans for several years, a disappointment to companies trying to find the next best thing to major surgery. The setback also further restricts options for those who are overweight, because it is occurring on top of federal rejections of a new generation of diet pills.
Dr. Ted Khalili’s interview is rotating on Yahoo’s front page
Dr. Ted Khalili’s interview is rotating on Yahoo’s front page
Lift Off!
March 10, 2011
Lift Off!
David Andrusia
The new face of anti-aging procedures
Once upon a time, it was easy. You arrived at a certain age and–if you had the funds and gumption–you got a facelift. Today, the range of elective anti-aging procedures has never been wider. Baffled? You’re not alone. We debunk the anti-aging myths and present the best new procedures from SoCal’s top docs.
Selecting a Specialty
First, define your terms. Cosmetic surgery is concerned with improving the aesthetic appearance of a person, while plastic surgery may include this, or just the reconstruction angle.
Second, find out what a doc does best. Some are known for lifts, others for Botox brilliance and one is a master of butts.
Third, ascertain the doctor’s level of training and expertise. Michael Niccole, M.D., founder and medical director of CosmetiCare Plastic Surgery Center & Med Spa in Newport Beach, advises, “Determine a surgeon’s board certification and be sure which board she or he is certified by. There are a number of pseudo-boards, which provide a false sense of security to consumers; in fact, these boards are not monitored by the government, as one would expect.”
Who is Not a Candidate for Weight Loss Surgery?
March 8, 2011
Who is Not a Candidate for Weight Loss Surgery?
Those patients who are interested in undergoing weight loss surgery may be surprised to learn that not everyone who is overweight is a candidate for these procedures. Procedures like gastric bypass and gastric banding are serious surgeries, and just like with every surgery, they aren’t right for everyone.
“There are people that are not quite ready,” describes Dr. Gregg Kai Nishi of the Khalili Center for Bariatric Care in Beverly Hills, CA. He says that patients need to not only be in a good place physically before surgery, but they need to be mentally prepared for what comes after weight loss surgery.
LAP-BAND Surgery for Weight Loss – Is It Safe?
March 7, 2011
LAP-BAND Surgery for Weight Loss – Is It Safe?
By Lisa Collier Cool
People used to have to be very obese to qualify for LAP-BAND surgery, a weight loss operation in which an inflatable silicon ring is wrapped around the stomach to create a small pouch, drastically limiting food consumption. Until recently, the procedure was only approved for those with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above, or patients with a BMI of 35 or above, plus a severe obesity-related illness, such as heart disease or diabetes. Now the FDA has expanded the criteria to include people who have a BMI of 30, along with an obesity-related disorder.