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RDPS on CNBC!
2008-02-04 18:21:00
We were pleased to have the people from CNBC at our offices recently. They came by to talk about our plastic surgery gift card and a few other things. We brought in several patients for them to meet and interview and they filmed a tour of our facility. The show was called "High Net Worth" and features many interesting stories on new lifestlye trends.The report they did came out to be a lot of fun. You can view it, and other plastic surgery news, on our main web site.

Our New Plastic Surgery Gift Card
2007-11-24 01:11:00
At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery we want plastic surgery to be as rewarding and convenient as shopping with our neighbors here on Rodeo Drive. In this spirit, we are pleased to present the Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery gift card. The card is available for all amounts and can be used to give a present of any of our services. Inspired by Patients Our patients gave us the idea for the gift card. Many of our patients bring friends in for consultations that lead to plastic surgery with positive results and lifestyle improvements. Our patients do seem to enjoy giving friends and loved ones a gift of our services. Husbands give plastic surgery as a present to their wives, and wives give to their husbands. Children give to their parents. We see more and more people giving plastic surgery presents.The gift Card can be used for any of our services -- from consultations to nonsurgical rejuvenation with Botox and skiin fillers and aesthetician services to our signature plastic surgery procedur...
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Our Art Collection
2007-11-10 17:07:00
We are very pleased to have created an appealing and special art collection here at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery. Because our focus is on aesthetics, we apply this to our environment just as we do to our work doing Los Angeles plastic surgery. To that end, we have taken time and effort to make our office setting warm, inviting, and elegant. Part of this includes our art collection.We have three original Andy Warhol lithographs, as shown on the images here. These are part of his series on flowers. The suite of three pieces is called Kiku, which is Japanese for crisanthamum. They provides striking images with luscious colors and warmth. We also have several paintings by the esteemed local artist Adolfo Girala. I have one his beautiful pieces in my personal office, and we have other pieces by Adolfo in each of our exam rooms. Adolfo is originally from Cuba and this background has helped inform his work. He has many images of the sea, with interesting fish characterizations, and also do...

Nip/Tuck Joins Us On Rodeo Drive
2007-10-27 07:41:00
Nip/Tuck is joining Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery on our famous street. This is truly a case of fiction meeting fact: We are the only real-life plastic surgery center on Rodeo Drive and now TV's most famous fictional plastic surgeons are coming to our location.I imagine the writers on the show chose to move to Rodeo Drive for the same reasons we built our plastic surgery center here. The street represents style and glamour, perhaps like no other in the world. We try to bring the same sense of luxury, great service, and innovation to plastic surgery that our neighbors bring to fashion and shopping. It will be interesting to see the storylines that develop around this theme. While we love being here and our patients seem to enjoy coming to see us here, it does appear certain that the plotlines will be pretty far afield from what we see day to day here at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery.Nip/Tuck does have some pretty outlandish goings-on. It will be fun to watch. But it is probably for the ...
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Our Neighborhood
2007-08-25 05:57:00
We are all products of our environment. And certainly this is the case for us here at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery. We are the only plastic surgery center on Rodeo Drive. Our neighbors are not low-key; they are the finest boutiques in the world. These high-end stores define the very best in style, taste, and service. We seek to do the same when we do all of our procedures, such as Beverly Hills liposuction or Los Angeles tummy tuck.What does this mean? Well, at the start it meant that we designed our center to be welcoming and elegant. We hired and trained our staff to pay attention to all of your needs so that entire process surrounding your plastic surgery is as smooth and rewarding as possible. It means we are constantly seeking to improve our services and to provide innovative treatments. One example of this is our Rodeo Drive Belly Button, which we do as part of all our tummy tucks. Our approach to tummy tucks changed and advanced based on feedback from our patients. They told u...
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WELCOME!
2007-06-09 19:28:00
Welcome to our plastic surgery blog. Plastic surgery generates a great deal of interest, but there is much misinformation floating around. This blog is designed to provide real-time information about this rapidly evolving field, and allow for the exchange of ideas through questions, answers, and comments.Thanks for stopping by!Please send questions by email to info@rdps.com or find more information on www.RodeoDrivePlasticSurgery.com.
