Brave New World
Friday, July 19th, 2013
The last 10 years has seen an explosion in plastic surgery and aesthetic procedures. There has been a greater acceptance of plastic surgery correlating to increased exposure in the media. While this certainly has had positive effects on patients, there are certain ramifications to this burst of popularity. As a double board-certified plastic surgeon, I have spent thousands of hours ...
Posted by Dr. Babak Dadvand
Filed in Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery
Buccal Fat Pads – What are they and what can be done about them?
Friday, January 11th, 2013
Being in the heart of “Tinsel Town” there is an emphasis on image. When talking about the face, a chiseled look in men and a thinner look in women’s faces are requests that I have from certain patients. But what makes one face round and another face sculpted? Well, there are many things that contribute to facial shape, from ...
Posted by Dr. Babak Dadvand
Filed in Aesthetic Surgery
Dr. Babak Dadvand Corrects Symmastia With Surgery
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Symmastia, also referred to as synmastia, is when there is no separation between the breasts. This leads to the nipples positioned more on the outer part of the breasts. Typically symmastia is due to a combination of making the medial pockets for the implants too close together and using implants that are too large for the patient’s frame. Affectionately ...
Posted by Dr. Babak Dadvand
Filed in Aesthetic Surgery
Heidi Montag: Too Much Too Young?
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
The recent People Magazine cover featuring Heidi Montag and her plastic surgery obsession made for a lot of talk around the proverbial watercooler and filled fluff minutes on every daytime talk show...for about a week. But much like the "career" of this type of celebrity, the story soon begins to fade...until the next unbelievable demonstration of "self-improvement" and career-boosting. ...
Posted by Dr. Babak Dadvand
Filed in Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Safe Surgery
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