HISTORYAny plastic surgeon that performs breast augmentation with implants will inevitably deal with symptoms, complaints, problems and the need for revision. Period. I am completely sensitive to why patients want to look and feel normal again. Breast Augmentation Revision (BAR)…
Breast implant removal is an important and now, ever-increasing request. This is due firstly, to the ever-growing sum total of women implanted since breast implants were first invented in 1963. Secondly, there is a growing consciousness of the rare but…
Breast Implant Illness An Entry Point and Center of Excellence The office of James J Romano MD INTRODUCTION Dr Romano offers an entry point and center of excellence for women with breast implant related issues. This involves education, imaging, examination,…
Biofilm and the science of this is a rapidly emerging microbial concept that all medical specialties are learning more about and having to deal with. It is relatively new and the subject of intense research. Essentially you can think of…
Fat Grafting Breast HISTORY Fat grafting to the breast can be traced back to as early as 1893 with a long trail of published articles. It did not really become popular until 1987 with anecdotal reports of procedures by Mel…
I find that women who seek breast reduction surgery really need it. Beyond basic proportional body-image issues, other factors come into play, such as back pain, breast pain, shoulder grooving, and rashes. Any one of these complaints more than justifies…
INTRODUCTIONIn the arena of facial aging and facial rejuvenation there is nothing so bothersome to patients and so minimally invasive and so dramatic results as facial liposuction and associated procedures. Regardless of your age, this is most often seen as…
“PLEASE be very careful and well researched when thinking about buccal fat pad removal”, Dr Romano always quotes. Dr Romano is expert at all the above and will teach you these and more. The buccal fat pad (pronounced “buckle”) is…
The facelift was first introduced in the early 1900s, and consisted of a small incision in front of the ear where loose excess skin was removed. Systematic advances throughout the years have improved this basic technique to the point where,…
Introduction Liposuction was first introduced in Paris by Dr. Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist, who used a suction machine to remove fat from some of his patients after performing a D&C. Four years later a French plastic surgeon by the name of…
Let me begin by revealing that this is one of the most often sought after procedures done by Dr. Romano. This fact points to his identified skills and leader in treating this condition. Dr. Romano has operated and cured many…
There are a surprising number of men who are born with an extremely flat chest with no contour or curve or chest roundness whatsoever. I see these men in my practice and am very sensitive to their usually quite extreme…
INTRODUCTION Men who suffer from gynecomastia may feel embarrassed about their bodies and alone in the struggle to fix it, but this endocrine disorder is actually more common than many people think. Although gynecomastia, also coined by the nomenclature “man…
There are many patients, both men and women, who seek improvement in the contour of their calves. This is not a surgery specific to models or bodybuilders. I am constantly seeing patients who have significant concerns and complaints about their…
The occurrence of earlobe deformities is extensive and growing rapidly. I have identified FIVE different classes of deformities, several of which are very prevalent and the numbers increasing. This is due to many patients undergoing guage and peg earlobe jewelry…
Surgery for nipple inversion correction and nipple reduction are safe and very predictable procedures done under local anesthesia. There are many different operations for these procedures and Dr. Romano performs ONLY the two procedures that are predictable and produce consistent…
The belly button (“umbilicus” or “navel”) is a concave area in the mid section of the abdomen. In its depth there is an irregular network of soft scar tissue that is the usual, and results from where your umbilical cord…
Facelift As we age, our facial skin loosens and wrinkles, and the muscles and ligaments also in the face of the neck relax. Many factors contribute to this process that causes the skin and ligaments to lose elasticity and can…
I continuously receive compliments about The Natural Breast results I obtain. This is because I never take for granted how women trust me to operate on a most important part of their body; the breast. Whether this involves breast enlargement,…
INTRODUCTIONFat grafting, also known as autologous fat transfer, is a procedure in plastic surgery where fat is harvested from one part of the body and transplanted to another area to enhance volume, shape, silhouette, or contour. It can also fill…