North Dallas Plastic Surgery

ASPS: Chinplant (or Chin Augmentation) Surgery is More Popular Now

DrsPollock — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:21:28 +0000

ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) reports that the frequency of chin augmentation or chin lift surgeries has dramatically increased by 71% from 2010 to 2011. This rate surpassed the combined rates of breast implants, liposuction, and Botox.

The increase in chin implant surgery is difficult to explain, but it is not so surprising in a time when minimal surgery seems to be in vogue.

However, this is a small surgery that is an example of a very effective “small” procedure as opposed to the many mini procedures that are of mini value.

If you are considering a plastic surgery procedure, from a mini procedure to a full one, then please contact North Dallas Plastic Surgery – call us at 214.363.2575 – to schedule a consultation with Dr. Harlan Pollock or Dr. Todd A. Pollock. You’ll want to hear their experienced opinion.

Additional Related Readings:

ASPS Reports Chinplantation Surgery on the Rise
North Dallas Plastic Surgery: Chin Enlargement (Augmentation)
North Dallas Plastic Surgery: Dallas and Allen Facial Procedures – Brow Lift, Ear Setback, Eyelid Surgery, Nose Surgery, and Alternative Facial Procedures

Would You Go to a Foot Doctor with an Earache?

DrsPollock — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:09:47 +0000

A recent article from the New York Times (Ear Doctors Performing Face-Lifts? It Happens – 29 January 2012) highlights the problems patients have had when they went to a board-certified doctor to get procedures done – but the doctor’s certification was not in plastic surgery.

Face-lifts and a tummy-tucks by an ear-nose-and-throat doctors
Breast augmentations by gynecologists
Liposuctions by ophthalmologists
Botox injections from family practice physicians

Yes, these have all happened.

Unfortunately, these procedures have lead some disfigured and dissatisfied patients going to see plastic surgeons to correct the initial surgery. This adds an extra unexpected expense and results in a longer recovery time.

We urge Dallas-area plastic surgery patients to look at the doctor’s credentials. For more information on our thoughts about this, please see our Plastic Surgery Credentials page. Also towards the end of this page is our Promises and Pitfalls: The Importance of Medical Credentials.

So 2012 is 1/12th Over… How are Your New Year’s Resolutions Doing?

DrsPollock — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:05:03 +0000

How are your new year’s resolutions going so far? Here we are at the end of the first month of 2012 – statistics show that as much as 64% of people making new year’s resolutions are still keeping them. What are most of the resolutions about? The majority deal with improving health – to lose weight, to improve appearance, work out more, etc.

While we can’t help you out at the gym we can help with your appearance for the rest of this year and beyond. Please contact us to discuss your goals and how we can help you meet them.

American Patients Don’t Have to Worry About PIP Silicone Gel Breast Implants

DrsPollock — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:11:56 +0000

Yesterday, 12/22/11, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) published a press release that patients who received breast implants here in America do not have to worry about the defective PIP silica gel implants that were manufactured in France. They were not approved for use in the United States. More about this is in the ASPS press release.

“Permanent” Facial Fillers: Long Lasting Results

DrsPollock — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:49:59 +0000

Use of a patient’s own fat as a graft can produce long lasting results for facial fillers. However, the results are technique-dependent. Here’s our approach:

Gentle, water assisted fat collection (Body Jet liposuction)
Preparation of fat with an advance filter system
Board certified plastic surgeons & an accredited office operating room facility

This new version of fat grafting has promising results compared to older techniques and does not require repeated injections. A plus for patients!

For more information, please see our website page Promises and Pitfalls: Fat Grafting – A “Permanent” Filler or Contact Us for a consultation. Ask why we don’t post our patients “before and after” pictures online, too!

Please Make a Donation to USO to Help Our US Troops and Their Families

DrsPollock — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:46:48 +0000

Today, and recently, our thoughts continue to turn toward the armed service members. Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor. This day comes a few weeks after Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving Day and just weeks before the holidays come, too.