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A Modern Approach to Ethnic Rhinoplasty
2007-04-22 15:12:00
People of different ethnic groups often come to plastic surgeons seeking to refine the appearance of their noses. Modern Beverly Hills rhinoplasty techniques like those done at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery stress preservation of ethnic appearance along with overall facial balance. The nose should match the rest of the face. Ethnic rhinoplasty or nose job works to achieve this while providing the improvements and enhancements sought in the nose. Ethnic groups often tend to have certain characteristics to their noses, both in terms of their outer appearance and of their internal structures. For this reason, it is best to address the noses of various ethnic groups such as African Americans and Hispanics and Asians individually. “Cookie cutter” approaches to rhinoplasty rarely work well, and this is especially the case with non-caucasian nose surgery. There are many examples of how this individualized approach offers the best outcome in ethnic rhinoplasty. For instance, man...
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The Mommy Makeover
2007-03-02 04:55:00
Many of today’s moms don’t feel they should sacrifice the way they look just because they’ve had children. At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, we specialize in patients in their 20s, 30s and 40s. This often includes women who have had babies. These women usually want their tummies and breasts back the way they looked before pregnancy. This is our most popular procedure at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, and we do a lot of them right around Mother's Day!We do many tummy tucks and breast lifts for these patients. Often we place small breast implants – not so much to increase size, but to give these women back the volume in the breasts that they lost during and after pregnancy. We might do a formal mastopexy or breast lift. Sometimes we also do liposuction. We have done these sort of Mommy Makeover s on women as young as 22 and as old as 63.Whenever we do a tummy tuck as part of the Mommy Makeover, we include our Rodeo Drive Belly Button with the procedure. This helps create a nice-lo...

Silicone Breast Implants Now Available
2006-12-24 03:58:00
After more than ten years of controversy and scientific study, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved silicone gel breast implants for general usage. They are now available to all women ages 22 and higher for both reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery. The availability of silicone implants will greatly expand the options for women seeking cosmetic breast augmentation. In many situations, they have real advantages over saline breast implants. They tend to look and feel more natural than saline implants. They are less prone to rippling or crinkling which can sometimes be felt and occasionally can become visible under the skin. They are lighter than silicone implants. However, they are thought by some to have a higher rate of capsular contracture, which is scarring around the implant and can make the breasts hard. In countries where both silicone and saline implants have been available the vast majority of patients and surgeons select silicone implants. This is testimony...
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The Mommy Makeover
2006-08-12 20:51:00
Many of today’s moms don’t feel they should sacrifice the way they look just because they’ve had children. At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, we specialize in patients in their 20s, 30s and 40s. This often includes women who have had babies. These women usually want their tummies and breasts back the way they looked before pregnancy.We do many tummy tucks and breast lifts for these patients. Often we place small breast implants – not so much to increase size, but to give these women back the volume in the breasts that they lost during and after pregnancy. We might do a formal mastopexy or breast lift. Sometimes we also do liposuction. We have done these sort of Mommy Make overs on women as young as 22 and as old as 48.Whenever we do a tummy tuck as part of the Mommy Makeover , we include our Rodeo Drive Belly Button with the procedure. This helps create a nice-looking midriff.The Mommy Makeover can sometimes be done during one surgery. Other times it is best to break the procedur...
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Back to the Gym Program
2006-07-01 06:43:00
As we do Los Angeles plastic surgery, we find that many of our patients lead active lifestyles. Some people have told us of their concern that having plastic surgery will keep them from working out and going to the gym for many weeks and months following their procedure. That’s why we’ve developed our Back to the Gym Program . By working closely with you, we often can get you back to exercising shortly after plastic surgery – while maintaining your safety and assuring that you stay on course to have the best possible result from your procedure.Our Back to the Gym Program involves several steps:• During your plastic surgery consultation, we review your medical history. If there is a medical reason or indication, we arrange for you to be evaluated by a primary care physician or, if indicated, by a specialist. We review your standard exercise regimen with you in detail.• Once we decide which cosmetic surgery procedure you will be having, we begin planning what sorts of exercis...
