In the past, Dr. Joshua Greenwald has blogged about common “problem” body areas with unwanted fat: primarily the abdomen, hips and buttocks. An area that he hasn’t spent a lot of time blogging about is the legs. But don’t take the lack of blogs to mean that plastic surgery cannot improve the appearance of the legs. In fact, Dr. Greenwald actually offers several plastic surgery procedures in New York City to give thick or “stumpy” legs a longer and leaner tone. Read more…

When considering elective surgery like cosmetic plastic surgery, patients should make educated decisions to reduce the risks and optimize their chances of success. One of the most important decisions is to select a board-certified plastic surgeon — like New York City’s Joshua Greenwald —to perform the procedure. Board-certified plastic surgeons are qualified, capable and have the credentials needed to produce safe and successful results.

Here, Dr. Greenwald explains why it is so important that the plastic surgeon you choose is board-certified. Read more…

The face of plastic surgery is changing. Millennials now make up a large portion of plastic surgery candidates — perhaps because of the influence of social media, or millennials’ ability to recover from surgery quickly. Maybe the lack of stigma surrounding plastic surgery in a younger generation plays a role in the uptick of requests.

If you are wondering which procedures millennials are requesting, one of the answers might surprise you. Requests for dimpleplasty, or a procedure to create dimples in the face, have tripled over the past few years, according to an article published by Allure.

Here, Joshua Greenwald explains this trendy procedure and what it entails. Read more…