Besides the adversarial effects of smoking on the skin, lung, heart, brain, and kidney which are well known and established, the carbon monoxide that is inhaled during cigarette smoking decreases the oxygen content within blood. Oxygen, as we well know, is necessary for survival and the healing process. Thus, smoking inhibits wound healing, increases the… READ MORE
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Please don’t be fooled by cheap quotes on cosmetic procedures. Usually these price reductions can come at surgical centers that are not accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facitilies, Inc. and by physicians who are not board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In some instances, these physicians are… READ MORE
This blog is dedicated to discussing plastic surgical procedures by a board certified plastic surgeon. Questions can be asked by anyone and will be answered promptly and succiently. Indications, contraindications, risk and beneifts of plastic surgery procedures will also be highlighted. I hope this site will be informative to everyone involved. DR LIVINGSTON