No matter if you’re in Calgary or Columbia, we could all use a little help with our facial skin. Whether sun damage, stress, environmental factors, or simply the decline of collagen that comes with aging, our facial skin shows our age sooner than we’d like. Fine lines and wrinkles, areas of volume loss, pigmentation problems […]
Dr. Frank has many new patients come see him seeking a revision procedure for their breast augmentation. There are various reasons why a patient may seek revision surgery. Here are the main issues to be addressed with these procedures. Capsular contracture When an implant is placed into the body, there is a reaction, as you […]
Coming into a New Year after another forgettable calendar of COVID, your skin deserves some love. Give it AquaGold. Huh? We know, that kind of sounds like the latest Marvel superhero or something. But AquaGold actually combines microneedling with a form of mesotherapy to rejuvenate the skin. We offer it in JECT Medical Aesthetics at […]
With the beauty of Calgary and the surrounding mountains, whether we’re out hiking at Cascade Mountain, skiing at Nakiska Ski Area, or at a million other locales for outdoor fun, we get our fair share of sun. That means we’re also doing lots of squinting. Over time crow’s feet show up at the outside of […]
When our patients from Calgary and the surrounding areas are considering and researching breast augmentation with Dr. Frank, they will come across a term they probably have not heard before — capsular contracture. It is the most common complication after having breast augmentation, so in the last blog before a glorious Calgary summer, let’s get […]
One of the more unfortunate parts of aging is the effect gravity has on seemingly all of our tissues. Women’s breasts don’t get a reprieve. Unfortunately, sagging in the breasts is also accentuated by pregnancy, breastfeeding, and changes in weight. What were once firm breasts that sat high on the chest are now drooping and […]
While breast augmentation continues to be a very popular procedure in Canada, with over 20,000 patients opting to increase their breast size with implants, more women are also opting to have their implants removed. Dr. Frank performs breast implant removal surgery at his Calgary practice. Concern about lymphoma When Health Canada announced a ban on […]
Other than changing into our hockey pads for our beer league games, a Calgary winter doesn’t feature many situations where you need to take your shirt off around anyone other than your spouse or partner. Phew. If you’re saddled with enlarged male breasts, you’re likely self-conscious about removing your shirt when around others. And that […]
As if the past year of the coronavirus haven’t made us all anxious enough, if you’ve also been considering breast augmentation you may have heard some other news that made you anxious. Health Canada and the U.S.’s FDA recalled a certain type of breast implant, and you’re now wondering what’s up with that. Since Dr. […]
Although liposuction passed breast augmentation as the most popular cosmetic surgery in Canada in 2019, breast augmentation surgery isn’t far behind. That’s why it’s hard for some people to understand why a woman would opt to have Dr. Frank surgically reduce the size of her breasts, usually by two or more cup sizes with breast […]
