The thighs are notorious for accumulating stubborn fat and loose skin, particularly with age or after weight loss. Fortunately, there is a solution. With thigh lift surgery, leading Houston, TX plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Hankins reshapes the inner and outer…
PRP is a buzz word these days. You see it over and over on Google. What exactly is PRP and why is it important for patients to know? PRP, is an acronym for platelet rich plasma. Blood is collected in…
Did you know that 80% of aging of the skin is due to solar exposure? Yes, it is true. Only 20% of aging of the skin is intrinsic. With that information in mind, you may be asking yourself what can…
Excessively large or heavy breasts can pose more than just cosmetic problems. For many women, overly large breasts lead to a long list of physical ailments and psychological stressors. If you’re tired of your breast size holding you back in…
If you’ve ever spent time in the gym, you’ve likely heard the phrase, “Summer bodies are made in the winter.” The same can be said when it comes to enhancing your figure with certain cosmetic procedures, like mommy makeover. For…
Once the patient, always the patient. This is something that we have told all our patients, when this conversation arises, but I would like to state it for the record here. We have had patients with comorbidities, who ended up…
For this treatment, we harvest a small amount of fat of the patient’s choice. Usually, the donor site is either the abdomen or the lateral thigh or any other area that the patient chooses with the assistance of the surgeon….
When I first heard of this, I was extremely skeptical. I honestly did not see the value added at that time to the patient’s postoperative experience however, at the urging of one of our staff members, we arranged for our…
New Year’s Day is a time when many of us take an accounting of our lives and strive to improve ourselves with regards to our careers, our health, our appearance, and where we are spiritually. All of these parameters are…
Breast augmentation has long been a popular procedure among women with asymmetrical breasts, naturally small busts or breasts that have lost volume due to age or childbearing. There are psychological as well as cosmetic benefits to this plastic surgery. Women…
