Beneath the skin are columns of fibrous tissue that are surrounded by fat cells. “When those columns, known as septi, become imbalanced and the fat cells begin to bulge through (the columns don’t stretch to accommodate the fat), cellulite arises,” says New York and Great Neck, NY, plastic surgeon Kevin Tehrani, MD. “Because of its vertical nature, it allows small …
Men are fueling a rebound in plastic surgery, according to statistics released this week by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The statistics show that men underwent more than 1.1 million cosmetic procedures, both minimally-invasive and surgical. “Overall cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in men were up 2 percent in 2010 compared to 2009. However, many male surgical procedures increased significantly. …