Plastic surgery covers a wide variety of procedures, and they all leave our patients with some soreness and potentially uncomfortable first few nights as they recover. There are ways to make sleeping after surgery more comforting for the patient before and during bedtime. Before Bed Before getting comfortable, you should follow the necessary actions as […]
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Plastic surgery is a great way to address cosmetic or functional issues standing in the way of your ideal appearance. Whether you are interested in a face, breast, or body procedure, it is important to know that being prepared for the big day will set you up for a smoother recovery and can increase your chances of achieving
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Although uncommon, breast implant ruptures are still possible following breast augmentation or reconstruction. Potential causes can include: Wear and tear: The risk of rupture increases around 5 or 6 years after your initial breast augmentation, with a slightly sharper rise about 10 years after. This is because the implant shells age, which generally makes them
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Allergan recently issued a recall on all their textured breast implants. This was in response to concerns by the FDA and health organizations around the world about the association between Allergan textured breast implants and a rare form of cancer, ALCL. At Burgess Plastic Surgery, Dr. Burgess has placed thousands of breast implants, most being
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Dr. Burgess just returned from a cleft lip and palate mission in the Philippines with Clawson Medical Missions. Free surgical care was delivered to 50 children and young adults with the assistance of the Gift of Life Organization and Rotary. One young, 23 year old woman just wanted her speech to be improved after palate
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As the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. With this in mind, Cosmopolitan Magazine runs a regular featurette, “Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became…”. Recently, Dr. Jennifer Keagle, a Los Angeles based board-certified plastic surgeon, candidly confessed what she wishes she had known. As she read along, Dr. Burgess was taken aback by how
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It may be hard to tell, but this is a picture of Dr. Burgess alongside her husband. While taking a break from their respective practices, the two joined a medical mission to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries on children in the Philippines. What is a Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft is a
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Rumor has it, the idea behind CoolSculpting was first discovered by a pediatrician in the 1960s. The pediatrician noticed that as kids sucked on popsicles, a dimple developed on the side of their cheek in which they had placed the popsicle. Concluding that the cold temporarily disabled the fat cells, the pediatrician noted that fat
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When summer calls for bathing suits, shorts, and lightweight clothing, we all want to look our best and be able to walk along the beach feeling comfortable and confident. If you are feeling self-conscious about a few stubborn areas of fat throughout your body, it can take the fun out of summer and sunny weather.
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If you have sun spots, hyperpigmentation, or an uneven skin tone after the long summer (which many of us do), give your skin a boost with an advanced skin rejuvenation treatment. We recently introduced the SmartSkin™ system at our Portland plastic surgery practice to give patients more options for renewing and restoring their skin. Unlike
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