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Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

The Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) remains one of the most frequently performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. After blogging about the extreme tummy tuck last week, […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Mar 11, 2011

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Tumescent Liposuction

Liposuction remains one of the most frequently performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the San Francisco Bay Area, California and the US in general. […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Mar 5, 2011

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Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck – Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery

Variety is the spice of life, and it is the single most important aspect of plastic surgery that makes my job both rewarding and […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 24, 2011

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Tubular Breasts and Plastic Surgery – Walnut Creek, San Francisco East Bay Area

Tubular breast deformity is a common, congenital breast abnormality found in both women and men. In men, the treatment is straight forward (see the […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 16, 2011

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Mammogram Recommendations – When to Start Routine Screening

Remember when the revised US Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for breast cancer screening were released in November 2009? Like the recent FDA […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Feb 9, 2011

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Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) – Rare but Important

Yesterday, the FDA released a White Paper and Advisory Statement on Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants. It is important […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 27, 2011

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Dr. Mele – 2010 Patients’ Choice Awards Repeat Recipient

The 2010 Patients’ Choice Awards were just announced and we did it again. Joseph A. Mele, III, MD, Inc, has again received the Patients’ […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 25, 2011

Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Revision Surgery, Breast Reduction, Breast Reduction (Men), Breast Reduction (Women), Capsular Contracture, Home, Videos

Breast Implants and Breast Augmentation – Part 4

Breast implants are used to increase the size of the breasts. If you are happy with the shape of your breasts, but desire increased […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 18, 2011

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Breast Implants and Breast Augmentation – Part 3

Cosmetic surgery of the breast encompasses many varied procedures. Breasts can be enlarged with breast implants via breast augmentation, or reduced in size with […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 12, 2011

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Breast Implants and Breast Augmentation – Part 2

If you were peaking ahead, the preview screen on the video shows a side-by-side comparison of before and after pictures for breast reduction (reduction […]

by Joseph A. Mele, MD | Jan 4, 2011