Top five aesthetics stories from July; Protein supplements reduce wound healing complications in post bariatric patients

Here are the top five most popular aesthetics stories from the month. Read on for prepectoral implant insertion and an in-depth look at plastic surgery pricing, plus other talked about stories from Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Protein supplements reduce wound healing complications in post bariatric patients after body contouring

For patients undergoing abdominoplasty after massive weight loss from bariatric surgery, pretreatment protein nutritional supplementation significantly decreased wound healing complications. Read more

Place implants prepectoral with vertical incision in immediate breast reconstruction

For patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction, researchers propose placing implants prepectoral with a vertical mastectomy incision, dermal flap and a saline implant with mesh/acellular dermal matrix fixation. Read more

BLOG: How to choose a plastic surgeon: It's a big decision; choose wisely

Finding a plastic surgeon is a big decision, since your surgeon's work will stay with you forever. Here are a few tips for choosing wisely, from my perspective as a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in New York City. Read more

Juvéderm Voluma XC well-tolerated with high satisfaction, results last 2 years

Juvéderm Voluma XC is well-tolerated with high satisfaction for age-related midface volume deficit with results lasting up to 2 years. Read more

Plastic surgery pricin g does not coincide with supply and demand

A correlation exists between cosmetic surgery pricing and local economic factors, researchers found; however, the pricing cannot be completely explained by supply-and-demand model. Read more