Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Answers to your questions, Surgical Procedures, March 4th, 2013 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Cosmetic surgery may be more (or less!) expensive than you thought. Read more…

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, January 26th, 2013 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

It is not unusual for patients to present to our practice with problems for which cosmetic surgery is an ideal solution, but they hesitate to proceed with a procedure for fear of the tiny risk of a bad outcome.  Everyone has a different way of approaching risk, but it is vital that you consider the [...]

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, September 23rd, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Some patients come to see us with a specific procedure in mind. Sometimes, they are more open-minded, and come looking for advice on how to become more attractive.
Science has the answer (sort of)! The study of attractiveness is an area of great scholarship, not surprising given how powerful an influence it has on [...]

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Answers to your questions, Non-surgical procedures, Surgical Procedures, September 16th, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

An approach is presented to avoiding bad results in cosmetic surgery.

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, September 1st, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Countless studies have proven what we all know intuitively- there are advantages to being attractive. This can arise from better work or social opportunities, or simply from greater self-esteem. We are asking our former patients to share stories (submit in comment box below) that demonstrate the secondary benefits of their procedure(s), and ‘best story’ [...]

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, July 29th, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Testimonials may be unintentionally misleading

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Answers to your questions, June 24th, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

“I’m not happy, Doctor”
No Plastic Surgeon wants to hear this from a patient, but it is inevitable that a small percentage of the thousands of patients we see would be unhappy. How a practice responds to complaints may well distinguish a great practice from a good one.

Why are patients unhappy? Surprisingly, it most often [...]

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Answers to your questions, March 21st, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Cosmetic Surgery is not for everyone, but may be a powerful means to improve your quality of life

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Body Contouring, March 3rd, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

A recent patient was raving about the results of her arm lift (brachioplasty), and wondered why it was so hard to find an expert in a big city like Toronto. Brachioplasty is a procedure that often gets plastic surgeons in trouble. It isn’t a very common procedure, and so an inexperienced plastic surgeon [...]

Posted in "Secrets" of Cosmetic Surgery, Body Contouring, February 5th, 2012 | Posted by Dr. Kreidstein

Most people who come to our North Toronto office expecting a tummy tuck to be ‘just’ a cosmetic operation, but the benefits are so much greater than just appearances.
1. Exercise and diet are frustrating if they just leave you with more loose skin. A tummy tuck will remove the loose skin and motivate you [...]

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