Get Your Breast Surgery Now!

This is the time of year that people generally spend a lot less time outdoors.   And when we are outdoors, we're dressed in multiple layers of down filled fluffiness to ward off the bone chilling cold.  (at least we're not in Minnesota)  Since we're all shaped the same in this winter garb it's a great time to have that breast augmentation.   By the time the spring sun comes out you will be healed and ready to show off your new shape. Most women don't want to be famous for big breasts, they just want to balance out their hips and replace the fullness that they've either lost with child bearing or never had.   Women tell us that the comment they hear most after the "unveiling" in the spring is not "Did you have breast surgery?" but rather "Wow, you look great.   Have you lost weight?"  So if you're concerned that people will be shocked by your new contour, ease in to it by getting that augmentation now so that  come spring you're used to your new shape and new balance in your physique.  Remember, you can emphasize or de-emphasize your breasts by the clothes you wear.  If you want everyone's eyes to go straight to your chest you wear low cut, tight tops.  If you dress a little more conservatively you will find that most people will think you look much like you've looked all along while wearing your industrial strength padded bra.   You'll have a new confidence in yourself.

Tax Refund Special!

It's time for our annual Tax Refund Specials.   Go to our web site at Sellersplasticsurgery.com and get the details.   We have many patients that wait for this discount each year to have a procedure done.    If you've been waiting for a "sale" and hadn't thought of using your tax return for the surgery that you really, really want...now's the time.  You can also call us if you have more questions.

New Years Resolutions

I think for most of us (at least those that make New Years' Resolutions)  at least one of our goals has to do with improving our health and fitness.  After the weeks of treats, fatty foods, and parties, it feels good to get back to a regimen of eating more fruits and vegetables, lean meat and fish, and getting more exercise.   Of curse, there are a million different plans and ways to implement these changes in to our daily lives.   Some people join a gym and even sign up with a personal trainer.  Others, create their own self driven plan.   Whatever you do, remember, that small changes can reap huge dividends.   Often when we change everything all at once, our diet, no sugar, no pop, exercising an hour a day, fish three times a week, little red meat, 6-8 servings daily of fruits and vegetables, etc., etc., etc. we quickly get discouraged and abandon the whole plan.   Do not despair.   Start with a couple of changes and then add to them to your life after 3-4 weeks.    Example:   Decide that you're going to give up carbonated beverages for January and add a 30 minute walk to your daily schedule.  That's doable, don't you think?   Do it for a month and feel how good that feels!  Then add 3-4 fruits and vegetables to your daily diet for a few weeks.   When that becomes second nature, you might decide to up your walk to 60 minutes a day or whatever.  Adding changes to your lifestyle gradually, often is much easier to stick to that an all out revamp of your whole life!  You may be one of those that really needs a complete turn-around to be successful,  but if that plan has failed for you before, try the" little at a time plan"  and see what you can do with that.  You'll be amazed at how good you'll feel by Easter.

Skin Products Are Not All Created Equal!

Is this Arctic Cold weather making your skin feel like the moisture is being sucked right out of it.   Do you have rough, cracked feet, heels, fingers and elbows?  You are not alone.  This cold, dry weather is really hard on most people's skin and people with normally dry skin suffer even more.   And the skin on our face is the most delicate, sensitive of all.   What's my point?  Good skin product is critical.  Legally products sold in drugstores or over the counter are limited in the percentage of active ingredients they can contain.  Doctor's offices can sell products that have a much higher percentage of active ingredients because they are sold under the Physician's medical and prescription license.  You probably already know that many products sold over the counter can be pretty expensive.  It is not unusual to spend 40 dollars or more on a face cream for "aging" skin..  For the same amount, or only slightly more, you can purchase from our office skin products that have the highest percentage of retinal, glycolic, hyaluronic acids etc. that are scientifically proven to protect and improve skin tone and elasticity.  It's a great idea for a Christmas gift, too.   Or if you don't know which product to choose as a gift for someone, a gift certificate is a great idea.  Do your research.   Good skin care products can make an incredible difference in how your skin looks and feels.

Christmas Gifts?

Can't figure out what to give your wife or girlfriend for Christmas?   In the past you've done the perfume, jewelry, scented candles, sweater thing, but you'd like something different?   Well, how about a gift certificate to the Spa?   I have never met a woman who wouldn't want to be pampered with a massage or a facial.,   We can even shape her eyebrows while she's here.  And you don't even have to be specific about what services you want to give.   You just give her the gift certificate and let her choose.   It's a win-win situation.   (You still have to wrap it in a nice box or bag, with tissue and ribbon though)

Arms That Just Keep Waiving!

Nothing says "I'm getting old" faster than loose, wrinkly upper arms.   Few people are aware that upper arm brachioplasty (arm lift/tuck) is becoming one of the most popular cosmetic procedures in the United States.  It is a wonderful  surgery that tightens up and shapes those very out of shape arms.   The number of brachioplasties has increased dramatically in the last 4 years.   If you're tired of spending the summer months in long, HOT sleeves in order to cover up your embarrasment, and making wardrobe choices that aren't particularly stylish, simply to camoflague those "waiving" upper arms,  know that there is a solution.   A great solution.  As more and more people are becoming aware that there is a surgery for this problem, they are signing up.   It makes your arms shapely, and youthful again.  Ask questions and find out if this might be just the thing for you.

Skin Cancer Epidemic

When a lot of us were in our teen years, we thought that "sunscreen" was a dirty word.   We would smear all kinds of potions (like baby oil, iodine, crisco)  on our skin and lay out for hours in the hot, hot, sun to see just how burned we could get.   Tan was in.  The goal was to have the deepest tan around.   Well...now we're paying the price for that little bit of vanity.  We know that the skin cancers that are showing up now are a result of sunburns that we got before we were 20 years old.  It's really important to be vigilant in watching for changes in lesions that we might find on our skin.  Changes in size, shape, coloration, bleeding, itching are all things that we need to be aware of.  A mole doesn't have to be huge and scary looking to be a problem.  A dangerous melanoma can be a small , benign looking lesion.  There is a strong family genetic influence in the occurrence of melanoma.   If you have a blood relative with a history of melanoma that is another reason to be alert.   Problems that are spotted early can be dealt with relatively quickly and easily.   Basal cell, squamous and melanomas that have been ignored for a long time can be quite problematic to take care of requiring major excisions, and tissue reconstruction procedures to close.   Be aware of your skin.   Make it a regular practice to examine moles and funny patches on your skin.   You are the best judge of what is normal and what is not.   Do not wait until a lesion becomes a major problem.  If you have concerns, see a dermatologist and have him map your moles and determine if he thinks something needs to go.   If you've had a skin cancer previously you need to be doubly aware.