3 Plastic Surgeons and a Fourth

Drs. Salvatore Pacella, Sam Jejurikar, and Sam Rhee are joined by Elaine Sapinoso, breast cancer "thriver," who shares her story about overcoming adversity after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Topics include: different types of breast reconstruction; what to do when first diagnosed with breast cancer; what to expect with surgery and breast reconstruction; and resuming a successful and complete life.

Drs. Sam Jejurikar, Salvatore Pacella, and Sam Rhee talk about myths and misconceptions of plastic surgery.

Dr. Pacella brings up the first one: Does plastic surgery mean you are putting plastic inside of me?

Then the surgeons briefly recap the latest in COVID conditions in their areas and what they are doing to keep patients safe.

Myths discussed today:
1. Plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons are the same
2. Plastic surgery is only if you are vain and/or have poor self esteem
3. Plastic surgery is expensive and not affordable
4. Liposuction is an easy and good way to lose weight
5. You don’t need liposuction or body contouring as long as you exercise and eat right
6. Fat will reappear in other areas after liposuction
7. It is better to gain weight before a BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift)
8. It is unsafe to breast feed after breast augmentation
9. Breast implants need to be changed out every 10 years
10.Botox is dangerous because it is a poison
11. Once you start Botox you have to keep getting Botox or your face will look worse than before
12. Injectible fillers will stretch out my face and/or deflate my face
13. Botox and fillers are not worth it because you have to keep getting treatments
14. Facial procedures look unnatural or artificial
15. Plastic surgery procedures are addictive and once you start you keep going with them

Drs. Sam Jejurikar, Salvatore Pacella, and Sam Rhee talk about cosmetic surgery for men. They cover why men get cosmetic surgery and why it is different than for women. 

Dr. Salvatore Pacella shares a great facial rejuvenation case as well as a gynecomastia (breast reduction) case. 

They also talk about non-surgical rejuvenation with Botox and fillers such as Juvederm and Restylane for men as well as a new, longer lasting Botox alternative in the pipeline from Revance Therapeutics called DAXI (daxibotulinumtoxin).

Premiere show where the 3 plastic surgeons, Drs. Sam Jejurikar, Salvatore Pacella, and Sam Rhee introduce themselves and talk about life starting back up post-COVID.

Two plastic surgery cases are discussed including a mommy makeover as well as a difficult illegal silicone injection case as presented by Dr. Jejurikar.

A quick roundup of the latest in plastic surgery news and a brief tribute to plastic surgery giant Dr. Mark Codner, who tragically passed recently.