Many breast cancer patients are not aware that breast reconstruction is a viable option–both financially and physically–after a mastectomy. Since 1998, the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) has helped women with breast cancer who wish to have breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy. The WHCRA mandates that insurance companies that offer mastectomy coverage […]
Recent media concerning actress Angelina Jolie and her decision to undergo a bilateral mastectomy after discovering a BRCA gene mutation has a lot of women wondering: What is the BRCA gene? What does a BRCA gene test reveal? BRCA1 is a human caretaker gene that produces a protein called breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein. […]
This morning you woke up after a restless night of sleep and a long week of work. You can’t help but shrug when you look in the mirror. Puffy eyes, dry-looking skin, fine wrinkles, dark circles … even the corners of your mouth are turned-down. Unfortunately, being fatigued isn’t just a feeling on the inside […]
Once again the staff of Amae Plastic Surgery will be observing Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day. This is the second annual BRA Day, which is designed to raise awareness among women and medical professionals of the options for breast reconstruction that are available to women who have undergone a mastectomy. October 16th is designated as […]
We’ve all heard of someone undergoing a breast augmentation (implants) procedure. But did you know that breast reduction surgery is among one of the most popular procedures in cosmetic surgery? In fact, according to the Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank statistics, more than 100,000 women had like-surgeries in 2012. But why? Large or oversized breasts […]
If you are unhappy with facial blemishes, wrinkles or uneven skin pigmentation, a chemical peel may be the perfect solution for improving the texture of your facial skin. When a patient undergoes a chemical peel, a chemical solution is applied to the face and works to remove the sun-damaged outer layers of the skin. Chemical […]
Have you been considering a breast augmentation, breast reduction or breast reconstruction but would like to get more information? Dr. Ali will be conducting Advances in Plastic Surgery: Understanding Breast Augmentation, a one-hour seminar on Tuesday, August 27th from 5-6pm at St. Joseph hospital in Port Huron, Michigan. Dr. Ali is a board-certified plastic surgeon […]
It’s summertime and you’re too embarrassed to wear short sleeves. Why? You may refer to this condition as “bat wings” or “flabby arms.” To battle saggy arms, there are a number of solutions. Two of them include aerobic exercise to burn fat and strength training to tone muscle. Although, as we age many of us […]
A liquid face lift is a highly successful non-surgical alternative to plastic surgery. Liquid face lift procedures typically involve a series of facial filler injections into various “problem” areas of the face. In the past decade, we have seen an explosion in the popularity of non-surgical procedures, which has resulted in several new FDA-approved products […]
Mentor Worldwide, maker of high quality implants for breast augmentation announced it has received FDA approval on a new implant. The MemoryShape is an anatomically-shaped cohesive silicone gel implant designed to be used in breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. The silicone gel in the MemoryShape breast implant contains more cross-linking compared to the silicone gel […]