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Rodeo Drive's Annual Car Show
2006-06-30 13:56:00
Each Father's Day Rodeo Drive closes down to host its annual car show. While every day seems like a car show on the street, with its Bentleys, Ferarris, and Lamborghinis cruising the boulevard, at this event the the cars are parked along the street. The show features both new and antique exotic cars and attracts a very nice crowd. People travel from around the country both to show their cars and to see them. I was happy to go to the event this year with my mom and dad for Father's Day.This is the sort of event that makes happy to be located right on Rodeo Drive . The very small local community on the Drive does tend to stick together and work toward providing an environment that is both sophisticated and welcoming. Of course, we could have designed and built our plastic surgery center anywhere in town. After all, it is possible to perform Los Angeles liposuction or Beverly Hills breast enlargement in many locations. But by being a part of the local Rodeo Drive community, we are con...
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Skin Activating Liposuction
2006-06-13 08:13:00
At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, we are doing a lot of liposuction as people get ready for the summer. We now do our procedures with a technique we call Skin Activa ting Liposuction and have been very excited by the results. With our Beverly Hills liposuction procedures, we add an extra step to the process. We intentionally irritate the underside of the skin. When skin is irritated in this way, it tends to heal with some internal tightening. This approach helps the skin shrink more tightly, so once the fat is removed the resulting overall contour is improved.We have found that the technique works very well for subtle treatments such as chin and neck liposuction. In cases such as this, the extra skin shrinking defines the angle of the jaw more cleanly and sharply. The procedure is also very useful for larger volume liposuction, such as that shown in the photos above. When we are removing four or five liters of fat, the skin has a lot of shrinking to do. This technique helps t...

Art Shows at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery
2006-06-09 19:54:00
An emphasis on beauty and aesthetics brings the artistic sensibilities of vastly different mediums together at our Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Art Show s. Our first art show was held in June 2006 and was a great success, bringing together our staff, patients, neighbors from the Rodeo Drive area of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, and fans of fine art.The Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Center is aesthetically designed to be elegant, light, and welcoming. It has proven to be a great showplace for fine art. The center uses stone, bamboo, glass, marble, steel, and the overall layout to create a pleasing environment. The permanent art collection features three original Andy Warhol's and many other noteworthy pieces of art. Dr. Lloyd Krieger, our medical director and plastic surgeon, and Dr. Chris Dannaker our dermatologist, seek to create aesthetics with their plastic surgery procedures and other treatments -- just as with the office design and as our featured artists do with their work....
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Making A Beautiful Belly Button
2006-06-04 06:06:00
The Rodeo Drive Bell y Button Plastic surgery has become a staple of popular culture, but often, lost in the furor, are simple stories on ways to give patients pleasing results.At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery we specialize in abdominoplasty, commonly known as the tummy tuck. This process is performed on men and women who have excess skin and fat around the abdominal area. It is very useful after pregnancy, or for people who have lost weight.One thing we have found is that a good looking belly button is crucial to making patients happy with their tummy tucks.During a tummy tuck, the belly button is removed from its surrounding skin and moved to a new position. But what makes the procedure done at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery unique is that the bottom of the belly button is stitched more tightly to the deeper tissue to highlight a natural effect. The result has become known as The Rodeo Drive Belly Button.Since the standard re-creation of a belly button was often "floating" in the belly,...
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Less Invasive Plastic Surgery
2006-05-14 04:33:00
Day after day, people come to our office and request big changes to their appearance but with minimal downtime. Some people don't want to take much time off from work. Others don't want their friends to know they had surgery. Others just plain want their recovery to go quickly. Of course, some people are just active and want to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible.For these reasons, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery is now offering a transformational minimally-invasive plastic surgery procedure known as Rodeo Drive Chin Rejuvenation. This cosmetic surgery procedure is often ideal for patients who are tired of seeing that double chin staring at them in the mirror, no matter how much they exercise or how much weight they lose.Rodeo Drive Chin Rejuvenation is not a big procedure, in that it does not take a long time in the operating room or have a prolonged recovery period. Despite its minimally invasive nature, this cosmetic surgery can make a big change in a person’s app...
