May 18, 2011 @ 08:34 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
OK, There's not much time left to be ready for summer if you're considering breast augmentation. Afterall, unlike most of the things we have discussed in this series, it is surgery, and surgery does involve recovery. However, with the pain pump that we routinely use on our breast augmentation patients, the recovery isn't as bad as many people expect. In this post Lisa describes breast augmentation, and be sure and check out our webpage on breast augmentation and our gallery of breast augmentation photos. (Click on Title for full post or click View Original Post if viewing this in Facebook)
February 20, 2011 @ 08:06 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
When it comes to breast augmentation surgery, one of the options that you will no doubt consider is whether to get saline breast implants or silicone breast implants. We’ll explore that issue right now.
August 25, 2010 @ 04:33 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
The upcoming Santa Barbara Triathlon this weekend has prompted me to blog on the topic of performing plastic surgery, specifically aesthetic plastic surgery, on athletes that push their bodies a lot further than most. This may seem like a group of people that really has no use for the services a plastic surgeon might provide, but that’s not entirely true.
October 27, 2009 @ 08:27 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
I predict a future trend in breast augmentation will be the injection of the patient's own fat as an alternative to breast implants...
May 19, 2009 @ 09:40 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
Ahhh… the joys of pregnancy... flawless glowing skin, cute "baby bump" and best of all a darn good excuse to eat that extra chocolate chip cookie. Welcoming your new bundle of joy is definitely the most wonderful and rewarding experience. But you have to admit they have taken a toll on your old bod'. That pregnant glow now is a hyper-pigmented mask of pregnancy. That flawless skin is now ridden with hormonal acne. And that baby bump has transformed to a bulging abdominal wall with stretch marks. How is it that after one burrito, I can easily return to my 5-month pregnancy shape? Now, I am just waiting to be done nursing so I can pose for National Geographic. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't trade any of it for my two sweet children.
While I am a strong advocate of diet, cardiovascular exercise and core strengthening, it is good to know there are other options for helping with my post-baby body. So what can I do and when can I do it safely? I have broken it down into th
March 30, 2009 @ 09:24 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
I just got the latest software update installed for my AxisThree breast augmentation simulation system (www.myportrait3d.com) which I have had about a year now and used on over 100 patients. If you've never heard of this before, it is a 3-D camera system that takes your photo and allows me to morph your photos with different implant sizes. The latest software update actually has a database of all the implants from Mentor and Allergan, so I can choose the implant and the system knows its dimensions and applies them to the image. The images can then be moved in three axes, compared to the "pre-op" image, and adjusted as necessary. The patient and I can then change the implant size or type in the system to see a simulation of the desired result. This is a great help to my patients, who have a much better idea of what to expect regarding size and appearance after surgery. Although there is no exact way to predict which implant will give a certain size after surgery, this comes close. I still take measurements at the time of the consultation, and many patients still like to try on implants in a bra, but these methods are somewhat imprecise.
Douglas J. Mackenzie, M.D., F.A.C.S.
March 27, 2009 @ 12:30 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
Now is the time to get serious about doing body contouring and breast enhancement surgery! Surgery now through May will allow you to have some time to recover before beach season, and with the economy the way it is, prices have never been better (see my previous post regarding the economy and plastic surgery). You may be getting a tax refund soon, and what better way to spend it than investing in yourself! At some point, inflation will hit and prices for everything including plastic surgery are likely to rise given the massive expansion of the money supply by our government. But right now we're still in a somewhat deflationary situation, and that's why it's a good opportunity to take advantage of the lower prices.
Right now is still a good time to address previous sundamage on your face and neck, and even your chest or hands. The treatments, whether just with topical products like Obagi, or more aggressive with an office Obagi Blue Peel or Photodynamic Therapy, are safe with m
January 02, 2009 @ 10:41 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
OK, this starts out glum but there is a silver lining at the end…
I am really trying to wean myself off of television news and especially business news. It’s so distorted and inaccurate! The collapse of the markets in real estate, stocks, and commodities was forecast by some, but certainly not by the majority of the talking heads and business “experts” we see on CNBC, Fox, or CNN (Larry Kudlow, Ben Stein, Stuart Varney, and so many more). As I’ve listened to their Pollyanna pronouncements over the last few years (actually, since before the tech bubble) and seen them proven wrong over and over again, it seems logical that the ones to listen to now are the ones that were, instead, right over the last few years (here’s a few: Jim Rogers, Ron Paul, Nouriel Roubini, Peter Schiff). These folks were often the ones sidelined and ridiculed. These are the guys that would deserve the last laugh now, if there was anything to laugh about.
Bernanke and Paulson are in a desperate
