Recovering from a breast lift is a relatively short and straightforward process. Remember that you can always reach out to the board-certified plastic surgeons at UMass Memorial Medical Group if you have any questions about what to expect from your breast lift recovery timeline. Some patients experience as few as five days of downtime after breast lift surgery. However, […]
Breast reduction sounds like the perfect way to feel more comfortable in your own skin. However, there are some things you would like to know before you commit to surgery. Feel confident in your choice after reading the answers to these common breast reduction questions! Who Is an Ideal Candidate for Breast Reduction Surgery? Health problems and […]
A breast lift can achieve amazing results on its own. After all, it’s the most effective way to correct sagging for a younger and perkier look. But it also works great with other surgeries. Depending on your cosmetic goals, pairing a breast lift with additional procedures could make a lot of sense. It will allow you to […]
Now we’re two blogs into the breakdown of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) cosmetic procedure statistics for the year 2020. In those first two blogs we talked about the overall decline in surgeries of 14% due to the average 8.1 weeks of office closures during COVID lockdowns. We also detailed some research into […]
In this month’s first almost springy blog here in Worcester and Cape Cod we addressed some general research from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) for 2020. At the height of the early lockdowns and disruptions practices across the country were closed for an average of 8.1 weeks. This created a decline in all […]
Time has no master. No matter how much we exercise. No matter how much we avoid hot dogs and the like. No matter how much sunscreen we slather onto our skin. No matter what we do our skin still ages. Simply delaying time’s inexorable trajectory would be nice. Fortunately, the signs of aging, while unstoppable, […]
At UMass Memorial Medical Group, our six cosmetic plastic surgeons have the highest levels of training and expertise that give our patients at our Worcester and Cape Cod the results they’re seeking with their aesthetic procedures. Now that it looks like we’ll finally be able to put this stubborn virus behind us, let’s take a […]
Now that the end of a long Northeast winter is in sight, it’s time to think about showing some skin once again. At UMass Memorial Cosmetic Surgery Center, we can help with treatments such as chemical peels and Restylane filler injections. Beyond that, we also like to use our blog to help our patients with […]
Aging is like the rants from some TV political pundit — ongoing and unrelenting. With every passing year after your reach the age of 20, your collagen production drops by one percent. Add that up over 20 or 30 years and you can understand why your skin is saggy and loose. Some wrinkles are more […]
In February’s first blog we got into some of the basics of enlarged male breasts, a condition known as gynecomastia. This isn’t the case of men having a few too many pounds and enlarged breasts because of it. Gynecomastia is a condition dictated by hormone fluctuation causing an enlargement of the breast gland under the […]
