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22 Mar Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Facelifts, tummy tucks & Botox: Plastic surgery for men gains popularity in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, plastic surgery procedures have always been popular. However, new figures released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that men across the country are electing to get tummy tucks and facelifts now more than ever. In 2010, plastic surgery for men increased dramatically, with facelifts for men rising 14%, and male...

17 Mar Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Drug may reduce skin cancers in organ transplant patients

A recent observational study in Minnesota (Jirakulaporn, et al. Capecitabine for skin cancer prevention in solid organ transplant recipients. Clin Transplant Nov,2010) has shown that continuous use of a drug named capecitabine may reduce the occurrence of new non-melanoma type skin cancers in solid organ transplant patients. Organ transplant recipients are at significantly increased risk...

14 Mar Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Silicone breast implants safe for women, but not snakes!

It is well established that silicone breast implants are safe for implantation in humans. However, they apparently are not safe for ingestion by reptiles. Recently, Israeli model and actress Orit Fox (known for having the biggest breasts in the Middle East), had her left breast bitten by a boa constrictor while recording a radio program...

12 Mar Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | 1 comment

Is Breast MRI Useful Following Breast Reconstruction?

As a Board Certified Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon, I care for a wide array of different types of breast patients. My patient population includes women who present requesting breast augmentation, breast lifting, breast reduction, and breast reconstruction. In fact, I also operate on many patients years after they have had their initial post-mastectomy breast reconstruction...

28 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Male Breast Reduction for gynecomastia: what you need to know

What is Gynecomastia? Gynecomastia is the abnormal development of breast tissue in men resulting in breast enlargement. The condition can occur physiologically (with no pathologic basis) in newborn males (due to circulating hormones from the mother), during adolescence, and in the elderly. Gynecomastia occurs in about 60% of adolescent boys to some extent and is...

27 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | 1 comment

Nasolabial Flap for Nose Reconstruction: Dr. Brenner’s approach to skin cancer reconstruction

Interesting case in a Los Angeles skin cancer patient: Reconstruction of a nasal skin cancer defect: This patient presented to me for nose reconstruction of this large defect of the left ala and cheek. The patient underwent Moh’s excision of an infiltrative basal cell carcinoma. Unfortunately, the tumor involved the near entirety of the left...

14 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

In Los Angeles, Breast Augmentation Predicts the Economy?

Every year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons releases the most recent plastic surgery statistics. And in 2010, the statistics show that plastic surgery bounced back, big time. Now people are asking, could the trend in breast implant surgery forecast the larger economic trends in the stock market and US economy? According to ASPS, in...

09 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | 2 comments

British woman dies after silicone buttock injection at Philadelphia hotel

Police in Philadelphia are investigating the death of a British woman after an alleged hotel room silicone buttock injection procedure. Investigators say that 20 year old female Claudia Adusei, who had traveled from London, died in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after a large amount of free silicone was injected to help augment the patient’s buttocks. Detectives...

06 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Gillies Approach for Repairing Zygomatic Arch Fractures (Cheek Bone Fracture)?

Indirect approaches for reduction of the zygomatic arch : A traumatic impact to the side of the face can sometimes result in a pure zygomatic arch fracture. In these cases, the zygomatic complex itself remains nondisplaced. In the classification of cheek bone fractures, this would be considered a Type II fracture. In this case, two...

03 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

It takes more than ‘Poetry & Painting’ to be a great plastic surgeon in Los Angeles

I recently read with interest an article in the Wall Street Journal by Laura Landro entitled Poetry, Painting to Earn an M.D.” In it, Ms. Landro details a new push by several medical schools (NYU, Brown,The University of Iowa…to name a few) to include humanities courses such as writing, arts and literature in their curriculum....

01 Feb Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

Dr. Brenner’s Belly Button: Why your tummy tuck will look more natural…

The single most noticeable feature of an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is the belly button inset (umbilicoplasty). As a Los Angeles plastic surgeon expert on the Mommy Makeover, I go to great lengths to create a natural looking “neo-belly button” for my patients. Attention to the inset of a belly button is important whether as part...

30 Jan Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | 2 comments

Incisions Used to Repair Cheek Bone Fractures

As I mentioned earlier this week, as a Los Angeles based diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, I find it important to stay abreast of new and updated information that will allow me to better care for my patients. The following is part two of a summary of an update that was recently...

28 Jan Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | 1 comment

Do I need scar revision?

Scars come in all shapes and sizes. Any time that a person has a breach through the full thickness of the dermal layer of the skin, the body will heal that injury with the formation of a scar. Some scars heal very well and end up being barely perceptible. Some scars go through an exaggerated...

27 Jan Posted by Kevin Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. in Blog | Comments

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, FDA & The Breast Implant Registry

ASPS and FDA Collaborate to help establish a new Breast Implant Registry: The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is establishing a national registry for breast implants in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The registry is being developed in response to reports of a rare lymphoma–Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)-in a very...