07
Jun

The Difference Between Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Key Takeaways: Cosmetic surgery is an elective choice, while reconstructive surgery is medically necessary. Reconstructive surgery is often focused on restoring function or appearance, such as for breast cancer patients after a mastectomy. It is important to consider the co...
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Jun

In-House Cosmetic & Reconstructive Options
Hi my name is Dr. Effie Politis with Politis Plastic SurgeryWe’re able to offer quite a few services now under local anesthesia whereas we used to do all of these under general anesthesia which inherently has a little bit of a risk. Some of these smaller procedures we can do in ...
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Jun

Reconstructive Surgery on Cutaneous Malignancies
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)As plastic surgeons, dermatologists typically refer us cases involving skin cancers dealing with the head/neck which require advanced closure techniques to minimize scar burden and resulting def...
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Jun

GalaFLEX Surgical Scaffold for Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Effie Politis, MD, FACS (@dreffiepolitis)Another important technique to point out from the case that we’ve recently posted about(please see our grid @dreffiepolitis ), is the use of Galaflex Ravioli construct. The GalaFLEX Scaffo...
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