I stumbled upon a blog post this week called “In Defence of Plastic Surgery”—a manifesto of sorts by Kate Fridkis, an Australian woman who has had plastic surgery and is tired of hearing people talk about it as if it’s some sort of “messy s...

A South Korean reality TV show called “Let Me In” has been drawing some heat lately for inviting women (and men) with “abnormal” physical features to undergo radical cosmetic transformations—and for arguing that these plastic surgery makeov...

When Angelina Jolie revealed earlier this month that she recently underwent a double mastectomy after learning that she had an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer, it came as a shock to many of her fans. One thing that surprised no one, howev...

Of all the anti-aging and dermal filler products out there, Botox is perhaps the most well-known of all; you would be hard-pressed these days to find someone who doesn’t know what it is. Despite its popularity, however, there are a lot of miscon...

Brachioplasty—also known as the arm lift—may not generally get a lot of attention in the media, but women are definitely taking notice: according to new statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), brachioplasty procedu...

Now until May 31st, 2013, we’re offering a great deal on Sculptra here at the San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center: when you buy three treatments, you get the fourth free (a $700 value). What is Sculptra? Sculptra is a filler that...

Online reviews seem to be many people’s go-to tool these days when it comes to picking anything new—restaurants, dentists, plastic surgeons, you name it—yet as any business owner can tell you, sites like Yelp, which do nothing to verify the val...

Since lasers were introduced to the cosmetic surgery field for the treatment of skin spots and discolorations, they have been used to improve the appearance of thousands of patients—but only patients with certain skin types, until recently. This is...

[caption id="attachment_3732" align="alignleft" width="150"] The new implant on the market: the Gummy Bear implant.[/caption] Are you considering getting breast implants this year? If so, you might be interested to know that your options recently ...

Cosmetic surgery can be expensive—no one understands that better than we do here at the San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center. Even relatively inexpensive procedures like Botox, Dysport, Juvederm, and Restylane injections can become a dr...