Choosing the best treatment to improve your wrinkles, stretch marks, scars or just lax skin can be confusing. There are many possible treatments such as skin peels, lasers and dermabrasion.  Morpheus8 is the most recent and exciting option to consider since it has the least downtime and can be used in all skin types. What […]

Lip Lift  This is a small surgery performed under local anesthesia that can make a big difference to the area around the mouth. Age There is no set age for this procedure. Lip lifts can be done at any age after 18 but are most commonly performed as other signs of facial aging become apparent […]

What is a forearm-plasty? Massive weight loss patients have a wide variety of body contouring procedures to remove excess skin and lift different parts such as the buttocks and breasts. A common procedure is the brachioplasty which is designed to remove extra skin (‘bat-wings’) of the arm above the elbow. This surgery is often combined […]

Dr Kirwan has just published his paper on Body Contouring Surgery in the June Issue of the prestigious peer reviewed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (PRS GO). Kirwan, Laurence MD, FRCS. Aesthetic Units and Zones of Adherence, Relevance to Planning Incisions in Body Contouring Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open 11(6):p e5093, June 2023. […]

This Blog is written by Dr. Kirwan’s Personal Trainer, Anel Dzafic. Anel Dzafic is the founder and head trainer of Countdown Fitness in Greenwich CT and has been a certified personal trainer for 14 years. He was a New York State certified EMT and Firefighter. His continuing education includes; Neurokinetic Therapy, osteoporosis prevention and treatment, […]

Being Strong from The Inside Out The triad of strength programming for your posture and for your improvement of low back pain: Emsella for pelvic muscles, EmsculptNeo for your ‘abs’ and your ‘glut’’s. ‘One of the most striking effects of age is the involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function, termed sarcopenia [1–3]. Muscle mass decreases […]

Dr Kirwan has just published his paper on Body Contouring Surgery in the June Issue of the prestigious peer reviewed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (PRS GO). Kirwan, Laurence MD, FRCS. Aesthetic Units and Zones of Adherence, Relevance to Planning Incisions in Body Contouring Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open 11(6):p e5093, June 2023. […]

Dr Kirwan’s paper on Aesthetic Units and Zones of Adherence and their Relevance to Surgical Planning in Head and Neck Surgery, was published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open on August 14, 2023. Dr. Kirwan describes the aesthetic guidelines for Plastic Surgeons performing Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Head and Neck region.

Breast procedures and the scars that result, can be confusing to understand. Here is a brief guide to the terms used to describe the many types of breast surgery and the resultant scars. Types of Breast Surgery Reduction A reduction reduces the size of the breast and also lifts the breasts. It typically includes liposuction […]

Dr Kirwan has just published his study in the March Issue of the prestigious peer reviewed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (PRS GO). Kirwan, Laurence MD, FRCS*; Wazir, Umar MBBS, MD, FRCS; Mokbel, Kefah MB, BS, MS, FRCS. Simultaneous Salvage Auto-augmentation: Contemporary Strategy for Management of the Breast Explantation Patient. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global […]

‘There are no such thing as minor surgery only minor surgeons.’ Moles are frequently considered to be so unimportant that most surgeons don’t even feature them as a separate line item on their website. Mole surgery is often called ‘minor surgery.’ Dermatologists will often remove a mole as part of their standard consultation, performing the […]