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Diastasis Recti Repair: What Pregnancy Stretches, What PT Can and Cannot Fix, and Why Insurance Still Calls It Cosmetic

Diastasis Recti Repair: What Pregnancy Stretches, What PT Can and Cannot Fix, and Why Insurance Still Calls It Cosmetic

May 12, 2026 | Abdominoplasty, Body Contouring, Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck

A HuffPost reader paid out of pocket to repair the abdominal wall pregnancy had separated. Insurance called it cosmetic. Here is what diastasis recti actually is, what physical therapy can and cannot fix, and how I plan a repair in El Paso.

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Dropping the Weight Before the Tummy Tuck: How GLP-1 Therapy Is Reshaping Who Qualifies for Body Contouring

Dropping the Weight Before the Tummy Tuck: How GLP-1 Therapy Is Reshaping Who Qualifies for Body Contouring

May 11, 2026 | Body Contouring

She wanted a tummy tuck. She was told to come back twenty-five pounds lighter. Three months later we were in the OR. A surgeon’s read on GLP-1 therapy as the new on-ramp to body contouring.

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From Your Scalp to Your Face: A Plastic Surgeon’s Look at YOU by Acorn Vs. PRP, PDGF, and Generic Exosomes

From Your Scalp to Your Face: A Plastic Surgeon’s Look at YOU by Acorn Vs. PRP, PDGF, and Generic Exosomes

May 06, 2026 | Hair Restoration, Non-Surgical Enhancement Treatments, Skin Care Regimen

Patients keep asking what to do with the bottles of donor exosomes someone sold them. This is the longer, clinical answer, with YOU by Acorn at the center.

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Mother’s Day at the Med Spa: A Plastic Surgeon’s Read on Three May Specials Worth Booking

Mother’s Day at the Med Spa: A Plastic Surgeon’s Read on Three May Specials Worth Booking

May 04, 2026 | Injectables

A plastic surgeon’s honest read on the May Med Spa specials at Southwest Plastic Surgery. Tattoo removal, a Mother’s Day facial, and a nurse-curated refresh.

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Peptides for Plastic Surgery Recovery: A Clinical Guide to GLOW, KLOW, and NAD Plus

Peptides for Plastic Surgery Recovery: A Clinical Guide to GLOW, KLOW, and NAD Plus

May 01, 2026 | Recovery

A clinical, longer-form read on the peptide protocol behind faster, quieter recoveries from facelift, BBL, and breast surgery. Written by the surgeon who prescribes it.

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Pure PDGF After Microneedling: A Clinical Read on Ariessence and the Gold Trial

Pure PDGF After Microneedling: A Clinical Read on Ariessence and the Gold Trial

April 28, 2026 | Skin Care Regimen

A patient asks why I am no longer drawing her blood before her Morpheus8 session. The answer is the most studied growth factor in regenerative medicine, in a controlled dose.

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