Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS

Birth defects can set a family up for a lifetime of challenges, but thanks to some amazing advances in modern cosmetic surgery, there are options available to improve a child's quality of life.

Those who have lost a significant amount of weight are often left with sagging skin, and exercise is not the solution to that problem.

Although Botox treatments are now more popular than ever before, they are continuously portrayed in a negative light, particularly within the media

It is essential to educate patients on the importance of working with board-certified plastic surgeons and ensuring their cosmetic procedures performed at accredited locations.

Do you know why patients seek out cosmetic surgery these days? Healthcare professionals might need to rethink their responses, because the answers are surprising.

As the demand for cosmetic treatments continues to increase, nose jobs are consistently among the most popular plastic surgery procedures performed on the face.

As the number of cosmetic procedures performed on male patients each year continues to rise, men are clearly entering into the image enhancement game in a big way.

When prospective patients are contemplating cosmetic surgery, the first and most important step in their image enhancement journey is to find a plastic surgeon who is right for their desired procedure.

With the skyrocketing demand for cosmetic procedures, are plastic surgeons doing enough to prescreen clients?

While there are no medical safety reasons to avoid becoming pregnant after a tummy tuck, there is no definitive way to ensure the results of the procedure will remain intact throughout a new pregnancy.

Once an investment in liposuction has been made, it must be protected in order to reap its benefits for as long as possible.

Though shaped breast implants were recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), plastic surgeons must not forget the proven track record of round implants in the United States.

A one-two-three punch to help patients get rid of the troublesome muffin top for good.

Patients would never go to a plastic surgeon for an ear infection or a Pap smear, so why are they turning to an ophthalmologist or gynecologist for cosmetic enhancements?

To better inform potential rhinoplasty recipients, I've compiled a list of common activities patients have asked about resuming and detailed how long a patient should wait before entering into them.

Despite the best techniques and execution during a breast augmentation surgery, changes can occur within the breast or implant that can lead a patient to consider a breast revision surgery.

Here are 3 vital tools plastic surgeons use to set patients' procedure outcome expectations.

Although boosted self-esteem and increased confidence are added benefits to fixing an embarrassing physical flaw, they can also lead both the patient and surgeon down a slippery slope.

To help you inform your potential plastic surgery patients on all there is to know about a rhinoplasty procedure before they agree to it, here are the best answers to a few of their most commonly asked questions.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, reviews the top 3 non-invasive facial cosmetic procedures.

Despite their similar names, the traditional butt lift surgery and the new Brazilian butt lift both address different body aesthetic concerns.

Allowing teens and young adults to boost their confidence through cosmetic enhancements is an amazing gift, but cosmetic surgery is not child's play.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, debunks the top 5 myths he has faced on liposuction, as well as the facts every patient should know before undergoing the procedure.

Plastic surgery still has a very negative stigma, despite the fact that there were more than 14.6 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2012 alone.

With a skilled surgeon at the helm, reasonable expectations, and a firm understanding of the various options available for breast augmentation surgery, a woman can expect to obtain breasts that will fool even the most trained eye.

Though a man doesn't face the same hormonal changes with aging that affect a woman's weight and muscle mass, his clock is still ticking away.

Less-invasive plastic surgery will get rid of targeted problem areas just in time for the holiday season.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, debunks 10 common myths about plastic surgery, such as the safety of Botox injections and breast augmentation.