By Frederick N. Lukash, MD, FACS, FAAP Fat grafting is a hot trend in plastic surgery, in fact, you have probably heard about it in the media. This is a technique that takes fat from one place on the body and moves it to another. Fat grafting is a common procedure used in buttock augmentation,… Continue Reading
Emma is a patient of Dr. Rachel Ruotolo. We are sharing her mom Lorie’s letter in support of the Tesoriere family’s efforts to raise both funding and awareness for cleft lip and palate through Emma’s Smile. To Whom It May Concern, My name is Lorie Tesoriere, my family and I currently live in East Meadow. In January 2014, … Continue Reading
A 7.8 earthquake rocked Ecuador on the evening of April 16th. Dr. Jorge Palacios of the ReSurge/Long Island Plastic Surgical Outreach Program and his colleagues in Ecuador are all miraculously okay. Dr. Palacios and his team were in Portoviejo doing patient evaluations for their next surgical trip there. They had just finished at the hospital… Continue Reading
“As a parent, you can feel very powerless. But you have to be an advocate for your child.” –Catherine, Mom to Caelyn. Large or giant Omphaloceles occur in 1 out of every 10,000 live births[1]. Even though Catherine worked in an emergency room, she had never heard of Omphalocele until her 12-week sonogram. “For a… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Brian Pinsky, MD presented to the physicians of Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Dr. Pinsky contributed a continuing medical education (CME) lecture to the Clinical Problems in Medicine Series, which was attended by general practitioners and doctors of family medicine. The talk was centered on treating hand and wrist trauma. Dr. Pinsky discussed the… Continue Reading
“I smiled for the camera all day long. I took hundreds of pictures—and I loved every one of them.” –Jessica, 58 Jessica’s wedding day wasn’t what she imagined—it was better. It was the start of a new life emotionally and physically. For years, Jessica had shied away from the camera, refusing to be in photos… Continue Reading
Today, February 9, 2016, marks one year since Dr. DiGregorio’s passing. Every fall, LIPSG will be hosting an event in his honor that supports his passions and celebrates his impact on so many lives. Last fall was the very first Annual Dr. Vincent DiGregorio Memorial Golf outing in Gardiner’s Bay Country Club. Take a look… Continue Reading
Last week Dr. Brian Pinsky attended the The American Association for Hand Surgery 2016 meeting, which took place in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Pinsky contributed to a presentation entitled “Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Prosthetics: Comparison of Prosthetist and Surgeon Preferences.” Dr. Roger Simpson also attended this meeting and led an instructional course on “Reconstruction of the Burned Hand in… Continue Reading
LIPSG offers board-certified plastic surgeons that specialize in hand and upper extremity surgery. Our surgeons are fellowship trained in hand surgery and many hold the subspecialty Surgery of the Hand Certificate. This type of extremely specialized surgery can treat diseases as well as injuries that cause pain and impair function of the fingers and wrist…. Continue Reading
This past November, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group was honored to host the Fifth Annual Breast Cancer Summit in Woodbury, New York. There were hundred in attendance, which included cancer experts, medical professionals, researchers, breast cancer survivors, and more. The yearly event was established to help those with breast cancer by bringing the community together,… Continue Reading
