Welcome to the Marin Aesthetics blog. We hope to create a forum where patients can discuss plastic surgery, learn about the latest developments in the news and dispel some of the myths regarding cosmetic surgery. Feel free to comment and ask questions, and we will do our best to help educate and occasionally entertain! - Dr. Marin
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Does Rhinoplasty Offer an Anti-aging Effect?
Rhinoplasty surgery makes patients appear slightly younger, according to a new study, The Effect of Rhinoplasty on Perceived Age, published in the current issue of the Archives of Facial and Plastic Surgery. The rhinoplasty procedure is typically performe...Continue Reading
Worldwide Concern Over PIP Breast Implants
It has recently come to light that the now-defunct French company, Poly Implant Prosthesis, had been illegally changing the silicone gel injected into their “approved” PIP breast implants to an inferior, non-medical grade “industrial” silicone. It...Continue Reading
24-Year Old Breast Augmentation Patient
This patient is a 24-year-old San Diego woman who was unhappy about how she looked in clothes, especially when bathing suit shopping, and was interested in breast augmentation surgery. She felt self-conscious about her breasts’ size and thought she ...Continue Reading
No-Touch Technique Breast Augmentation
Few new technologies change any surgical procedure, but the ones that do are often the most simple. We have recently begun to use a tool more frequently called the Keller Funnel, a tool used to deliver silicone breast implants into a patient with little...Continue Reading
Liposuction: Does the Fat Come Back?
Liposuction is a procedure where excess fatty tissues are removed from areas of the body through tiny incisions. These incisions are easily concealed, even in a bathing suit. Fat cells in the treated area are gone forever. However, YOU CAN STILL GAIN WEIG...Continue Reading
The Aging of Breast Implants
Many women come to my office after having breast implants in place for many years and feel that their breasts “just don’t look the same.” This is a prevalent complaint for women who have breast implants for over ten years been pregnant a...Continue Reading
Stem Cells and Plastic Surgery – the Future?
Much has been made over the past several years regarding the healing potential of stem cells. This has not been without controversy, and that controversy has been related to the use of embryonic stem cells. The harvest of these cells destroys an embryo an...Continue Reading
How Does Fat Transfer (Fat Grafting) Work?
The latest rage in plastic surgery is the fat transfer or fat grafting. Fat transfer to your butt, breasts, face, and lips – really wherever you need volume. Fat has several advantages to its use. Firstly, the fact that it is harvested via liposuction t...Continue Reading
Cosmetic Surgery By The Numbers – 2010 Statistics
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery released its statistics for cosmetic surgery performed in 2010. In total, procedures are up 5% from 2009 to a total of over 13.1 million procedures performed last year. Surgeries were up 2% and non-surgic...Continue Reading
Breast Implants and Lymphoma: Is There a Link?
In a recent publication, the FDA indicated a small risk between breast implants and a rare form of blood cancer. The type of cancer is called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the T-cell lymphocytes cells ...Continue Reading
The Divorce Makeover: A Fresh Start to a New You
Divorce rates in the United States are higher than any other developed country in the world. Statistics suggest that nearly half of all marriages will result in divorce. According to life-stress scales, divorce only trails a spouse’s death as the ...Continue Reading
Cosmetic Surgery & the Modern Workplace
Newsweek recently published an article about the benefits of looking good in the modern-day workplace. And in the words of a New York recruiter, “This is the new reality of the job market,” says one New York recruiter, who asked to have her name wit...Continue Reading
Dr. Marin Elected to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Dr. Vincent Marin was elected to be a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the premier organization for aesthetic surgery, at the 2010 annual meeting in Washington, DC. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (A...Continue Reading