Rian Maercks, MD

Penile Enlargement: Fact and Fiction

Penis enlargement, or augmentation phalloplasty, is a continual topic of controversy false claims and dangerous interventions. While an array of magical creams, pills, drinks, devices and exercises are sold to anyone willing to pay, none of these interventions can truly yield a change in true penis size. Many of these unregulated interventions can be dangerous and some can even interfere with normal penile function permanently. In the past years many different surgical...

Tuberous Breasts and Aesthetic Augmentation: Small narrow breasts? There is a SOLUTION …

Tuberous breast deformity is a term used by plastic surgeons to describe a constellation of breast findings including a narrow base, large areola, high defined inframammary fold and heniation of breast tissue through the areola. This combination yields an aesthetically unattractive breast that women are frequently embarrassed of and may contribute to lower self confidence. Surgical interventions are commonly sought out by patients with such breast form, but conventional options are not...

Breast surgery and Models – Career boost or career suicide?

In the modeling industry we are continually confronted with a thin line between too much and too little, skinny chic/malnourished, healthy normal/overweight, hair too long/hair too short, color too plain/too rich and of course breast too small/breast too large. For models with smaller breasts, there can be limitations on their bookings while for select bookings this feature can be advantageous. Many models wish to open the doors to the larger array of bookings by having a subtle, natural...

The truth about anti-aging laser therapy.

Are all lasers created equal? New devices such as TITAN, ReFirme, Thermage and Ultherapy are commonly grouped into the category of aesthetic laser devices. However, these devices use a variety of different technologies to deliver results. Potential patients must be wary of the differences and the type of results that they can expect. Devices that use Radiofrequency and Ultrasound energy ( Thermage, Refirme and Ultherapy), seem to appear and disappear with an incredible...

Is smart liposuction really smart?

Learn about Dr.Rian A. Maercks’ ‘intelligent liposuction’ and how it differs from ‘smart liposuction’ Heavy spending of industry marketing dollars has caused an evolution of patients to ‘consumers.’ After being flooded with marketing information from the radio, television and magazine editorials patients start to seek out a procedure instead of seeking out a qualified health care professional and the doctor-patient relationship falls...