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Minimally Invasive Plastic Surgery
2006-04-30 01:41:00
Day after day, people come to our office and request big changes to their appearance but with minimal downtime. Some people don't want to take much time off from work. Others don't want their friends to know they had surgery so they want to recover quickly. Of course, some people are just active and want to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible.For these reasons, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery is now offering a transformational minimally-invasive plastic surgery procedure known as Rodeo Drive Chin Rejuvenation. This cosmetic surgery procedure is often ideal for patients who are tired of seeing that double chin staring at them in the mirror, no matter how much they exercise or how much weight they lose.Rodeo Drive Chin Rejuvenation is not a big procedure, in that it does not take a long time in the operating room or have a prolonged recovery period. Despite its minimally invasive nature, this cosmetic surgery can make a big change in a person’s appearance. In the past,...
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New Celebrity Skincare Line Available at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery
2006-04-05 07:51:00
Continuing its work providing innovative plastic surgery services, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery has been named the exclusive distributor of (true)Promise...Uplifted!! Soap actress turned Emmy nominated makeup artist, Gail Johnson, knows beauty. Gail, who was recently dubbed the "Skin Savior" in a Los Angeles Times feature story went from soap star to premiere celebrity makeup artist. As a Hollywood makeup artist, Gail worked her way up to Dept. Head (Key Makeup) on NBC's Sunset Beach where she and her team were nominated for a Daytime Emmy.Now Gail has expanded her resume to include founder of (true)Promise...Uplifted!! Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills provides the famed city's most elegant of medical facilities, featuring state-of-the-art exam rooms, marble counter tops, bamboo floors, original Andy Warhol paintings, and leather chairs. As of March 31, 2007, (true)Promise...Uplifted!! will be available exclusively at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery California.Rodeo Drive P...
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Minimal-Pain Plastic Surgery
2006-04-03 04:23:00
Prior to undergoing plastic surgery, many of our patients express concern about how much pain they will have during recovery. To meet this concern, we have taken steps that work to minimize post-procedure pain. We call our system Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Rapid Recovery.While it is difficult to make any surgery completely pain free, we have succeeded in making our procedures very low pain. This allows patients to be comfortable from the moment the procedure is completed and our nurses take care of them in the recovery room, to when they continue their recuperation at home. Our goal is to make post-procedure pain something akin to the soreness that accompanies a very strenuous workout at the gym.Many of our patients travel from out of town, so Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Rapid Recovery helps them remain comfortable in the unfamiliar environment of a hotel, in the car for a sometimes long drive, or on the plane flight home some days later.The program involves our surgeons, anesthesi...
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Plastic Surgery Goes Mainstream
2006-03-26 06:29:00
Plastic surgery has historically been viewed as an exclusive and costly service only the rich and famous could afford to pursue. Not anymore.With even the most dramatic and promising cosmetic surgery procedures becoming safer, more common and far less complicated than ever as well as a growing inventory of options now available for financing, plastic surgery of all forms is becoming an increasingly popular life-enhancement choice for the middle class.As a plastic surgeon in California I can say that our plastic surgery center in Beverly Hills is a good case in point. People in the entertainment industry seeking enhancement surgeries and other cosmetic reconstruction now share seats in our waiting room with mothers from the suburbs, college coeds and a growing number of men from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. At our center, we may have many clients from the entertainment industry, but we treat everybody like a celebrity.There is a distinct demographic shift taking place toda...
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Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Goes Pop Culture!
