Best of 2015: Plastic Surgeries of the Year
As we near the end of 2015, let’s take a closer look at the three most common cosmetic procedures I performed for patients this year: breast augmentation, facelift and rhinoplasty. These three are some of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the United States. Here at Janiga MDs, we seem to follow the national… Read more >
Growing Popularity in Plastic Surgery for Men – What Are the Trends?
According to a report from the American Society of plastic surgeons, there were 15.6 million cosmetic procedures in 2014. Of these procedures, 1.7 million were surgical and 13.9 million were considered minimally invasive. We talk a lot about cosmetic procedures for women, but for November, we’re going to focus some attention on the other half… Read more >
Are you a good candidate for breast revision surgery?
There are many reasons to have revisional surgery for the breasts. Having previous breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, or surgical procedures such as breast biopsy or lumpectomy may make you a candidate for a revision. Breast augmentation revision can be performed for patients who would like a different size implant or a switch between… Read more >
What is Otoplasty, and Who is a Good Candidate?
Otoplasty is a procedure performed on children and adults who would like to have their ears lay flatter against their head or who would like the shape of the ear changed. Most people believe otoplasty is only a procedure that pins the ear back to the head, or what’s called “ear pinning.” However, by definition… Read more >
Medical Tourism: Approach Plastic Surgery Abroad with Caution
As plastic surgery becomes more popular, a trend of traveling outside the United States for surgery has also emerged and increased in popularity over recent years. Medical tourism is present in virtually all types of medicine, but especially popular in plastic surgery, with patients traveling to countries like Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Thailand, and more… Read more >
Cosmetic Surgery is on the rise. Will you partake?
TIME magazine’s June 18 cover story was titled, “Nip. Tuck. Or Else. Why you will be getting cosmetic procedures even if you don’t want them.” After reading this article, I was excited to see some things mentioned, and I disagreed with one major point. The concepts that I thought were covered well were numerous. The… Read more >
Plastic Surgery Summer Trends
As summer enters full swing, we have seen an increase in body cosmetic procedures such as breast lifts, breast augmentations, abdominoplasty (tummy tucks), mommy makeovers, breast reductions and liposuction. With warmer weather comes bathing suits, shorts and tank tops, bringing attention to parts of your body that may bother you. As a result, people start… Read more >
How to Maximize Your Cosmetic Surgery Results
You’ve done the research, you’ve saved for the procedure, and now you’ve finally pulled the trigger on the cosmetic surgery procedure you’ve wanted for a long time. Now what? I am often asked by my Reno plastic surgery patients, “What can I do to get the best results from my surgery?” There are two ways… Read more >
The Benefits of Having Dermatology and Plastic Surgery in the Same Office
The specialties of dermatology and plastic surgery complement each other exceptionally well. We like to say that where one begins, the other ends, but it is a continuum. At Janiga MDs in Reno, most of our patients take advantage of both the plastic surgery and the dermatology side of the practice. One great example of… Read more >
Transformation Tuesday: Patient Before & After
For this month’s before & after transformation, we chose a patient who had a treatment plan that was customized to her specific needs. As with all of our Reno plastic surgery patients, we evaluate this patient’s needs and requests to create a treatment protocol that fit her needs. In this patient’s before photo, she has… Read more >
