• Have you ever met one of your idols? I did last night. Had the pleasure of listening to and meeting Dr. Sam Hamra last night at the Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting. Dr. Hamra is an idol of mine and an icon in the field of plastic surgery. He developed a deep-plane facelift known as composite rhytidectomy in the 70’s & 80’s and published his landmark article in the early 90’s. His technique is known for its complete facial rejuvenation and natural appearance. He spent the last 20-30 years of his career traveling the globe lecturing and teaching his technique in addition to maintaining his busy practice in Dallas. At my first journal club as a plastic surgery fellow in 2002, I was assigned his groundbreaking paper to read and discuss. Talk about intimidating as a fresh plastics resident right out of general surgery training. I still have the highlighted paper in my files in my office. For someone who reached the pinnacle of their field, there could not be nicer, humbler man. ____ In addition to Dr. Hamra, we had the privilege of listening to Dr. Fritz Barton and Dr. John Tebbetts, also world-renowned Dallas plastic surgeons, discuss retirement and life after plastic surgery. Such an immense amount of knowledge and wisdom between the three. ___ #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #dallastx #dallasplasticsurgery #friscotx #planotx #delfriscos
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    Have you ever met one of your idols? I did last night. Had the pleasure of listening to and meeting Dr. Sam Hamra last night at the Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting. Dr. Hamra is an idol of mine and an icon in the field of plastic surgery. He developed a deep-plane facelift known as composite rhytidectomy in the 70’s & 80’s and published his landmark article in the early 90’s. His technique is known for its complete facial rejuvenation and natural appearance. He spent the last 20-30 years of his career traveling the globe lecturing and teaching his technique in addition to maintaining his busy practice in Dallas. At my first journal club as a plastic surgery fellow in 2002, I was assigned his groundbreaking paper to read and discuss. Talk about intimidating as a fresh plastics resident right out of general surgery training. I still have the highlighted paper in my files in my office. For someone who reached the pinnacle of their field, there could not be nicer, humbler man. ____ In addition to Dr. Hamra, we had the privilege of listening to Dr. Fritz Barton and Dr. John Tebbetts, also world-renowned Dallas plastic surgeons, discuss retirement and life after plastic surgery. Such an immense amount of knowledge and wisdom between the three. ___ #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #dallastx #dallasplasticsurgery #friscotx #planotx #delfriscos
  • This ain’t yo momma’s tummy tuck. Just like iPhones get better every year (at least they tell us they do), so do tummy tucks. This patient didn’t like her abdominal appearance after 3 kids and a less than stellar liposuction performed elsewhere. I performed a tummy tuck and liposuction. The liposuction was not to remove large amounts of fat. She barely had any. It was to create contour. Hills & valleys that help to create an athletic, but still feminine, appearance. She also had a breast implant exchange and a small crescent lift on the left. ___ What’s changed with tummy tucks, you might ask? The biggest change has been with the use of liposuction. Not long ago it was considered taboo to perform lipo with a tummy tuck. Why? It was speculated it could damage the blood supply and cause healing issues. I was taught if you did any it should be minimal and certainly not on the front. Over the years we have learned the two can be safely performed simultaneously. I almost never do a tummy tuck without lipo anymore, whether large volume, or just small amounts of sculpting to produce beautiful contours like this one. Enjoy! ___ #tummy #tummytuck #lipotummytuck #lipoabdominoplasty #hideflipo #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
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    This ain’t yo momma’s tummy tuck. Just like iPhones get better every year (at least they tell us they do), so do tummy tucks. This patient didn’t like her abdominal appearance after 3 kids and a less than stellar liposuction performed elsewhere. I performed a tummy tuck and liposuction. The liposuction was not to remove large amounts of fat. She barely had any. It was to create contour. Hills & valleys that help to create an athletic, but still feminine, appearance. She also had a breast implant exchange and a small crescent lift on the left. ___ What’s changed with tummy tucks, you might ask? The biggest change has been with the use of liposuction. Not long ago it was considered taboo to perform lipo with a tummy tuck. Why? It was speculated it could damage the blood supply and cause healing issues. I was taught if you did any it should be minimal and certainly not on the front. Over the years we have learned the two can be safely performed simultaneously. I almost never do a tummy tuck without lipo anymore, whether large volume, or just small amounts of sculpting to produce beautiful contours like this one. Enjoy! ___ #tummy #tummytuck #lipotummytuck #lipoabdominoplasty #hideflipo #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
  • How to confuse an Aggie. I’ll just take my chances and park 🤯🤷🏻‍♂️. #aggiejoke #aggieland #aggielogic #aggieengineering #texasam #texasaggies #texasaandm #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
