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Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that are extremely common and not medically concerning. They can be found over most areas of the body where there is some fat present. Particularly frequent areas of occurrence include the chest, abdomen, back, neck… Read More

This recent resurgence of coronavirus in Arizona is resulting in far greater numbers of people infected with as well as exposed to the virus. Making this situation more problematic is that there is no easy and instantaneous test that can… Read More

It is an indisputable fact that silicone breast implants can help make a woman’s breasts larger, more attractive and youthful in appearance. Would you believe me if I told you that, in very rare situations, they also may be able… Read More

Before undergoing their breast reduction surgery, many women are regularly wearing and even living in their underwire bras. Though they can be uncomfortable to wear when you have very large breasts, not wearing them is a far more unpleasant choice…. Read More

Due to this present Coronavirus pandemic, severe restrictions have been placed on our way of life in order to control the spread of the virus, maximize the ability to medically manage those people severely afflicted with it and minimize the… Read More

For many years, lip augmentation was not procedure associated with prudent moderation. In fact, it was all too common to see women walking around with distorted, obviously over inflated lips that garnered such terminology as ”duck” or “fish” lips, sausage… Read More

During this Covid-19 pandemic, all elective surgery is prohibited. This means those individuals wanting cosmetic surgery can’t have it right now and will just have to wait until the restrictions are lifted, whenever that will be. So, what is a… Read More

We are very happy to announce that Virtual Consultations and Telemedicine (Telehealth) are now available at the Arizona Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. You may be wondering what exactly these are and why you should also be happy. These allow… Read More

It is no secret that we are in the midst of an obesity epidemic and it has been this way for a long time now. In fact, more than 40% of the population of the United States is considered to… Read More

Because of the rapidly accelerating severity of the coronavirus pandemic and our concerns for the safety of our patients and staff along with government mandates, as of March 23, 2020 we will ONLY be seeing emergent and semi-emergent patients on… Read More

The accelerating severity of this coronavirus pandemic and the impending disastrous effects that it will have on our healthcare system will jeopardize our ability to treat those individuals requiring intensive care. In response to this, numerous hospitals and outpatient centers… Read More

Our highest priority has always been to provide our patients with the best and safest possible care. This also applies to the present Coronavirus pandemic. As you know by now, the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19 or the Wuhan virus)… Read More

Most postoperative photos of cosmetic procedures that plastic surgeons post on their website are typically, though not always, taken within a year of surgery. There are several reasons for this practice but a review of them here is not relevant… Read More

It’s not uncommon for women and men who have been told that they are good candidates for an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) to wonder about any potential alternatives that either do not involve surgery or are significantly less invasive. While treatment… Read More

Finally, after all these many years, the venerable but publicity shy en bloc capsulectomy has hit it big time. Yes, indeed! And it largely has social media to thank for it. This seems to be the case at least judging… Read More

After more than thirty terrific years, the Arizona Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery will be permanently closing the doors to our Glendale office on Friday, November 15th. Dr. Steven Turkeltaub and our entire team are incredibly grateful to patients in… Read More

When it comes to undergoing plastic surgery, making bad or wrong choices can mean all the difference… Including of your breasts. As clearly seen in the following photos. These are definitely not the breasts that this woman was looking for…. Read More

As you undoubtedly already know, this past July Allergan voluntarily recalled all of its BIOCELL^® textured surfaced breast implants and expanders as a precaution due to an extremely rare but real association with the development BIA-ALCL (breast implant associated anaplastic… Read More

Women who have undergone a breast augmentation have a very high satisfaction rate, somewhere around 94% or more. On the popular website RealSelf, 98% of women expressing their opinion on this procedure stated that it was definitely worth it. Clearly,… Read More

A keloid is an atypical type of scar more commonly occurring in darker complected individuals such as blacks, Hispanics and Indians though it is seen in all races including even the Irish and Scandinavians. They are elevated, hard scars that… Read More