The dream body contour for most men and women today is not one that’s super thin. Instead, it’s a body that looks fit, healthy and strong. However, attaining those 6-pack abs, for example, is hard. It requires diligence in terms of your diet as well as a significant amount of time logged in at the […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Epstein has been invited to be a distinguished member of a very exciting, new authority and resource for patients in plastic surgery! The Plastic Surgery Channel’s goal is to educate, inform and influence the world of plastic surgery and it needs experts to do it! That’s […]
Most people spend their lives trying to avoid surgery. So why do so many women seek surgery for something as totally unnecessary as breast implants? In Dr. Epstein’s practice, we see two types of women who seek breast augmentation. Both groups have one thing in common, they cannot fix what bothers them about their breasts […]
Boy, have times changed in the incision decision department! When the FDA took the old silicone gels off the market in the 1990′s, we were forced into using nothing but saline implants for over 16 years. Saline implants come to the surgeon empty and are filled through a valve after they are placed (one of […]
This question came in from a friend of one of our patients who had surgery with another surgeon – not Dr. Epstein, as he would never promise a patient a certain cup size! He does, however, listen carefully to the patient’s desires, which is often expressed in cup size, but helps them understand that if […]
Deciding to have breast implants means deciding to have surgery. When you have surgery, there will be a few things that you cannot do as you would usually do for a little while and sometimes there will be things that change forever and therefore your life must change too. The degree to which your routine […]
If you allow Google to do your research for you in breast augmentation recovery, you will find many interesting terms when you search for the best recovery in breast augmentation. Terms like Rapid, Quick, Speedy, Flash all start to surface but when you delve into them, somehow the terms don’t match the actual recovery experience. […]
There is so much to consider when you first start researching breast implants it can get overwhelming very fast! So don’t let it! Knowledge is power – understand your options and choices going into your consultations! Here’s a quick start guide to the four basic clinical decisions you will have to make with your plastic […]
You know how painful childbirth is, right? It’s why God gave us epidurals! Anyway, childbirth is one of the toughest things women go through – oh and don’t forget the pregnancy part! – and yet even though it’s painful, we still love our kids and would, and do, do it again and again! However, the […]