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    How to confuse an Aggie. I’ll just take my chances and park 🤯🤷🏻‍♂️. #aggiejoke #aggieland #aggielogic #aggieengineering #texasam #texasaggies #texasaandm #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
  • Dang my Aggies are pretty. Jus sayin! #aggiedelts #gigem #texags #texasaggies #parentsweekend #ringdunk #proudparents #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
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    Dang my Aggies are pretty. Jus sayin! #aggiedelts #gigem #texags #texasaggies #parentsweekend #ringdunk #proudparents #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
  • 🚨ContestAlert🚨 Guess what procedure this patient had for a chance to win the opportunity for you to have the procedure of your choice,by me, for full price. Absolutely no discount. The rules are simple, but listen closely because the slightest mistake will result in disqualification. First, guess the procedure below in comments. Then make sure you are following this account, my grandmother’s account, my uncle’s Facebook account and my second cousin’s twice removed Twitter. He’s hilarious. I promise. Then tag 23 of your friends below and make sure they all follow the above accounts and comment with their guess, as well. The winner will then be randomly selected when, and only when, this post has as many likes as @kyliejenner ‘s most recent post of her baby shooting a basketball. Good luck and remember....enter as often as you’d like. ______________________ #humpdayhumor #humpdayvibes #happyhumpday #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #boobjob #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
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    🚨ContestAlert🚨 Guess what procedure this patient had for a chance to win the opportunity for you to have the procedure of your choice,by me, for full price. Absolutely no discount. The rules are simple, but listen closely because the slightest mistake will result in disqualification. First, guess the procedure below in comments. Then make sure you are following this account, my grandmother’s account, my uncle’s Facebook account and my second cousin’s twice removed Twitter. He’s hilarious. I promise. Then tag 23 of your friends below and make sure they all follow the above accounts and comment with their guess, as well. The winner will then be randomly selected when, and only when, this post has as many likes as @kyliejenner ‘s most recent post of her baby shooting a basketball. Good luck and remember....enter as often as you’d like. ______________________ #humpdayhumor #humpdayvibes #happyhumpday #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #boobjob #friscotx #planotx #dallastx
  • 18 years ago today Steve Jobs & Apple introduced iPod to the world. I’m not sure there’s ever been a bigger game-changing invention or technology that also disappeared as fast as it came. Trust me. Even I was skeptical of this little device at first. I couldn’t imagine all my music stored digitally on a hard drive in that little gadget. I still hadn’t gotten over the trauma of switching from vinyl to CD’s in the 80’s. I grew up going to record stores, flipping through the albums, then reluctantly the CD’s, walking out with something I could hold in my hand and enjoy. Now I was supposed to buy music on my computer from a digital music store and download it to this thing??? Yes. And I did😜. I estimate I bought somewhere between 20-25 iPods during their run(that includes my kids). These two were my workhorses. One stayed at home and the other went with me in the car and to the OR. Every CD I bought between 1985 & 2005 is on them. It truly simplified my life. I used to actually keep a stack of CD’s in the OR. How ancient does that sound? I bought just about every version released: classic, mini, nano(my favorite to take on a run or to the gym), & touch. Do you still have your iPod? Do you still use it? And what was your favorite model? _________________________________ #ipod #ipodclassic #ipodtouch #ipodnano #applegeek #techgeek #friscotx #dallastx #planotx #plasticsurgeon #bestinventionever
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    18 years ago today Steve Jobs & Apple introduced iPod to the world. I’m not sure there’s ever been a bigger game-changing invention or technology that also disappeared as fast as it came. Trust me. Even I was skeptical of this little device at first. I couldn’t imagine all my music stored digitally on a hard drive in that little gadget. I still hadn’t gotten over the trauma of switching from vinyl to CD’s in the 80’s. I grew up going to record stores, flipping through the albums, then reluctantly the CD’s, walking out with something I could hold in my hand and enjoy. Now I was supposed to buy music on my computer from a digital music store and download it to this thing??? Yes. And I did😜. I estimate I bought somewhere between 20-25 iPods during their run(that includes my kids). These two were my workhorses. One stayed at home and the other went with me in the car and to the OR. Every CD I bought between 1985 & 2005 is on them. It truly simplified my life. I used to actually keep a stack of CD’s in the OR. How ancient does that sound? I bought just about every version released: classic, mini, nano(my favorite to take on a run or to the gym), & touch. Do you still have your iPod? Do you still use it? And what was your favorite model? _________________________________ #ipod #ipodclassic #ipodtouch #ipodnano #applegeek #techgeek #friscotx #dallastx #planotx #plasticsurgeon #bestinventionever
