Just as the number of plastic surgery procedures has increased, more people are making it their gift, especially for the holidays. Many are purchased by romantic partners, and a survey of RealSelf community members found that, of those receiving such a gift, 75% received it from their partner. Facials and […]
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You don’t want a GOOD plastic surgeon, you want an EXCELLENT one! After almost 25 years in private practice, I know it is difficult to find a plastic surgeon you can trust to give you results you want, and who you are comfortable talking with and being around. I think […]
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The loss of youthful contours in the face and neck can be due to a variety of factors, including heredity, gravity, environmental conditions and stress. A neck lift, known medically as a lower rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that improves visible signs of aging in the jawline and neck. Specifically, neck […]
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Rhinoplasty, sometimes called a “nose job” or “nose reshaping,” is one of the most common plastic surgeries. Because the nose is such an obvious feature, your hesitation is also common. I do not know if you are experiencing one of several cosmetic conditions that rhinoplasty typically addresses: nose size in […]
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Dr. Vanek Translation: Well, I probably did 15 lasers today. Most people characterize it as a snap of a rubber band. And on three of the patients I did ‘Forever Youngs’ (specific laser procedure) and on them they had probably 2000 pulses of laser energy on their face. We take […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Vanek for winning The News-Herald’s “Best of the Best” award in the category of Plastic Surgeon! For the full list of winners, click here.
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Published: 06/20/2017 on Mimivanderhaven.com by Patricia Nugent For most of us, a trip to the beach sounds heavenly…shedding the cover-ups, hitting the waves and lazily soaking up the sunshine. For Kalyn, however, a trip to the beach filled her with dread. “I hated how I looked in a bathing suit,” […]
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Dear girlfriend who just found out you have breast cancer, Yes, I know, I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but we are now and forever linked by a shared experience, breast cancer. Your story and my story are probably very different, no two are the same. But […]
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PLASTIC SURGEON Paul Vanek, MD, FACS, was drawn to the field of medicine at a young age. When he was 8 years old his father suffered a traumatic brain injury, which gave Dr. Vanek a unique perspective on the care that physicians provide. “The doctors who took care of my […]
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Yes, I perform ear surgery, also known as otoplasty. This procedure can improve the shape, position or proportion of the ear. It can correct an ear’s shape after an injury, or a defect in the ear structure at birth that becomes more apparent as a child ages. The most common […]
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