07
Jun
Subfascial Breast Augmentation with GalaSHAPE 3D Scaffold
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis) This patient is 5’7″ and 166lbs. She is a massive weight loss patient and had a mastopexy when she was younger. After having 5 children, she wanted to correct the deflation in her breast and...
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Jun
Do Breast Implants Make You Float?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis) Do breast implants make you float? Will it save you from drowning? Those are some questions that a few may have wondered about breast implants at some point. Here’s the thing, breast implants ...
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Jun
Fat Grafting Shows Promise for Cancer Patients with Radiation-Induced Skin Injury
Radiation Therapy (RT) is an effective treatment for a range of malignant conditions. It involves projecting high-energy photons towards a tumor, destroying the DNA of the tumor cells. With their DNA destroyed, the cancer cells lose their ability to divide and grow, and they eve...
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Jun
What to Consider Before You Get a Breast Augmentation
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)Considering breast augmentation? Whether your reasons are for the enhancement of your appearance, correction of uneven breasts, or following a mastectomy procedure, there are several things you h...
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Jun
How Many Units of Botox Do I Need?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis) Areas where toxins/neuromodulators can be injected and corresponding units that you need per area. Individual facial muscle requires different amounts of toxin in order to fully relax & ...
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Jun
Mommy Makeover with Dr. Effie Politis
Childbearing can bring significant changes to a woman’s body. After experiencing the beauty and struggles of raising a child, many women try to improve their bodies after their pregnancies. They do various workouts and try different diets to get back into shape. However, the effe...
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Jun
Before and After: Mini Facelift
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis) This lovely patient underwent a mini-facelift in-office under local anesthesia, as well as hyperdilute Radiesse injected into cheeks and central face for composite facial restoration ...
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Jun
What Happens when Implants Too Large for Your Chest/Thorax Are Placed?
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)What happens when implants too large for your chest/thorax are placed? Implant displacement, stretched-out thin breast tissue, and asymmetry. This can only be fixed with revision, implant exchange...
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Jun
Fillers: Before and After Look
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)Here’s a sped-up video of another one of our lovely patients getting fillers! Fillers not only smooth out wrinkles and fine lines but also gives the face a more defined look! Swipe for the bef...
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Jun
Dietary Effects on Skin Aging
https://www. dermboston. com/View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)According to Emmy Graber, M. D. , MBA. , president and founder of The Dermatology Institute of Boston, PC, Boston, there are some studies that suggest ways we can change ...
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Jun
How Much Botox Do I Need?
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)A common question asked by most Botox patients: “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘹 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥? ” Understandably so, since this is an important consideration before going through the treatment, a...
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Jun
What Is Midface Augmentation?
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)Maintaining the golden ratio or phi in this patient by mid-face augmentation. This hyaluronic acid filler has inherently high lift capacity (Vycross technology) which helps maintain the invert...
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