June 4, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the U.S. If you had decided that your own breasts could use a bit of a boost or are still in the process of deciding whether the surgery…
May 14, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles Your face can say a lot about you. When you’re happy, your smile lets the world know, when you’re sad, your tears can let the world know. As you get older, your face might start to betray you. You might…
May 7, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles | Medspa Articles Plastic surgery requires a fair amount of commitment on your part. In addition to the financial commitment, there’s also a time commitment, both in terms of the length of a procedure and the length of the recovery period afterwards. When…
March 26, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, can give you a refreshed and more youthful look. But, as with most types of surgery, some downtime and recovery is needed after the procedure. In general, people take between one and two weeks off from…
March 19, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles 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…
March 5, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles 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…
February 12, 2015Dr. George Bitar, MD, FACSCosmetic Surgery Articles 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…