George Bitar, MD, FACS is an award-winning, board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, the Founder and Medical Director of Bitar Cosmetic Surgery Institute in Virginia. He specializes in the latest surgical and minimally invasive techniques to scar management and reduction. Dr. Bitar is involved in groundbreaking research and education in plastic surgery and has authored numerous articles, abstracts, and chapters.
Reduction mammoplasty, better known as breast reduction surgery, is one of the most commonly performed Plastic Surgery procedures in the U.S. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in 2014 over 114,000 women underwent reduction mammoplasty. During this… 
Sometimes, you have a skincare or aging concern, but you don’t have the time for a long treatment or for a recovery period that will last several days or weeks. While once upon a time, your options for anti-aging were… 
While plenty of people love to put on a pair of short shorts in the summer or go bare legged in a skirt or dress, if you are dealing with visible veins, such as varicose veins, you might find that… 
Admittedly, some of the beauty or style decisions people make when they are young are things they come to regret when they are older. Who hasn’t looked back on a picture of themselves at their high school prom and grimaced… 
This may be the era of the butt. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of butt augmentation procedures using fat grafting increased by 16 percent between 2012 and 2013. The number of butt lift procedures went… 
Obesity isn’t just a problem that affects adults. According to the National Institutes of Health, about one in six children is obese. Being extremely overweight at a young age puts a person at greater risk for health problems, and the… 
Have you ever wondered why people with dentures look older with or without their dentures? This finding is one of the favorite subjects of cartoonists and humorists trying to make light of one of life’s unfortunate situations. There is a… 
For years, the only way to change the way your nose looked was through a surgical procedure known as rhinoplasty. The same was true if you weren’t happy with the wrinkles on your face or the way your skin had… 
Although it may seem like society focuses almost exclusively on women’s body shape and size, men also become concerned and feel pressure about the way their bodies look. Physical changes to the body as men get older can make them…
