Patient Stories

• Douglas Weil

  Neck-Lift Success Story Highlighted in NY Times

  UCSF Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery December 22, 2010

  

  The New York Times reports on the use of neck-lifts, a plastic surgery procedure to improve sagging necks and double chins. The Times interviewed William Y. Hoffman, M.D. (pictured right), Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF for the story.   NECKS don't lie. Sagging there betrays age like the rings on a tree, and now-common Botox and fillers in the face make neck imperfections stand out in stark relief. In her 2006 best-seller, "I Feel Bad About My Neck," Nora Ephron, by then 65 and a resolved turtleneck wearer, raged against the injustice of [...]

  Story Tags: Cosmetic Surgery
• Garrett La Fever

  Man Replaces Severed Thumb With Toe

  UCSF Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -  by Sarah Krumholz - June 05, 2009

  

  The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF provides service to patients from literally head to toe. Surgeons have the technical expertise to perform a wide array of cosmetic procedures and also provide highly specialized surgical procedures for a host of other problems including craniofacial and cleft lip surgery, microvascular reconstruction, and treatment of complex wounds. For patients like Garrett La Fever, who lost his thumb in a woodworking accident, this expertise can mean all the difference. Using a novel technique, Dr. Scott Hansen collaborated with Dr. Charles Lee[...]

  Story Tags: Microvascular Surgery