Plastic Surgery Doesn’t Always Happen Perfectly Right Away Body parts are not interchangeable like car parts are. You can’t select one you like from a photo or magazine and have it replace part of you, no matter how much you… read more →
The Flying Surgeon Discusses Your Travel Options Dr. Thomas Bartell is Madison, Wisconsin’s only board certified plastic surgeon who focuses solely on below-the-neck procedures—breast reduction and augmentation, tummy tuck, arm lift, body contouring and liposuction. Dr. Bartell is also the only plastic surgeon in… read more →
Can One Be Too Old For Cosmetic Body Recontouring? As a cosmetic body recontouring surgeon, I see many patients for many different reasons, but one of the more common questions I hear in my office consultations is “am I too… read more →
‘Supersizing’ Isn’t Always Better Occasionally a patient will ask me about more than one recontouring procedure during a consult. This happens most frequently with patients who have experienced a significant weight loss. Invariably, some of these patients inquire whether they… read more →
At some point in their lives, many women are unhappy with the size and appearance of their breasts. In fact, breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery in the United States—nearly 290,000 procedures were performed in 2009 according… read more →
After moving from New York to Los Angeles in 2010 to take a job with a financial services firm, Joan, now 59, believed she needed to freshen her look. So she got a face-lift and tummy tuck from a board-certified… read more →