Dr. Kaplan joining NewBeauty on Instagram Live!
We’re very excited to announce that Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, board certified plastic surgeon and founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health will be NewBeauty Magazine’s guest on Instagram Live! So tune in Tuesday, November 10th at 9am PST. If you’re reading this after November 10th, click here for the recording. Dr. Kaplan on Instagram Live with New […]
The Safe BBL
Deaths during a Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL have made the news over the last several years. These are avoidable tragedies. The cause of death after a BBL is due to fat embolism. After harvesting fat from the abdomen, flanks and back via liposuction, the fat is injected into the buttocks. If injecting too […]
Is Botox plastic surgery?
Is Botox plastic surgery? Plastic surgery is a wide ranging field. A plastic surgeon in training can enjoy one aspect of the field when they start, and go in a totally different direction when they finish training. The major categories include reconstructive plastic surgery, pediatric craniofacial surgery and cosmetic plastic surgery. Cosmetics is further […]
Is dimpleplasty right for me? [video]
This patient was unhappy with his lack of dimples so we created some for him! To understand how a dimpleplasty creates a dimple, it’s important to understand the underlying anatomy that creates dimples in the first place. Once you understand that, you can determine if “dimpleplasty is right for me?” What are dimples? The […]
Dr. Kaplan wins Best Paper Award
It’s been under wraps for a few weeks but we are proud to announce that Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, a board certified plastic surgeon and founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health has won the PRS Global Open Best Paper Award in North America! His article entitled, The Single Incision Minimally Invasive (SIMI) Neck Lift, is the first to […]
All you need to know about lip implants
Check out this TV story on lip implants with Dr. Kaplan! With the help of PermaLip implants, you have another option for plumping up your lips. Until several years ago, lip fillers were the main option for lip augmentation. But now you have a choice. Lip implants vs fillers Lip fillers are made of hyaluronic […]
The difficulty in diagnosing Breast Implant Associated Illness (BIAI)
If you’re considering a breast augmentation, then you’ve no doubt heard about two potential medical issues. One is Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, or ALCL, and the other is Breast Implant Associated Illness, or BIAI. ALCL, which you can read about here, is a more limited issue that has affected a total of 733 people globally. […]
Do you have ZOOM neck?!
We now have a variation on the tech neck – the ZOOM neck! And there’s a treatment for it – the SIMI neck lift! When I developed the SIMI neck lift several years ago, first published here, it was a treatment for patients that had too much skin for liposuction but not so much skin […]
Men get liposuction too!
As gender roles evolve in the work place and at home, there’s still a misconception about who can and can not get cosmetic surgery. In addition to other surgical and non-surgical services as discussed here, men get liposuction too! Men get liposuction too! Man’s resistance to getting cosmetic surgery may be a societal convention. […]
For better or worse, this is the best time to get cosmetic surgery
Here we are, emerging from the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic, entering the unknown chronic phase. There is much we still don’t know about the virus, including why some become symptomatic but others remain asymptomatic. Even with these unknowns, the world must press on, doing our best to adjust our lives and maintain some […]
Do collagen supplements work? A synopsis
While I always felt that collagen supplements in the form of pills or tablets were degraded by stomach acid and didn’t work, there’s really more to the story. You can find an overview of the great “do collagen supplements work” debate here. Or you can read the synopsis below. One thing we know is […]
Dispelling two myths after surgery
As seen in the image, I received a text message from a patient the morning after her surgery. She underwent a Brazilian Butt Lift and Tummy Tuck. In the text message, she’s thanking me after getting out of the shower. It was the first time she was able to look in the mirror and was […]
