August 11, 2011/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

Cosmetic surgery has had a reputation for being exclusive to the rich and famous, but the truth is that cosmetic surgery has become more mainstream and more common among the working middle class. I have seen this specifically in my practice. Despite my exclusive Park Avenue location in one of the richest zip codes in the nation, my waiting room is commonly filled with teachers, nurses, and secretaries sitting next to lawyers, executives, and actors. I love this diversity among my patients.

June 21, 2011/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

Try this experiment – enter “cheap breast implants in New York City” into Google. You may be surprised that nationally there are almost 2 million search results. Many of these results are from plastic surgeons offering breast augmentation for prices that are significantly lower than most other doctors are charging. My personal favorites are $2700 at a plastic surgeon in New Jersey, $2995 in Miami, and $2995 in Beverly Hills. Even some surgeons in the highest priced markets such as New York City are advertising prices as low as $5700. As the old adage goes, “If it sounds too good to be true….”

June 6, 2011/in Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

There is a new weapon in the war against small breasts – a breast implant that has adjustable volume. Adjustable breast implants have a port through which saline can be added or removed. This allows the volume to be adjusted for various reasons. Before you get too excited, these are not intended to allow women to increase their breast size for a night on the town, or decrease the size for that important business meeting. The adjustment process involves a plastic surgeon placing a sterile needle through the skin into the fill port that is under the skin and meticulously adding or removing sterile saline solution. So it is a far cry from the Reebok Pump sneaker technology of the Eighties.

January 7, 2011/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

Everyone loves The Winter Holidays and the spirit they bring with them, especially in New York City. Unfortunately, this time of year also brings dry cold air. When the temperature starts to drop we break out the winter clothes to get warm. The one part of our bodies that tends to get ignored during this time is our face and our lips. Scarves that cover our faces from the cold can help a little, but covering our face and lips is not the only thing we should be doing during wintertime to prevent lack of moisture.

July 30, 2010/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

Before I go any further, I would like to state that there are some excellent plastic surgeons not only in New York City and other states in the United States, but there are many in other countries as well. For example, South America has long been at the forefront of cosmetic surgery with many of the latest body contouring procedures originating in countries like Brazil.

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July 20, 2010/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

Patients are demanding surgical procedures with smaller scars, faster recovery, and less pain. This has lead to the increased popularity of minimally-invasive procedures such as the “mini facelift”, “mini tummy tuck”, and “mini brachioplasty”. People even go so far as to request “scarless” surgery. It should be obvious to anyone reading this, that “scarless” surgery does not exist. As plastic surgeons, we try to make scars that are well hidden, but they are always present.

July 1, 2010/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

The popular magazines (insert your favorite “Weekly” here) are filled with pictures of celebrities and his or her “bad plastic surgery.” I am even guilty of offering my comments in several of these magazines about what specifically is wrong about the particular celebrity’s look. I have been quoted calling Madonna’s cheeks “bizarre”, Christina Aguilera’s breasts “too big for her body”, and Mickey Rourke’s face “overdone.” Read more

January 11, 2010/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

As we enter a new year and a new decade, I thought it would be appropriate to give my predictions for “Hot Trends” in plastic surgery for 2010. Procedures like non-surgical fat and cellulite reduction will become even more popular, but there are some other, more “unusual” procedures that I predict will become more popular in the upcoming year. Read more

September 24, 2009/in Plastic Surgery /by Dr. Matthew Schulman

It is obvious that pregnancy and childbirth has a tremendous effect on a woman’s body. These changes are the result of the weight fluctuation and hormonal changes that accompany pregnancy. Commonly, women complain of abdominal laxity and stretch marks, increased fat of the lower abdomen, thighs and hips. Women also complain about the changes in their breasts. Breasts commonly decrease in size and become “droopy”, often accompanied with stretch marks around the nipples. Read more

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