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Plastic Surgery Blog Salinas and Monterey, CA
Gummy Bear Implants Approved
Big news for breast augmentation. On February 20th, with absolutely no fanfare or advance warning, the FDA finally cleared the unrestricted use of highly cohesive silicone gel implants – AKA the “Gummy Bear” implants. The usual silicone gel is a soft liquid substance with a consistency similar to that of honey. These implants are firmer […]
Read MoreProcedural Videos on PlasticSurgery.org
Plasticsurgery.org is the official website of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. It is a great, reputable site just packed with information. The link below will put you through to their video gallery – it has dozens of informational videos on the most common plastic surgery procedures – scroll down and check out the menu […]
Read MoreQualifications and the Katie Couric Show
We all see headlines about “Plastic Surgery Disasters” or “Botched Plastic Surgery” from time to time. Did you know that most of these procedures are not performed by legitimate plastic surgeons? My first point is that cosmetic surgery is still “real” surgery. Patients sometimes seem to place it in a different category than say, having […]
Read MoreSalinas Valley Plastic Surgery and CoolSculpting in the news Exciting new fat freezing technology
Dr. Romans and CoolSculpting were featured in the news on KSBW last week. Check out the link:http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/monterey/Coolsculpting/-/5738820/18542600/-/95ik4az/-/index.html CoolScultping is our newest technology and has been a huge hit! Patients love that it is nonsurgical and has no down time. The procedure is perfect for smaller, stubborn areas. I’ve done 2 rounds of it myself and […]
Read MoreWelcome to Dr. Silk’s Blog!
Thank you for checking out our website! My bio is available from the front page, but briefly, I am a board certified plastic surgeon. I have been practicing cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery on the central coast now for 6 years. I perform the full range of cosmetic procedures and am happy to answer questions. […]
Read MoreBrazilian Butt Lift: Get that booty you’ve always wanted!
For years my office has received phone calls inquiring about the Brazilian Butt lift. I finally added this as an operation that I do after I found a technique that I thought was safe and effective. I have done over 40 of these the last few years and my patients have been EXTREMELY happy. This […]
Read MoreBreast Reconstruction
According to the CDC, 211,731 women in the US were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Cancer surgeons and Oncologists are referring patients for breast reconstruction more frequently now, so we are really seeing a lot of patients for breast reconstruction. Breasts can be reconstructed at the time of the mastectomy (immediate reconstruction) or at […]
Read MoreVectra 3D
I saw a pretty young woman in my office the other day. She came in for a breast augmentation consultation. She was the perfect candidate to use the 3D camera analysis. I was able to image her and then simulate what she would look like with various sizes of implants. I then printed the before […]
Read MoreWelcome to Our New Website
Hello all! Welcome to Our Fresh New Website. Take a second and look around.
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