Next time you're visiting, or at one of our regular seminars, please say hello to Lyn Smeak, RN.  She is a "nurse injector" and Skin Care Specialist.  She becomes our third Skin Care Specialist along with Erin Riddle and Stacy Bufano.  Lyn comes to us from Manhattan, NYC and Charlotte, NC.  She brings several years of experience providing the neuromodulators Dysport & Botox, and the hyaluronic acid injectable fillers Juvederm, Restylane and Perlane.  She is also very knowledgeable about professional skin care products. Sara Christie, RN, BSN bring us her experience in OR nursing.  You may meet her during initial consultations with Dr. Graham, or during a procedure in our nationally accredited operating facility.  She has been a member of specialty teams in the OR at GMH for several years.  She is already very familiar with our techniques and procedures.  She has worked with us on a part-time basis for over five years

Greenville plastic surgeon Sutton Graham uses the Vectra® 3D imaging system to give breast augmentation patients previews of their results.

Overrated Operations: 1) Vampire Facelift, 2) Laser Liposuction, 3) Stem Cell Facelift, 4) Sculptra or Artefill for Lips, 5) Silicone Cheek Implants, 6) Ulthera, 7) Fat Injections for the Breast, 8) Short-scar Brachioplasty, 9) Buttock Implants, 10) Zerona Fat-Melting Laser, 11) Foot Lifts. This well written article appeared in the January 2013 edition of Allure magazine.  The writer Joan Kron said, "Take it from us, the most dangerous word in plastic surgery may be "new"... Have a hard look at the choices." http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/2013/overrated-cosmetic-surgery-procedures#intro

There are some new breast implants to talk about.  Mentor Corporation and Allergan Medical produce the familiar, FDA approved saline and silicone-gel filled breast implants.  These companies have been a stable feature of the US breast implant market for decades.  Sientra Corporation's gel implant and Ideal Implant company's Ideal saline implant are both new.

We want to thank our patients for allowing us to provide care for them.  And of course, we love getting comments, suggestions, and notes from our patients.  Here is a recent one... "Dr. Graham:  I just wanted to say thank you for my experience with breast augmentation surgery.  I am very pleased with my results.  I have no complaints, which is very unusual for me.  Your staff and facility were outstanding.  I will definitely recommend your services to family and friends.  Thanks again."

Thanks to all the patients that send us thank you cards, notes of appreciation, and discuss their experiences in our follow-up patient surveys.  We appreciate the feedback.  Dr. graham is sure to share the praise with all of our staff, especially when one of them is named personally. If you want a sample of the comments, they are located on the anonymous profiles attached to the photos in our extensive before & after photo gallery.  To view our photos, click on the "Case of the Month" photo gallery link on ExpertPlasticSurgeon.com, or follow the link below:  http://www.expertplasticsurgeon.com/photogallery/breast-augmentation-4793

Our main role is providing high quality services to help patients enhance their appearance, however operating our practice in ways to help the environment makes sense.  Business recycling is another small way we help make things better.  Again this year we received recognition from the State of South Carolina, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling, SC Smart Business Recycling Program (quite a name, isn't it?).  If your business is not recycling, encourage them to help too.  Our resource is Ever-Green Recycling at 864-230-9800.

Our patients want body contouring procedures all year long, but more so in the Spring and Summer seasons.  Throughout many years my staff has noticed an increased interest in breast augmentation and liposuction in the late winter and early Spring.  We assume their thoughts have turned to preparing for swimsuits, sun dresses, etc.  Anticipating days at the beach, taking kids to the pool, and weekends at the lake!

The arrival this week of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition reminded us that this season is coming.  Web address: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012_swimsuit

We're ready to take care of you when you decide.  When the idea comes to you, schedule a consultation.  Call us at 864-676-1707.

 

We you've visited over the past several months, you may have noticed the redecoration of our lobby.  The project has been undertaken to provide more comfortable seating in the lobby.  Fowler Interiors assisted us, and we thank them for their good work.  Individual pieces have been arriving gradually, but everything is complete!

We hope your visits will be handled efficiently, and you won't have long to wait in our lobby.  But we want each of you to be comfortable while you're with us.  Plus, some of our surgery patients' family chose to wait during their spouse's procedures.  They are with us for a while.

If you have any other suggestions  to make your visit more comfortable, please speak with Dr. Graham or one of the staff, or comment here.  Enjoy!

I recently noticed this editorial from last September in USA Today newspaper on the subject of non-plastic surgeons performing cosmetic surgery on patients.  The editorial was published following an article about an unfortunate woman who selected a non-plastic surgeon to perform liposuction surgery on her.  Apparently the surgery was performed in a so-called med-spa. 

Plastic surgeons in South Carolina and nationally have been working to inform the general public and lawmakers about the dangers of our system in which all licensed physicians can legally perform all procedures.  This means patients must carefully select the doctor that claims qualifications to do their surgery. 

It can be hard since well-done advertisements often substitute for referrals from respected doctors and satisfied patients. 

The American College of Surgeons sums it up, "SURGERY BY SURGEONS."

 

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