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Dense Breasts and Mammograms – New Legislation in New York State
A new law was recently enacted in New York State which requires patients whose mammogram shows dense breasts to be notified in the radiology report. Dense breast tissue may diminish the sensitivity of mammograms to detect breast cancer, and is also associated with an increased ri...
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Breast Reduction Benefits in Adolescents – Physical and Psychological Considerations
Breast reduction surgery, or reduction mammaplasty, has been shown to have a positive impact on women suffering from large breasts by improving symptoms as well as overall quality of life. A recent article published in Pediatrics finds that adolescent who have similar c...
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The Best Neck – Variations on Neck Lifts
Often patients are concerned about only one particular aspect of their appearance, whether it's their eyes, jowls or neck. Providing customized procedures to improve their looks requires considerable judgement and experience, combined with an understanding of anatomy. In so...
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Younger Patients Seeking Plastic Surgery
Many teenagers and young adults find at least one aspect of their physical appearance bothersome. For some, plastic surgery may be the solution. A recent online survey in 16 countries found that almost 9 out of 10 girls ages 15 to 25 years and over 7 out of 10 boys in the same ag...
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Stem Cells, Fat and Plastic Surgery – Update
As recently reported in the June edition of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, stem cells derived from fat possess many qualities that may be potentially beneficial when used in soft tissue augmentation. However, clinical research studies are in progress and the safe...
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Chin Implants – Focus on the Face
As patients seek to address distinct aspects of their facial appearance they would like to improve, a larger number have sought out chin augmentation. According to statistics provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), chin augmentation with implants has seen un...
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Summer Skin Beauty Tips
May is skin cancer awareness month, so it's a great time to increase your focus on sun protection. Sunscreens should be an integral part of your skin care regimen throughout the year, and particularly so at the beginning of summer. Indeed, sun protection is essential for bo...
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Plastic Surgery – Top International Rankings
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has released statistics of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed in countries around the world. The top plastic surgery spots by percentage of population are as follow:1. South Korea - about one in 5 women have...
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Springtime Skincare and Surgery
We are delighted to offer our patients aesthetic plastic surgery options as well as the services of our aestheticians at our Upper East Side and Tribeca offices in NYC. Here is information on skincare recommendations and other treatments, provided for our patients' benefit...
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Is There Mercury In Your Skincare Products?
Dr. Hutchinson is providing the following information for our patients' benefit, compliments of the Amercian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS): The FDA has issued a warning that some face creams manufactured abroad and sold in the United States illegally contai...
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