Houston residents are like anyone else when it comes to plastic surgery or any surgery. We have normal trepidations and fears. No one likes the idea of going under anesthesia and having surgeons and nurses hovering over us, making incisions and suturing wounds.   Even though plastic surgery has the

Cosmetic surgery is steadily on the rise. More teenagers want procedures.   With the prevalence of plastic surgery these days, the question is raised: How young is too young to have a procedure?   There is no simple answer to this question. Unless it is for reconstructive purposes, children younger than

Does the media glorify plastic surgery? Does the media have a positive or negative impact on this medical specialty? Does it exploit the procedures that celebrities have to sell copy? Is the general public influenced by the press to have cosmetic surgery that they may not need? Is our fascination

Houstonians are like anyone else: we would like to be fit, healthy, and younger-looking. Sometimes diet and exercise are not enough to get us to the point that we would like to be with our bodies.   There are numerous cosmetic procedures available to assist us in achieving our desired

Plastic surgery has been in use for centuries. There were reconstructive surgical techniques in India circa 800 BC. To say that it has come a long way is a bit of an understatement. Surgical procedures have seen a number of innovations in recent times. These types of improvements represent an

According to current data collected by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), cosmetic procedures are booming. Plastic surgery procedures have increased significantly since 2010. There are no indications that it is slowing down either.   In Houston, a large number of plastic cosmetic procedures are performed annually. It stands to