A lot has been written in news articles and social media about grip strength and longevity. I feel that it's important to talk about an unfortunate side effect of the tight narrow grip, which is a trigger finger. 1) What is trigger finger? Patients commonly see me for symptoms that their fingers "lock-up" and get stuck in flexed position (I usually see 2-5 patients with this each time I'm in the office). Sometimes the only way they can straighten their finger again is to use

Surgery is a big deal, and as a surgeon, I don't take recommending surgery lightly. When I recommend surgery to someone, it's usually because we have tried several options to avoid surgery, but symptoms are still persistent, or we are in a situation where surgery is really the only reasonable option among a few options. One thing we try to do, if we have the luxury of time, is improve a patient's odds of success with surgery by getting them in as good a condition as we can le

The fall offers a number of unique and enjoyable activities for families in our area and I would like to take a moment to remind my...

I get asked this question a lot, and unfortunately there is no way to make a scar completely disappear. As human beings, our skin heals...

A number of patients come into my office and ask me, "why is it called 'plastic' surgery?" and "why am I seeing a plastic surgeon for my...