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Peru Rhinoplasty and Macchu Picchu

My wife Melissa and I just returned from a week-long trip to Peru. The trip began in Cuzco, which was the capital of the Inca Empire when the Spanish colonized the area. Cuzco is at 12,000 feet and travelers are often affected by altitude sickness. Fortunately the hotel we stayed in, the [...]

Posted on 11/17/2009 20:13:17

…and another office manager arriving.

We would like to welcome Carolina as our new office manager. Carolina has worked as a medical practice manager for the past 5 years and brings a wealth of experience with her. She has a winning personality, a quick smile, and is willing to work hard to guarantee the success and future growth [...]

Posted on 11/10/2009 17:59:10

One office manager departing…

We at Dr. Constantinides’ office want to let you know about a change in our office. Alison, our office manager for the past two years, will be leaving us at the end of this month. Alison has taken a wonderful and exciting position as billing manager for a plastic surgery group on Long Island. She [...]

Posted on 10/27/2009 21:45:54

San Diego Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Today I flew to San Diego for a 5-day stay. The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) begins on Thursday, but tomorrow is a full day of committee meetings and board meetings. Last year I was elected to the Board of Directors of the AAFPRS as [...]

Posted on 10/01/2009 04:06:54

Healthcare Reform and the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Our Board of Directors of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) has come out strongly against the proposed healthcare legislation, simply because it does nothing to guarantee physician income, the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship, or malpractice tort reform. (The following comments are mine, and not the Board’s.) These are [...]

Posted on 10/01/2009 04:04:13

The Patient-Physician Relationship

I have been writing about the Patient-Physician Relationship for facial plastic surgery journals lately, and wanted to share some of my thoughts with you. I believe that nothing is more valuable for my patients than helping them achieve their personal goals through surgery. However, how will surgery actually help each patient with achieving [...]

Posted on 10/01/2009 03:55:03

Paris, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, and Munich Rhinoplasty Course

Its been too long, but my absence from the blog scene was for good reason. I’ve been busy traveling around Europe speaking about Functional Rhinoplasty, Cosmetic Rhinoplasty, and the Patient-Physician Relationship. Our trip spanned the two weeks between the last week of August and the first few weeks of September, with the Labor [...]

Posted on 09/29/2009 23:59:55

WABC Story on Nose Reconstruction in Manhattan

For a video clip of the story as aired today on WABC, see: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=6936962

Posted on 07/29/2009 01:07:32

Gunshot Victim Gets a New Nose Reconstruction

fter many months of planning, Dr. Mark Delacure and I, working with a team of plastic and reconstructive surgeons, rebuilt Brandy’s nose today. I began the surgery by opening her nasal airways and preparing the nose and midface for Dr. Delacure’s free flap. He harvested the free flap that had already been constructed [...]

Posted on 07/28/2009 19:55:58

Facelift, Revision Rhinoplasty, and Zygomatic Arch Repair, all in a day in Manhattan, NYC

Monday this week was a perfect facial plastic surgery day. It began with my doing a deep plane face and neck lift in my accredited office based surgery center. The patient was a beautiful fair skinned woman with early jowls, submental excess, and midface ptosis. This was a patient that many of my [...]

Posted on 07/09/2009 00:48:33