Physician

Plastic Surgery

Dr. Melvin A. Shiffman, MD

Melvin Shiffman works in the field of Plastic Surgery. He attended Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has a rank of 19 in research and a 29 in primary care Melvin Shiffman is a published MD. He published 22 publications, including: 'Anesthesia risks in patients who have had antiobesity medication.'

Publications

Letter: Treatment of local, persistent cutaneous atrophy after corticosteroid injection with normal saline infiltration.
Removal of the difficult subcuticular suture.
Estrogen and thromboembolic disorders: should patients stop hormones prior to cosmetic surgery?
Re: Cervicomental "turkey gobbler": a new source for full-thickness grafts.
Estrogen and thromboembolic problems.
New treatment of steroid-induced fat atrophy.
Fat transfer to the face: technique and new concepts.
Fat transfer techniques: the effect of harvest and transfer methods on adipocyte viability and review of the literature.
The expert witness.
Liposuction with standing technique.
The future of liposuction and fat.
Is the tumescent solution bacteriocidal?
Anesthesia risks in patients who have had antiobesity medication.
Task force on ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty.
Transient axillary-upper inner arm subcutaneous fibrous banding.
Legality of the use of silicone injections in cosmetic surgery.
Silicone breast implant litigation (Part 1).
Silicone breast implant litigation (Part 2).
Cognitive dysfunction in the postoperative patient.
Warning about herbals in plastic and cosmetic surgery.
Medical liability issues in cosmetic and plastic surgery.

Schools

Northwestern Center Feinberg School of Medicine
Los Angeles Co Genl Hospital
VA Hospital

Doctors Specialties

General Surgery
Plastic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

Education

University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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