  • I can’t wait to see this patient’s long-term result so in the meantime let’s just look at this. Her mommy makeover was about 3 months ago and this was her on-table result after abdominoplasty, liposuction of 3500cc’s and breast augmentation. At 3 months patients typically look fantastic, but it can be up to a year to see the final result. Got any questions about the healing process or mommy makeovers in general? Fire off below in comments. __________________________________ #mommymakeover #plasticsurgeon #mombod #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #bodymakeover #friscotx #dallastx #planotx #tummytuck
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    I can’t wait to see this patient’s long-term result so in the meantime let’s just look at this. Her mommy makeover was about 3 months ago and this was her on-table result after abdominoplasty, liposuction of 3500cc’s and breast augmentation. At 3 months patients typically look fantastic, but it can be up to a year to see the final result. Got any questions about the healing process or mommy makeovers in general? Fire off below in comments. __________________________________ #mommymakeover #plasticsurgeon #mombod #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #bodymakeover #friscotx #dallastx #planotx #tummytuck
  • This lovely lady came in with her husband, who’s main request was to make his wife look like a coke bottle. Now I normally tell husbands to sit back and be quiet while I talk to the patient. If we need their opinion we’ll give it to them😂. Seriously, he just wanted the best result for his wife and wanted to make sure I knew her goals. Which also included a low scar and a natural bellybutton. This is her result at 4 months after undergoing abdominoplasty with aggressive liposuction. I removed 2.5 pounds of tummy tuck skin & fat and 3000cc’s of lipo fat! I may be biased but I think she looks amazing. Thankfully, they do too. Coke bottle ✅ Low scar ✅ Natural bellybutton ✅ _________________________________________ So, I’d guess about half of my female patients bring their husband or significant other to their consultation. Some sit there and add nothing 🙊. Others pipe in a little too much🤭. Others give just the right amount of support and speak only when spoken to😉. What are your thoughts on the consultation? Go it alone? Someone for support? Let me know below. . . . #mommymakeover #abdominoplasty #tummytuck #tummytuckjourney #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx #happypatient #happyhusband
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    This lovely lady came in with her husband, who’s main request was to make his wife look like a coke bottle. Now I normally tell husbands to sit back and be quiet while I talk to the patient. If we need their opinion we’ll give it to them😂. Seriously, he just wanted the best result for his wife and wanted to make sure I knew her goals. Which also included a low scar and a natural bellybutton. This is her result at 4 months after undergoing abdominoplasty with aggressive liposuction. I removed 2.5 pounds of tummy tuck skin & fat and 3000cc’s of lipo fat! I may be biased but I think she looks amazing. Thankfully, they do too. Coke bottle ✅ Low scar ✅ Natural bellybutton ✅ _________________________________________ So, I’d guess about half of my female patients bring their husband or significant other to their consultation. Some sit there and add nothing 🙊. Others pipe in a little too much🤭. Others give just the right amount of support and speak only when spoken to😉. What are your thoughts on the consultation? Go it alone? Someone for support? Let me know below. . . . #mommymakeover #abdominoplasty #tummytuck #tummytuckjourney #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon #plasticsurgeon #friscotx #planotx #dallastx #happypatient #happyhusband
  • Throwback to June 2012 boys night out. We left the girls at the hotel in San Francisco (I don’t think they shed any tears) and took the train to Oakland to see the Rangers & A’s. One of my anesthesiologists, Dr. Schulz, was watching on tv back in Dallas and saw us and captured these first two pics. There’s got to be a great story to the baseball Ethan & Elliott are holding. I just don’t remember it😜. Maybe I snagged a screaming foul ball one-handed? Or maybe not. Anyway, I love traveling to see my favorite teams play away from home. I think it goes back to childhood and watching big games on tv wishing I was there but at the same time it seeming like an impossibility. Anybody else like this? If so, what’s the best sports venue or sporting event you’ve ever been to? . . . #texasrangersbaseball #texasrangers #oaklandathleticsbaseball #oaklandathletics #oaklandcoliseum #friscotx #planotx #dallastx #plasticsurgeon #boysnightout
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    Throwback to June 2012 boys night out. We left the girls at the hotel in San Francisco (I don’t think they shed any tears) and took the train to Oakland to see the Rangers & A’s. One of my anesthesiologists, Dr. Schulz, was watching on tv back in Dallas and saw us and captured these first two pics. There’s got to be a great story to the baseball Ethan & Elliott are holding. I just don’t remember it😜. Maybe I snagged a screaming foul ball one-handed? Or maybe not. Anyway, I love traveling to see my favorite teams play away from home. I think it goes back to childhood and watching big games on tv wishing I was there but at the same time it seeming like an impossibility. Anybody else like this? If so, what’s the best sports venue or sporting event you’ve ever been to? . . . #texasrangersbaseball #texasrangers #oaklandathleticsbaseball #oaklandathletics #oaklandcoliseum #friscotx #planotx #dallastx #plasticsurgeon #boysnightout