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 […]
Whether you’re over at a beach on the Cape or at a neighborhood pool party, we’ve all heard people snickering about so and so having “man boobs.” Having enlarged male breasts isn’t unusual at all. Unfortunately, most men are confused about what it really is all about, so they don’t do anything about it. Instead, […]
In Worcester, you see all kinds of earrings; they’re a popular fashion accessory for the face. Big hoops, heavy danglers, even gauges — they all are saying something about the wearer’s style. Unfortunately, your earlobes didn’t get to vote on your choices for ear adornment. As a result, they can be torn, stretched, or otherwise […]
In the current trend toward more and more women opting to have breast augmentation, it may seem odd for a woman with large natural breasts to want to have them reduced. But the truth is, overly large natural breasts can be a literal and figurative burden. It’s like taking a hike up Mt. Washington in […]
A loose giggly neck? The first thing that comes to mind, especially since we just celebrated Thanksgiving, is a turkey. Well, we may be into January of 2022, but if you’re thinking of a loose, giggly neck it’s probably not the turkey. It’s your neck, and this time of year you spend much of the […]
Breast augmentation is a popular procedure with our UMass Memorial patients. And Worcester women aren’t outliers there — augmentation has been the first or second most popular cosmetic surgery in the U.S. for the last 14 years. The yearly number of American women having this surgery is around 300,000. At UMass Memorial, we like our […]
At UMass Memorial Medical Group, first and foremost, we want our patients to be comfortable with the decisions they are making about their bodies and potential cosmetic surgery. As discussed in December’s third blog, some patients have mixed feelings about silicone breast implants because they can rupture without the woman knowing, a phenomenon known as […]
Many women considering breast augmentation feel as if they have an unwelcome decision to make when choosing the type of breast implants for their augmentation. They’ve heard that the feel of silicone implants is more akin to that of natural breast tissue, but they worry about silent rupture. When a silicone implant ruptures, there is […]
Mythology is nice…when you’re reading it in high school. Zeus. Prometheus. Hera. It’s all great. But when it comes to plastic surgery, there is no room for myth. Why? It gives people false expectations or gives them the wrong impression about a certain procedure. Even the term “plastic” in plastic surgery is misunderstood. People think […]
