Thomas P. Sterry, MD
1080 5th Avenue #1b
New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 249-4020
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
There are a couple of new gadgets available today which claim to remove fat from your body while being completely non-invasive. One uses some fancy lights that sort of spin around over your body and is supposed to induce digestion of fat cells. The other one cools the fat cells to the point where they…
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Men and women considering a tummy tuck often worry about scars. That concern is completely understandable. A tummy tuck can produce a beautiful improvement in abdominal contour, but it does involve a significant incision, and patients want to know what that tradeoff will really look like. The good news is that while no surgeon can…
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The news in recent days reminds us all about the importance of safety when having ANY operation, and liposuction is no exception. I tell my wife all the time, "it may be cosmetic, but it's still surgery". That's why my office has a Joint Commission certified operating suite (http://www.jointcommission.org/) with state of the art equipment and…
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I can't help noticing that a lot of women who come to me for breast augmentation in this city wanted larger breasts for a long time before they actually present in the office. They tell me that they were anxious and had feelings of guilt over wanting to improve their looks and self esteem. Furthermore,…
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I am frequently asked what the "best" method for removing unwanted body hair is. That depends on what you mean by "the best". In my opinion, after reading Manscaped Reviews, I've deduced that this comes down to light based hair removal systems as opposed to electrolysis. I must say, electrolysis is very effective, but it…
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Most people are very aware of their skin care routine in warm weather, but once winter arrives, they often become oddly casual about it. That has never made much sense to me. Winter is when the skin is under real stress. Cold outdoor air, indoor heat, lower humidity, longer hot showers, and heavier occlusive makeup…
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When people hear the phrase “Botax,” it usually gets a laugh first and a serious question second. The word is catchy, but the policy idea behind it has never been simple. The basic concept was a federal tax on elective cosmetic procedures, proposed during the health care reform debate in 2009. Senator Harry Reid’s proposal…
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In my practice, I take care of a lot of patients who want plastic surgery after weight loss. During the last ten years the term "lower body lift" has become much more familiar with the public as the result of the surge in bariatric surgery, but I find that patients don't necessarily understand what the…
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