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The Psychological Health Benefits of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Evidence-Based Insights on Mental Wellness and Quality of Life

By: Karen Horton | Nov 24, 2025

When most people think about aesthetic Plastic Surgery, they envision physical transformation — a more contoured body, enhanced facial features, or restored and lifted breast volume. However, groundbreaking research published…

Update on BII & “En Bloc” Capsulectomy (spoiler alert – it’s not needed or recommended)

By: Karen Horton | May 9, 2023

The following is a joint statement from several of my professional societies – The Aesthetic Society (formerly ASAPS), the Aesthetic Society Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), and the International Society…

Update on Breast Implant Illness (BII) Clinical Research

By: Karen Horton | Aug 15, 2022

Plastic Surgeons have always been at the forefront of clinical research.  We are also under the scrutiny of the media – reality television, social media, YouTube, TikTok, you name it. …

Breast Implant Illness (BII) treatment: “En Bloc” capsulectomy not necessary for explantation

By: Karen Horton | Jan 26, 2022

What is “breast implant illness” (BII)?  BII is a controversial current term born from social media, and is a poorly understood phenomenon of wide-ranging and non–organ-specific range of symptoms that…

Mondor’s Bands after Plastic Surgery of the breast – What are they? How are they treated?

By: Karen Horton | Jun 24, 2019

“What are Mondor’s bands? Mondor’s bands are bands of tight superficial veins that can often pop up a few weeks after breast surgery in the armpit area or under the…

The psyche of cosmetic surgery – expected ups & downs

By: Karen Horton | Apr 7, 2015

I tell patients every day during their consultations that “Plastic Surgery is very psycho-social”.  What does this mean? Plastic Surgery generally addresses issues on the exterior of the body –…

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