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Questions We Wish Patients Would Ask

August 24, 2011
By chazthe12
Questions We Wish Patients Would Ask

Cosmetic plastic surgeons see many people every day who are interested in looking better…but may know next to nothing about plastic surgery. So every cosmetic plastic surgeon uses what Latin teachers call the “Socratic Method,” a technique we know today as “Q&A.” But there are questions, and then there are questions surgeons wish people...

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Cosmetic Surgery & Unhappy Patients

July 29, 2011
By chazthe12
Cosmetic Surgery & Unhappy Patients

        Stuart Linder, M.D. (“Dr. Body”) and Robert Kotler, M.D. (“Dr. Face”) tell what to do if you have unsatisfactory cosmetic surgery anywhere in the world.   The key to getting the look you want? Cosmetic plastic surgeons have a saying, “A happy patient brings at least three more eager patients;...

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After Cosmetic Surgery: When to Call the Surgeon Back

July 19, 2011
By chazthe12
After Cosmetic Surgery: When to Call the Surgeon Back

        Both the eminent Beverly Hills board-certified plastic surgeon Stuart Linder, M.D. (Dr. Body) and the equally eminent Beverly Hills board-certified facial plastic surgeon Robert Kotler, M.D. (who blogs as Dr. Face) tell their patients that some unwanted conditions and complications can crop up after plastic surgery. The average complication for...

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Cosmetic Surgery Global News

July 14, 2011
By chazthe12
Cosmetic Surgery Global News

            Cosmetic plastic surgery continues to make news worldwide. There are no better interpreters of such news reports than Drs. Body and Face who tell what the headlines mean to potential patients. Dr. Body is the eminent Beverly Hills board-certified plastic surgeon Stuart Linder, M.D.while the equally imminent Beverly...

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Plastic Surgery Consultations: Back for a Second One? O.K.!

July 11, 2011
By chazthe12
Plastic Surgery Consultations: Back for a Second One? O.K.!

            Virtually every plastic surgery procedure starts with a first meeting in the office between a new patient and the plastic surgeon. It’s known as the consultation and is a chance for the surgeon to learn about the changes you want in your appearance. Here, Dr. Body (Stuart Linder,...

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Plastic Surgery and Cold Patients

June 24, 2011
By chazthe12
Plastic Surgery and Cold Patients

With the onset of summer and toasty temperatures – especially on the U.S. Eastern Coast – some patients have found an unexpected blessing while receiving plastic surgery procedures. The operating room can be much cooler than expected. In fact, sometimes, it can be downright cold!   Here, Doctors Face and body (Robert Kotler, M.D....

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