2006-03-08 06:44:00
Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery is pleased to have entered the media age! We have introduced our own channel on YouTube and a page on MySpace. So many of our patients seem to get their information from the Internet that we thought it was time to expand beyond our web site and blogs. The YouTube channel already has several videos on it, including informational shorts and some of the media interviews our staff and patients have done with various news shows. Some of the topics covered in the videos include our approach to California abdominoplasty and Beverly Hills breast lift. Because of our international presence, we have videos posted in English, Spanish, and French. Our MySpace page is just starting up, but we already include information about our services and approach to specialized plastic surgery care and approach to procedures. Good results from plastic surgery of course come mostly from our work in the operating room. But we also believe strongly that the best results come when go...
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Back to the Gym Program
2006-03-06 21:17:00
Many of our patients lead active lifestyles. Some people have told us of their concern that having plastic surgery will keep them from working out and going to the gym for many weeks and months following their procedure. That’s why we’ve developed our Back to the Gym Prog ram. By working closely with you, we often can get you back to exercising shortly after surgery – while maintaining your safety and assuring that you stay on course to have the best possible result from your procedure.Our Back to the Gym Program involves several steps:• During your plastic surgery consultation, we review your medical history. If there is a medical reason or indication, we arrange for you to be evaluated by a primary care physician or, if indicated, by a specialist. We review your standard exercise regimen with you in detail.• Once we decide which cosmetic surgery procedure you will be having, we begin planning what sorts of exercises are safe for you and when you might begin them.• ...
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The Rodeo Drive Breathe Easy Rhinoplasty
2006-02-07 06:02:00
The nose is the center of our face. As such, it always grabs the attention of those who look at us. Its appearance helps create our overall facial harmony. The nose also has an important functional component. It does our breathing. Its function is complex, and any alterations done to the nose can have profound effects on our ease of breathing.Among plastic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty is perhaps the most challenging. Paying attention only to aesthetics can lead to problems with breathing following surgery. Paying attention only to breath flow can compromise aesthetics. Our surgeons work to overcome these potential difficulties by using their different perspectives to focus simultaneously on improving both appearance and function.Because of its equal importance in appearance and breathing, our Beverly Hills plastic surgeons have developed The Rodeo Drive Breath e Easy Rhinoplasty. Our two plastic surgeons do all of our rhinoplasties as a team. They have different but complementary ...
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Drs. Abbott Krieger and Lloyd Krieger Develop Innovative Surgery to Help Br
2006-01-30 18:51:00
At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery , in addition to the usual cosmetic surgery procedures such as Los Angeles tummy tuck andbreast augmentation, we also provide innovative breathing surgery.Below are excerpts from two articles about a unique procedure to help people previously confined to a ventilator for life. The research behind the procedure and its development was done by Abbott Krieger, MD, the father of our Medical Director. Dr. Abbott Krieger did basic research on the concepts for this revolutionary surgery. He then pioneered its use clinically. The procedure uses a nerve transfer technique to allow the phrenic nerves to once again stimulate the diaphragm to move air, allowing patients to breathe without the need for a ventilator.From New Scientist---PEOPLE who face spending the rest of their lives on ventilators may be able to breathe on their own again with the help of a new surgical technique.To help people breathe normally when they're disabled by spinal cord injuries, surgeo...
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Plastic Surgery Without Pain
2006-01-14 06:28:00
Prior to undergoing plastic surgery, many of our patients express concern about how much pain they will have during recovery. To meet this concern, we have taken steps that work to minimize post-procedure pain. We call our system Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Rapid Recovery.While it is difficult to make any surgery completely pain free, we have succeeded in making our procedures very low pain. This allows patients to be comfortable from the moment the procedure is completed and our nurses take care of them in the recovery room, to when they continue their recuperation at home. Our goal is to make post-procedure pain something akin to the soreness that accompanies a very strenuous workout at the gym. This applies to all procedures, everything from Beverly Hills liposuction to tummy tucks.Many of our patients travel from out of town, so Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Rapid Recovery helps them remain comfortable in the unfamiliar environment of a hotel, in the car for a sometimes long drive...
