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No Returns

I learned a valuable lesson this week about consistency and harmony which has relevant application to plastic surgery.

Browsing through a furniture store on a spare sunday afternoon, I spotted in the distant corner of the store a beautiful console unit (table with drawers that’s usually placed behind a sofa). Instantly, a broad beam of […]

By |June 23rd, 2013|On the Goh|Comments Off

Take a Big Breast

A while ago, a breast reduction was scheduled to be performed. The patient had troublesome G-cup breasts that were continually the source of her neck ache, back pain, as well as been a hindrance in general. She could not find clothes and underwear that could fit easily. Physical activities proved difficult due to the […]

By |June 17th, 2013|Breast Surgery|Comments Off

Mysteries of The Breast Lifted

 

“How do you LIFT my breasts?”

This was a question posed to me recently by a patient unhappy with the state of her breasts – her post-pregnancy, breast fed, sagging breasts.

The answer? Not with magic. But with consideration for each anatomical component of the breast, and the state at where they are compared to where […]

By |June 11th, 2013|Breast Surgery|Comments Off

It Hurts To Be Beautiful

 

Recently, during a regular operating morning, the song playing over the speakers sang out “Don’t HATE Me ‘Cos I’m Beautiful…”.

My anaesthetist commented joyously: “Oh, they’re playing MY song again…”!

It is commonly granted that beautiful/attractive people have an edge when it comes to getting what they want, and the service that they receive. This is […]

By |June 3rd, 2013|On the Goh|Comments Off

Smoking and Surgery

I always ask my patients if they smoke, and how much.
For the best outcome from surgery, I strongly advise that patients who smoke cease their habit for at least two weeks prior to and two weeks after surgery – or at least significantly reduce the amount they smoke. The ingredients in cigarette smoke constricts […]

By |May 14th, 2013|On the Goh|Comments Off