Co-directors Dr. Kevin Brenner and Dr. Daniel Marcus are pleased to announce the launch of ROX Hernia Center and the re-launch of their Los Angeles Hernia Surgery website. The surgeons of the ROX Hernia Center are committed to providing unparalleled care in the surgical treatment of a

  1) Abdominal Swelling: After your abdominal operation, you can expect to have post-operative swelling within the abdominal tissues. Swelling can be unpredictable and certainly varies from patient to patient. Post-operative swelling is more prominent during the first 24 to 48 ho

Patients come to see me all the time with the hope of correcting issues with localized cellulite.  Frequently, they will tell me that they need liposuction to correct it and want to know how soon they can get on the operating room schedule.  The biggest problem is that liposuction doe

Lipomodeling (aka fat grafting) is  a relatively new approach to breast augmentation in which fat is removed from another area of the body (liposuction) and transferred to the breasts.  A recent study (Veber, et al. Plas Recon Surg Vol 127, No 3, Mar 2011, p1289) has shown that this p

The use of a patient’s own fat for augmentation and fill (autologous fat grafting) has gained popularity in recent years. Autologous fat grafting is a very useful procedure, in particular for augmentation of the facial skeleton, and buttocks (Brazilian butt lift) during cosmetic

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 increase

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

Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is a well established and very effective operation when performed correctly. For appropriate patients, liposuction is likewise a very effective procedure for body contouring.  However, when they are performed in combination the potential for complications c

Plastic Surgery Practice reports that two out of five women would consider  breast or body rejuvenation surgery following childbirth.  A British-based television show called My Face My Body informally collected data that showed that 39% of women would consider plastic surgery after ch

Patients frequently present to me with complaints about their abdominal contour.  The female patients that I see frequently fall into one of three categories: 1) The nulliparous patient (who has never been pregnant) who has had either a slow down in their metabolism as they have aged,

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) commends recent actions taken by the Florida Board of Medicine to protect the safety of patients seeking cosmetic surgery. The Board announced a possible one-year license suspension and $50,000 fine against a Florida family ph

Liposuction was invented in 1974 by two Italian-American surgeons – Doctors Giorgio and Arpad Fischer. The roots of liposuction date back to the 1920s. In the late 1960s Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian, a European surgeon used primitive curettage techniques to remove fat – howe

For many patients, cosmetic plastic surgery is a true luxury.  However, I am seeing a new trend in which patients (who may have been affected by our economic climate) are wanting to look their very best in order to stay competitive during this very ‘tight’ job market.  Pat