Welcome to the Marin Aesthetics blog. We hope to create a forum where patients can discuss plastic surgery, learn about the latest developments in the news and dispel some of the myths regarding cosmetic surgery. Feel free to comment and ask questions, and we will do our best to help educate and occasionally entertain! - Dr. Marin
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Health Recommendations Before Plastic Surgery
Before undergoing plastic surgery, there are many health considerations and commitments that patients should make. The best candidates for any surgical procedure are those patients that are in good health; these patients face a significantly reduced risk ...Continue Reading
Reducing Post-operative Scarring
The scarring after plastic surgery. It is a single consideration for some prospective patients preventing them from undergoing cosmetic surgery of their choice. While all surgical procedures will result in some degree of scarring due to the incision made ...Continue Reading
Breast Reconstruction by the Numbers
Breast Cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women with nearly 300,000 new cases diagnosed every year – 30% of all cancers in women are in the breast. Approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and ...Continue Reading
24-Year Old Breast Augmentation Revision Patient
This patient is a 24-year-old woman who previously underwent a breast augmentation with saline implants. She subsequently became pregnant and delivered a healthy baby, however, she suffered significant unfavorable cosmetic changes to her breasts. She pres...Continue Reading
Breast Cancer Awareness
According to the US breast cancer statistics: About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer throughout their lifetime. In 2011, an estimated 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women ...Continue Reading
Rhinoplasty Recovery Timeline
Patients who undergo rhinoplasty with San Diego nose surgeon Dr. Vincent Marin have many questions about the recovery timeline after surgery. In this post, Dr. Marin details how long specific side effects last and what lifestyle changes you will need to m...Continue Reading
Neck Lift Surgery
When it comes to the signs of aging, it seems that no area of the body is immune from the dreaded skin wrinkling and laxity that develops during middle age and the senior years. Loose skin on the face and neck can make men and women so unhappy with their ...Continue Reading
Improvements in Liposuction
Liposuction has been a mainstay in cosmetic surgery for over 30 years. The most recent statistics have shown liposuction to be the most popular cosmetic surgery in the US in 2011, with over 325,000 plastic surgeons’ procedures alone. Many of the lat...Continue Reading
Gummy Bear Breast Implants
The FDA has recently approved the use of a gummy bear breast implant by the new manufacturer Sientra. Many people consider this implant to be the ultimate device for breast augmentation. There is no question that this will enhance women’s options w...Continue Reading
Breast Augmentation Capsular Contracture
Capsular contracture is one of the most common complications associated with breast augmentation both in San Diego and across the country. Unfortunately, it is a complication that we, as plastic surgeons, do not fully understand. This makes it a very frus...Continue Reading
Case of the Month – Revision Breast Augmentation
This patient is a 25-year-old woman who previously underwent two previous breast augmentations by an outside physician. Her second procedure was complicated by an infection that required the removal of her implant. She underwent the removal of both implan...Continue Reading
New Jersey Set to Repeal “Bo-Tax”
In 2005, New Jersey passed a law issuing a 6% tax on all cosmetic procedures performed. After a trial of 6 years, NJ has found that they were losing overall revenue as patients were leaving the state to get their surgery elsewhere. They are losing surgica...Continue Reading
Does Rhinoplasty Offer an Anti-aging Effect?
Rhinoplasty surgery makes patients appear slightly younger, according to a new study, The Effect of Rhinoplasty on Perceived Age, published in the current issue of the Archives of Facial and Plastic Surgery. The rhinoplasty procedure is typically performe...Continue Reading
Worldwide Concern Over PIP Breast Implants
It has recently come to light that the now-defunct French company, Poly Implant Prosthesis, had been illegally changing the silicone gel injected into their “approved” PIP breast implants to an inferior, non-medical grade “industrial” silicone. It...Continue Reading
24-Year Old Breast Augmentation Patient
This patient is a 24-year-old San Diego woman who was unhappy about how she looked in clothes, especially when bathing suit shopping, and was interested in breast augmentation surgery. She felt self-conscious about her breasts’ size and thought she ...Continue Reading
No-Touch Technique Breast Augmentation
Few new technologies change any surgical procedure, but the ones that do are often the most simple. We have recently begun to use a tool more frequently called the Keller Funnel, a tool used to deliver silicone breast implants into a patient with little...Continue Reading
Liposuction: Does the Fat Come Back?
Liposuction is a procedure where excess fatty tissues are removed from areas of the body through tiny incisions. These incisions are easily concealed, even in a bathing suit. Fat cells in the treated area are gone forever. However, YOU CAN STILL GAIN WEIG...Continue Reading
The Aging of Breast Implants
Many women come to my office after having breast implants in place for many years and feel that their breasts “just don’t look the same.” This is a prevalent complaint for women who have breast implants for over ten years been pregnant a...Continue Reading
Stem Cells and Plastic Surgery – the Future?
Much has been made over the past several years regarding the healing potential of stem cells. This has not been without controversy, and that controversy has been related to the use of embryonic stem cells. The harvest of these cells destroys an embryo an...Continue Reading
How Does Fat Transfer (Fat Grafting) Work?
The latest rage in plastic surgery is the fat transfer or fat grafting. Fat transfer to your butt, breasts, face, and lips – really wherever you need volume. Fat has several advantages to its use. Firstly, the fact that it is harvested via liposuction t...Continue Reading