Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class

Injectable fillers like Restylane, Juvederm and others are a mainstay of facial rejuvenation and have many additional uses for enhancing the youthful face –lip augmentation, cheek augmentation, chin augmentation and liquid rhinoplasty being a few examples. Dr. Bass and guest expert dermatologist Dr. Michael Gold discuss the role of fillers along with some of the trends in new fillers coming to mar...

Breast implants are devices that will eventually wear out, affecting many considerations in implant selection and breast augmentation.  Dr. Bass and his guest, plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Pozner discuss how to think about fill, implant selection and sizing.  Hear their different viewpoints about silicone gel vs. saline filled implants, including the advantages and benefits of each option.   The doct...

Neuromodulators or neurotoxins in plastic surgery include the Botox –like medicines that are pharmaceutical versions of botulinum toxin A.  Botox just passed its 20th anniversary of the FDA approval for cosmetic use.  In that time, other products have come to market with more and different products on the way.  Dr. Bass summarizes the current cosmetic uses, both the basic ones and more advanced tr...

Injectable fillers are not surgery, but plastic surgeons use injectable fillers every day for facial rejuvenation and enhancement.  Dr. Bass discusses the history of fillers and shares where we've come since the beginning of the modern era of injectable fillers.  Starting with Restylane and Juvederm along with newer FDA approved injectable fillers, there is a growing role for correction at all sta...

Facelift is the big reset for facial aging.  An important event that should be carefully considered.  There are different techniques.  Which one is best?  Why?  The big divide in facelift is between SMAS techniques and deep plane facelift.  Dr Bass discusses the history of deep plane facelift and then goes back and forth with his guest, facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Bloom about how the procedur...

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States.  Still, controversy surrounds breast implants and their safety.  In October, 2021, the FDA issued new regulations regarding breast implants and their use.  Dr. Bass lays out the new regulations and some of the motivations that led to them.  What is a black box warning?  What should you know before deci...

Lips are a central beauty feature on the face.  Young or older, male or female, beautiful lips increase your appeal.  Plastic surgeons have many surgical and non-surgical approaches to making changes in the appearance of the lips and restoring a youthful appearance as they age.  Dr. Bass reviews the natural shape of upper and lower lips, injectable filler for lip augmentation and shaping, as well...

Stereotypes abound in plastic surgery about what patients in different locations are asking for and what plastic surgeons are delivering.  From natural enhancements to extreme makeovers, he leading plastic surgery markets in the United States have a long track record of innovating and setting beauty trends.  Two of the most notable markets are Park Avenue in New York City and Rodeo Drive or Los An...

Should you find an individual expert for each treatment you want?  Or is it better to find one experienced, capable plastic surgeon with whom to develop a long-term relationship?  Dr. Bass discussed how this kind of relationship produces a more detailed plan that is refined over time based on the results of previous treatments and a more detailed and intimate knowledge of your beauty goals and how...

We all want to get the best possible results at the best price.  But how do we know what represents good value, avoiding lower price but also lower quality?  What are the pitfalls?  Dr. Bass is back to share his advice on how to avoid cheap and get value for money with high quality plastic surgery care.  Price is not the only issue.  Picking the right doctor and treatment by getting second opinion...

You are starting to see some things that make you unhappy.  You're thinking of getting some plastic surgery –surgical or non-surgical but what is the right way to find the right doctor and right treatment?  There are many, many options today for treatment and provider.  That is a good thing, having options but the greater the choices, the tougher the decision-making.  What kind of doctor would be...

You've had a facelift and love the results but aging never stops. There are features of the aging face that the facelift is not particularly designed to address. Wrinkles and deepening of the nasolabial folds and marionette lines are only modestly impacted by a facelift and upper facial dynamic lines not at all. Plus, you want to get the most longevity out of the facelift you can. Maybe its been a...

Most people focus of the facelift when they think of plastic surgery, and rightly so as it is still the main reset for facial aging. Still, there are several decades of facial aging before a facelift is indicated. During this time, a plan of treatment is needed to correct the earlier aging changes taking place, as well as to maintain appearance and prevent or slow the onset of facial aging. In fac...

Many people fear the facelift and harbor misconceptions about how people look after having one or how long it takes to recovery.  Others are unsure of exactly which facial features are addressed or just can't picture how the facelift is performed and what is done.  In this episode, Dr Bass relates the history of how the facelift has evolved and reviews the advances that make the modern facelift wh...

In the last episode, Dr Bass discussed the technological revolution in plastic surgery.  This episode covers the other major transformation over the past 3 decades, the transition from a monolithic yardstick of beauty based on classic Greco-Roman ideals of facial harmony to a broader view of what beauty looks like.  As more of the population became plastic surgery consumers and the economy became...

Dr. Bass takes us on a fascinating journey from the 1980's into the 21st Century as plastic surgery is transformed by technological and social changes. Tune in to hear the origin of the episode title, Barbie Meets Star Wars. Many military and industrial technologies were being cross-purposed in the 1980's for consumer applications. Coupled with an improved understanding of laser effects on skin, t...

In this inaugural episode, New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Lawrence Bass and co-host Doreen Wu discuss some of the unique aspects of the Park Avenue approach to plastic surgery that were motivating factors in starting the podcast. The virtues and pitfalls of before and after images in plastic surgery planning and social media are covered in the remainder of this episode. Plastic surgeons and pat...