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BMI for Plastic Surgery: Do I Need to Lose Weight First?

Skin is skin, and fat is fat—but sometimes it can be hard to tell which is which and whether you weigh too much for plastic surgery. Loose skin can occasionally look like fat because it takes up more surface area than tight skin. However, don't be fooled into thinking you need to lose more weight …

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Does Cosmetic Surgery Build Confidence?

What gives you confidence? How do you want to feel? For many, confidence building is a work in progress. There are several simple tools within reach to build confidence. The ways in which we build confidence can vary. However, what if something about your body is bringing you down? Something that you can’t fix with …

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Who Should I Tell About My Plastic Surgery?

Everyone has a different level of comfort when it comes to transparency. The decision to have elective plastic surgery rarely happens easily. It’s hard enough to make the call for a consultation, let alone being naked in front of the surgeon for the body examination. After you become comfortable with your decision to have surgery, …

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How To Prepare for Cosmetic Surgery

A successful surgical journey is more than just choosing a great doctor. Of course, a board-certified plastic surgeon is a must, but that’s just the first step. Your surgeon should educate you about your surgical options, share quality before-and-after photos of their work, set realistic expectations, and put your mind at ease before scheduling. The …

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When Social Media Hurts

We know that there a lot of choices for aesthetic services in Colorado, so patient satisfaction is of the utmost importance to us. Getting feedback from our patients is a top priority.   Surveys are a key component to knowing how well we achieve our goal of our patients not only being thrilled with their outcomes …

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The Gummies Are Coming!

UPDATE: For additional information on breast augmentation and breast implants, see this more recent blog post. "410 approved" After years and years of waiting, that simple text sent by our Allergan breast implant representative yesterday at 4 p.m. signaled the FDA approval of the Natrelle® style 410, form-stable, highly-cohesive 5th generation "gummy" implants. We will now …

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It’s all about fit…

Same flight to Boston -- figured I'd make good on my vow to invigorate the blog with at least one new post. As I prepared for the weekend, I did a little shopping for a new pair of fall boots. (Ended up with a Frye Logger boot for the random few among you who have …

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The Undead Blog

As I sit here on a plane bound for Boston before Thanksgiving weekend, I am, appropriately, struck by a few of the things for which I am profoundly grateful:  My amazing wife, the all-around awesomeness of my two boys, and the medical practice that keeps me alternately busy, challenged, fed, fulfilled, humbled, inspired, and endlessly …

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The Key to Your Best Results

The topic of cosmetic surgery seems to be a fertile playing ground for fun and interactive blogging. That was my thinking when this site was initially created; however, I have fallen short of actually posting. So... I now publicly (although to few, if any readers for now) challenge myself to jump start what I feel …

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I’m OK Being “Plan B”

Earlier this week, I spent a half hour discussing plastic surgery in my Denver, CO, office with one of those interesting, confident, has-her-act-together patients who help make my job fun. She was seeing me for concerns she had with her abdomen and thighs, which were somewhat fuller than she would have preferred, and she had a …

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