Category Archives: Plastic Surgeons
Dr. Helen Colen, Plastic Surgery, is named a Top Doctor: New York Metro Area
Dr. Helen Colen, a Board Certified New York, NY physician specializing in Plastic Surgery, has been selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for inclusion in its authoritative guide to the top primary care and specialty care doctors in the tri-state … Continue reading
What We Do To Ease Your Pain
Recently I wrote in my blog about the pain often experienced with plastic surgery. Now let me address the other end of the equation: what we as plastic surgeons do to help relieve any pain associated with your procedure. First, … Continue reading
All Plastic Surgery, All the Time
Is the world really ready for “all plastic surgery, all the time”? Can a breast augmentation or labiaplasty compete with CSI or American Idol or even Dr. 90210? The creators of the new Plastic Surgery Channel sure hope it can … Continue reading
Minorities Under the Plastic Surgeon’s Scalpel
It’s likely that minority women are less likely to get a labiaplasty or vaginoplasty than white women are, if we’re to believe that a new report published in the February issue of ARCHIVES OF SURGERY applies nationally. According to that … Continue reading
Good Tax News for Vaginoplasty Patients
The tax news just keeps getting better in the world of plastic surgery, especially for vaginoplasty patients. You’ll remember that just a year ago, there was a rumor that as part of the new proposed healthcare overhaul, Congress would try … Continue reading
Plastic Surgery? The 4 People Who Decide
There’s no question who the final decision rests with concerning whether you should have a labiaplasty, breast augmentation or vaginoplasty. The ultimate choice is yours. But because few people make such a decision in a vacuum, you may want to … Continue reading
The 4 People You Meet at the Plastic Surgeon’s Office
There’s a book that’s been on the bestseller lists for a few years now called The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Nobody put me in charge of these people that you’ll encounter in the afterlife, so let me borrow … Continue reading
Career Advice for Future Plastic Surgeons
From time to time, I talk with young people who are considering plastic surgery as a career. And then there’s the occasional person who has completed her education and ready to enter the field fulltime. For that second group, I … Continue reading
The Recession and Plastic Surgery and Why You Should Care
The recession has affected plastic surgery in interesting ways, if we’re to believe recent news reports. In a study published in March in the New York Times, it was revealed that Americans are cutting back on cosmetic surgery–but mostly because … Continue reading
One Thing the World Does Not Need
There’s a new trend in the world of plastic surgery that I pray never becomes popular in my specialty area of labiaplasty and vaginoplasty: the idea of plastic-surgery-at-home.