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A Novel Approach to Breast Reduction
2006-01-02 03:03:00
At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, we are always trying to take advantage of our environment here on Rodeo Drive. The fashion boutiques next door and down the street give us a lot of information about style and trends. One way we recently did this is with our approach to breast reduction surgery. Brea st reduction surgery has the potential to greatly improve quality of life. For people with overly large breasts, the symptoms of neck pain, back pain, headaches, and limitations on activity often can be instantly alleviated by breast reduction surgery.Among plastic surgery procedures, breast reduction is especially challenging. The three dimensional nature of the breasts, combined with the need to change their position and shape in addition to size, makes breast reduction surgery a complex undertaking. We have found that people coming for breast reduction surgery are seeking to improve not only their appearance but their overall lifestyle. They want to look better and feel better...
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Noninvasive Plastic Surgery and Facial Rejuvenation
2005-12-19 01:53:00
The "lunchtime facelift" has been the holy grail in plastic surgery for quite a while. The idea of providing facial rejuvenation with no downtime appeals to both plastic surgeons and patients. Get your treatment, look improved and freshened, and immediately go back to work or out on the town or, for some of our entertainment patients here in Beverly Hills, head over to the red carpet at an awards show. Who wouldn't want to get their facial rejuvenation and then have no recovery?Essentially all of the so called "no downtime facelifts" or "lunchtime facelift" simply did not live up to their billing. As a plastic surgeon, I know that surgery involves recovery. It is just the way the body responds to a surgical procedure.But now we have many nonsurgical techniques that can create instant facial freshening -- removing or smoothing wrinkles, plumping lips -- with no recovery. Botox, Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra and other new products provide facial rejuvenation and do not crea...
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Scar Reduction After Plastic Surgery
2005-12-18 04:43:00
Rodeo Drive Plastic Surge ry has developed an interdisciplinary program to help minimize scarring following plastic surgery. This is used to help patients who undergo such surgical procedures as tummy tucks or breast surgery, which include the creation of scars as part of the surgery.When patients decide to undergo any surgery -- including plastic surgery -- one major concern is the possibility of unsightly scarring. All surgery involves some scarring, but the risk of thickened or raised scars is often greater for those with a family or previous history of scarring and those with darker colored skin. Risks also can be increased when surgery is performed on the torso such as in tummy tucks or on the breasts such as in breast lifts or breast augmentations.At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery we have pioneered the concept of a multidisciplinary approach to scar intervention and minimization. The Rodeo Drive Scar Reduction Program integrates the work of our plastic surgeons and dermatologists ...
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Christmas on Rodeo Drive
2005-12-17 05:08:00
The holiday season is taken very seriously on Rodeo Drive . The street is decked out with decorations all over. Along the median of the street, their are life-sized toy soldiers and huge gift boxes. Christmas music is played along the street. And the stores cater to visitors from around the world. We may not get snow here, but it is chilly at night and this adds to the classic holiday setting. There are also many special events at the stores on Rodeo Drive , which help bring holiday cheer to the fore.We have many patients from out of town seeking Southern California plastic surgery during this season. People like to come into town during the holidays and have procedures, with plenty of time for recovery here in Beverly Hills. We do not take vacation over Christmas and New Years, so we are available during this our busiest time of year.

Tummy Tucks and Drains
2005-08-03 07:31:00
At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, we do more tummy tucks than any other procedure. We are now doing as many as five per week – on women, men, young people, and seniors. About 30% of our Beverly Hills tummy tuck patients fly in from out of state. One thing that comes up again and again with our tummy tuck patients is the use of drainage tubes (“drains”) following the procedure. People do not like the idea of having drains following the procedure. But there are real benefits to using them, and in fact they are a necessity following the procedure. The tubes are small. They usually stay in place for about five days. They are an inconvenience, but little more than that. Why are they necessary? Well, during a tummy tuck we create a large raw surface under the skin of the abdomen. This area creates a lot of fluid following the procedure. This is how the body heals itself. If this fluid accumulates under the skin, it is uncomfortable following the plastic surgery procedu...