Last Friday, Dr. Louis Riina of LIPSG and his colleagues at Nassau University Medical Center were honored by one of their patients, 15-year-old Devon O'Rourke. Devon was diagnosed with the rare auto immune illness Stephens-Johnson Syndrome last year. O’Rourke is still in the process of healing, but he is well ... Continue Reading
The 3rd Annual Vincent DiGregorio Memorial Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, September 18th at the Muttontown Country Club in East Norwich. This event in Dr. DiGregorio’s honor supports his two passions, surgery and golf. Funds raised will be donated to ReSurge International to support training doctors and building ... Continue Reading
The unofficial start of summer often calls for outdoor fun, and the chance to finally fire up the grill! With increased time prepping food, comes more opportunity for knife-related injuries. Guacamole lovers alike have been plagued with the dreaded “avocado hand.” Serious injuries have occurred when trying to slice or ... Continue Reading
On Saturday March 18th, Long Island Plastic Surgical Group hosted the 7th annual OR Education Day here in our Garden City Office. The purpose of this meeting is to ensure that all operating room staff has full, in depth emergency response training to address rare emergency situations, such as fire ... Continue Reading
You may have heard reports in the media regarding breast implants and a rare form of cancer. The FDA recently updated information regarding this disease (Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)). If you have a breast augmentation or implant-based breast cancer reconstruction, there is no cause to be alarmed. ... Continue Reading
A poster on prevention of burn-scar deformities in hand burns was presented nationally and awarded best in category at the American Burn Association's 49th annual meeting in Boston this week. This poster was created by the dedicated staff and residents of NuHealth's Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center, which is overseen ... Continue Reading
Yesterday was the fifth Creative Cups™ gala and auction at Adelphi University. Creative Cups plays an important role in raising awareness for breast cancer and raising money to offset the costs of running the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Group. Long Island Plastic Surgical Group is a ... Continue Reading
On this snowy day, we remember Dr. Vincent DiGregorio. Today is the two year anniversary of his passing. Here are some recently uncovered photos of Dr. DiGregorio from a mission to India in 2011. Each fall, LIPSG hosts an event in his honor that supports ... Continue Reading
Last week, Deep Blue Med Spa and Long Island Plastic Surgical Group participated in a raffle event in the café of our East Hills location at 2200 Northern Blvd. Employees of the building were able to stop by during their lunch break to enjoy food and enter to win raffles. ... Continue Reading
Long Island Business News honored Dr. Natoli last night in the annual 40 Under 40 Awards. The award recognizes outstanding members of the business community on Long Island who are 40 or under. Those honored are future leaders of Long Island who have a proven track record of career success, ... Continue Reading