North Dallas Plastic Surgery is very proud of our own Doctor Harlan Pollock who served during the Vietnam War. An article was published about the plastic surgery services then Major Pollock provided over 30 years ago during that war: you can read it on our website. Dr. Pollock was in the Vietnam War from 1967-1971 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, with a Bronze Star.

We encourage you to remember our armed service members who are away from their families during the holidays. As the end of the year approaches, many people are considering to which charities they will donate. We hope that you will join us: make a donation to the USO (the United Service Organizations, Inc.) as they continue to support the troops and their families.

Benefit of Our “No-Drain Abdominoplasty” is Evident from Patients with Drains

DrsPollock — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:59:51 +0000

We found the following messages on a cosmetic surgery expert information site where two patients talked about their experiences with drains that were inserted after each had a tummy tuck from other plastic surgeons. This dramatically illustrates why our progressive tension suture – also known as the No Drain Abdominoplasty – has been so well accepted by our patients and by other plastic surgeons, too. Our experience and data show drains are unnecessary after the tummy tuck procedure, eliminating the problems that these two patients publicly discussed online.

The first tummy tuck patient posted this message a few days before Thanksgiving:

drain in 13 days post op!
So annoying – I am still draining about 70 cc’s per day. With the holiday approaching the earliest I would be able to get it out would be next Monday (almost 3 weeks post op).
My plastic surgeon wants it under 30 cc’s per day for 2 days.
Is this normal??? It seems way longer compared to others ??

Here is the reply from another patient (who also had drains for a long time):

The longer the better in my opinion! My drains were taken out 10 days post op and I was at about 25 cc’s. I ended up developing 2 seromas. One is gone and the other we’re working on. I wish I would have kept my drains longer. I know they suck but in the long run it pays off! Hugs Sweetie….

For more information from North Dallas Plastic Surgery about Tummy Tucks and the No Drain Abdominoplasty:

Promises and Pitfalls: Abdominoplasty (Dallas No-Drain Tummy Tucks)
Progressive Tension Sutures – this is procedure described for a facelift but it works just as well for a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

Happy First Day of Fall 2011

DrsPollock — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:40:50 +0000

It’s official – today is the first day of fall! We’re grateful for the cooler weather and the recent rain. Meanwhile, our Autumn Advantage continues – learn more on our website page about saving 10% off the surgeon’s fee for a limited time only. You can learn more here, on our website.

What May Go Wrong if Cosmetic Surgery is Cheaper & Faster

DrsPollock — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:59:37 +0000

Last week the USA Today ran an exposé of high volume cosmetic surgery clinics which generate business through slick, enticing, but often misleading advertising (see their article here: Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster, scarier). As the article develops, the pattern is evident how a high incidence of unrecognized, poorly treated and often serious complications occurred after the procedures were done by unqualified surgeons and non-accredited facilities.

The American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF) accredits the largest number of U.S. office-based surgical facilities (OBS). The AAAASF requires 100% compliance of rigorous safety standards including requiring the appropriate credentials and hospital privileges for the specific procedure to be done in the office.

Cosmetic surgery carried out in an AAAASF-accredited facility by a surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery is an assurance of safety… but this is in sharp contrast to a treatment that’s the cheapest or fastest.

More, related information is on our North Dallas Plastic Surgery Website:

Board certification: Promises & Pitfalls: Credentials – The Importance of Medical Credentials
Surgical Facility Accreditation: Promises & Pitfalls: Cosmetic Surgery/Office Surgery – Accreditation is the Key to Safety

Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster, scarier

Our Autumn Advantage is back!

DrsPollock — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:30:48 +0000

Labor Day Weekend just ended and fall begins on September 23rd, but now’s the time to sign up for our Autumn Advantage. Get 10% off the surgeon’s fee for a primary procedure. More about the Autumn Advantage is on our website. Call us today to sign up and take advantage of this special: 214.363.2575!