From the monthly archives: January 2012
Originally Published August 2011
Combination treatment plans may provide solutions for clients considering cosmetic or reconstructive surgery in more than one area. When advisable by a board certified surgeon, combining two or more procedures into one treatment plan can reduce overall recovery time and cost and can sometimes improve results. Dr. Leif Rogers has performed [...]
Everyone knows about facelifts, breast implants, tummy tucks and other procedures that can help create a new, more youthful looking you, but something that is often overlooked (or hidden beneath clothing) are the arms. Aging, fluctuations in weight or even simple genetics can cause you to have excessive, drooping skin hanging from your arms. An [...]
If you are unhappy with the shape of certain areas of your body, you may be a candidate for body contouring. Body contouring procedures most often involve the removal of excess or sagging skin which has lost its elasticity and won’t respond to exercise or additional weight loss. Leif Rogers, MD is board certified in [...]
For a variety of reasons many women over the age of 60 are reluctant to have breast reconstruction following a mastectomy – the primary reason seems to be safety. This reluctance can reduce the chance for a full psychological recovery in these patients, but a recently published study offers some very good news for older [...]
Originally Published August 2011
For a long time, the only permanent solution for hair removal was electrolysis. A thin metal probe was inserted into each hair follicle and a small amount of electricity would be sent through the probe to kill the follicle and eliminate the hair. Unfortunately, because each individual hair follicle would need [...]
Did you know that you can get free medical advice on hundreds of health topics from expert physicians? Well you can, including advice from Leif Rogers, MD.
Avvo.com is a community of physicians (and lawyers) that answer questions directly from the public and has been featured by well-known publications such as the New [...]
Sometimes, following a plastic or reconstructive surgical procedure, excess skin needs to be removed. In the opposite case, there is a deficit of skin following surgery or not enough of the patient’s skin to adequately complete the procedure; in this case tissue expansion may be necessary.
Liposuction has been around since the 1960’s but wasn’t really considered safe until the 1980’s and even then, you had to be very careful about where you got the procedure done and who performed it. Since then, liposuction has evolved dramatically resulting in the most advance techniques available today, including laser-assisted liposuction procedures such as [...]
While cosmetic surgery can seem costly and more and more “discount” surgery clinics are popping up – it is very important to do your research and to consider more than cost when making your choice of doctor. Getting a procedure from someone who lacks the skills and training to perform that procedure safely and properly [...]
With the rising cost of healthcare and the falling economy, combined with the fact that a lot of foreign-born physicians may return to their own country after completing medical school in America, there has been a massive rise in what is called “medical tourism.“
This phenomenon includes a rise in “cosmetic tourism” and while [...]
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