Patient Safety

Questions For Your Cosmetic Surgeon – Experience

It is important to have all the information before deciding on a Cosmetic Plastic Surgery procedure. This post reviews question two of the five […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 4, 2018

About Dr. Mele, Board Certification, Home, Patient Safety

Questions For Your Cosmetic Surgeon – Training

There are many questions you should ask your Cosmetic Surgeon. By its very nature, Cosmetic Surgery is elective. You should know what to expect […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 21, 2018

Home, Patient Safety

BIA-ALCL January 2018 Breast Implant Associated Lymphoma Update

Through the years, I have posted several updates on the rare, but very treatable, Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) on the […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 13, 2018

Home, Patient Safety

Fire and Plastic Surgery

The recent Napa Sonoma fires make me think about my experience taking care of burn patients. Burn care was one of the most challenging […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Oct 22, 2017

Home, Patient Safety

BIA-ALCL is Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Since the last BIA-ALCL update, all the plastic surgery societies and breast implant manufacturers have responded with information sheets. I am encouraged by the […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Apr 9, 2017

Brazilian Butt Lift, Breast Augmentation, Breast Augmentation Lift, Breast Lift (Mastopexy), Breast Reduction, Brow Lift, Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty), Facelift (Rhytidectomy), Home, Liposuction, Neck Lift (Rhytidectomy), Patient Safety, Plastic Surgery History, Plastic Surgery Societies, Plastic Surgery Statistics, Rhinoplasty (Nasal Surgery), Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty), Wrinkle Reduction (Non-surgical)

Top Plastic Surgery Procedures – SF Bay Area

This week the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) published the United States’ national Plastic Surgery Statistics for 2016. It is always interesting to […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Mar 5, 2017

Breast Augmentation, Home, Patient Safety

2017 BI-ALCL Update (Breast Implant Associated – Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma)

It’s been about six months since the last San Francisco Plastic Surgery Blog ALCL update. Recently, more information on the subject has become available, […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 26, 2017

About Dr. Mele, Home, Patient Safety, Plastic Surgery Societies

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – 50 Years and Counting

This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of my favorite national plastic surgery societies. Happy Birthver to the American Society for Aesthetic […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 20, 2017

Asian Eyelid Lift (Asian Blepharoplasty), Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty), Facial Augmentation, Home, Nasal Augmentation, Patient Safety

Plastic Surgery Principles – Changes Over The Last 500 Years

In the April 2000 issue of Plastic Surgery News, David Ralph Millard, Jr. (June 4, 1919 – June 19, 2011) was described as “the […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 22, 2017

Board Certification, Breast Augmentation, Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty), Home, Liposuction, Patient Safety, Rhinoplasty (Nasal Surgery)

Bogus Plastic Surgeons – Buyer Beware

Miami, Florida, seems to be hot bed for Deceptive Plastic Surgery Practices, and is giving good Miami Plastic Surgeons a bad name. The most […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Nov 28, 2016