Dr. Devgan describes to Men’s Health readers the signs of an infected tattoo

Men’s Health magazine calls on Dr. Devgan as a medical expert to share with readers how to care for your skin after getting a tattoo and how to know when it is infected. Dr. Devgan is a board-certified plastic surgeon and skincare expert, so her knowledge is distinguished. While tattoos are not a treatment Dr. Devgan offers in her New York City practice, they idea behind them and the aftercare is similar to that of cosmetic surgery.

Similar to any surgery Dr. Devgan performs, treating open wounds after getting a tattoo is crucial for healthy healing. Dr. Devgan describes tattoos as “controlled injuries to the skin, so they represent a break in the skin that must be treated like an open wound.” If not treated properly, “you can risk an undesirable aesthetic appearance of the tattooed area or a disseminated soft tissue infection.” Like post-surgery care, after getting a tattoo, Dr. Devgan recommends “avoiding strenuous activities, profuse sweating, and contact with contaminated environmental exposures such as sand, oceans, and debris.” It is important to keep the skin area clean and moist. One sign of infection Dr. Devgan point’s out is redness and warmth. “If you experience spreading pink discoloration or the feeling of pulsatile heat radiating from around your tattoo, you may have an infection,” explains Dr. Devgan. If you are experiencing any infection-like symptoms, Dr. Devgan highly recommends seeing a doctor as soon as possible.

While Dr. Devgan does not design tattoos on skin, her post-surgery care is quite similar to that of post-tattoo care. After getting surgery, Dr. Devgan instructs all of her patients to relax and take it easy, and to refrain from any activity that induces sweat. If you are interested in learning more about any of Dr. Devgan’s surgical procedures, feel free to email office@laradevganmd.com or call 212-452-2400. To read the full article, click here. 

Allure Magazine features Dr. Devgan as a medical expert in their latest segment on fillers

Dr. Devgan is a New York City-based board-certified plastic surgeon and is featured in this segment to touch on fillers. Being that Dr. Devgan is an expert in her field, her knowledge is first and foremost when it comes to all surgical and non-surgical procedures. Not only does she have a medical background, but her artistic background contributes to how she uses “syringes to marry anatomy with art.”

What many people do not realize is that injecting filler creates an illusion to the eye to make the treated area appear a certain way. Injectable filler gives medical professionals a “way to control light and shadows, to chisel angles, and to round curves.” A prime example of this would be the non-surgical rhinoplasty, one of Dr. Devgan’s most commonly performed injectable procedures. According to Dr. Devgan, the “non-surgical rhinoplasty is the ultimate optical illusion.” By injecting filler into the nose, Dr. Devgan “creates a highlight down the center of the nose and a delicate point of light at the tip,” which ultimately makes the nose appear more diminutive and proportionate. Another interesting aspect of this piece is Dr. Devgan’s take on the lip augmentation. It is much more than just injecting filler into one’s lips to cause them to blow up like a balloon. Dr. Devgan stresses that an elegant lip augmentation “is not just a volume game—it’s a structure and shape change.” Her approach to the lip augmentation is to inject filler vertically into the lips to cause them to turn out slightly. 
Minimally-invasive injectables make up half of Dr. Devgan’s practice and are what make up Dr. Devgan’s approach to facial micro-optimization. Dr. Devgan believes that making subtle changes unique to everyone’s anatomy is how one can achieve facial optimization. If you are interested in learning more about the non-surgical rhinoplasty or lip augmentation, call our office at 212-452-2400 or email office@laradevganmd.com. It is important to remember that both the nose and the lips are vascularly complex areas for filler, so it is best to see an experienced medical professional. You can read the full piece in Allure’s February 2020 issue or online here.

Wall Street Journal publishes Dr. Devgan's opinion on reversing the signs of aging

Did you know that aging can be partly contributed by a loss of collagen production, “which starts slowing down at a rate of 1% a year around the age of 38.” Dr. Devgan is a board-certified plastic surgeon and works to help reverse signs of aging on her patients every day. Whether it is minimally-invasive injectables or surgical procedures, Dr. Devgan offers it all.

The Wall Street Journal featured Dr. Devgan as a medical expert in their latest article, Got Body Wrinkles? These New Procedures Might Help, to shine a light on the latest in cosmetic treatments. The first and foremost important thing Dr. Devgan assess is her threshold for decision making in her practice. While there are many new technologies being introduced, Dr. Devgan will only bring something into her practice if she would do it on herself or on a family member. If not, she will not perform it. For skin tightening and wrinkles, Dr. Devgan likes to use injectable collagen biostimulators like Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite) and Sculptra (poly L-lactic acid). “These long-acting fillers can be injected into the knees, thighs, buttocks, chest and inner arm.” As Dr. Devgan compares the use of these smoothing fillers as “as fresh coat of paint” for crepey skin. 

If you are new to injectables and are not familiar with the protocol, results for these types of fillers typically last a year. Additionally, the injection point is a miniscule needle, therefore the pain is kept to a minimum. If you are interested in learning more about how Dr. Devgan can help reverse your signs of aging, feel free to call us at 212-452-2400 or email office@laradevganmd.com. Stay tuned to Dr. Devgan’s Instagram (@laradevganmd) as she will be announcing some new skin-tightening technology soon to be available at the office. Read the full article here.

Dr. Devgan tells the Daily Mail her top recommended procedures for the winter

The Daily Mail has consulted with Dr. Devgan to discuss the best treatments and procedures for the winter season. Not only is winter the best time to drink hot chocolate and build snowmen, but it is also a great season to undergo specific cosmetic procedures. Dr. Devgan tells the Daily Mail what she recommends. 

Dr. Devgan’s New York City practice revolves around both surgical and non-surgical procedures. For the winter season, the treatment Dr. Devgan suggests are resurfacing lasers. Lasers can “reduce wrinkles, clear up hyperpigmentation, reduce acne and surgical scars, and just generally improve skin quality.” Dr. Devgan shares how post-procedure downtime is about 3 to 4 days and patients should avoid sun exposure for two weeks following. The best surgical procedure Dr. Devgan discusses are a facelift and a necklift. She recommends these treatments because the cold weather makes it much easier to cover new scars. The trick is that since scars are usually hidden behind the ears or under the chin “turtlenecks and scarves that work so well during colder seasons can help camouflage the healing process” Dr. Devgan explains.

If you are interested in learning more about these procedures, you can call us at 212-452-2400 or email office@laradevganmd.com. To read about more recommended procedures for the winter season, click here.

Dr. Devgan tells Harper’s Bazaar readers about the latest injectable procedure

Dr. Devgan is featured in the latest Harper’s Bazaar article as a medical expert discussing the latest in lip augmentations: the botox lip flip. Dr. Devgan is aboard-certified plastic surgeon and specializes in facial optimization. This new approach enhances the lips by using neuromodulators, like botox, rather than filler.

Dr. Devgan’s philosophy on injectables is that less is more. Today, there are less and less people requesting large and very enhanced lips, and more and more people requesting a subtle pout. The lip flip differs from the lip augmentation because rather than injecting directly into the lips, botox is injected at the corners of the mouth and near the Cupid’s bow. Dr. Devgan describes the idea of the lip flip as botox being used to “slightly soften some of the tensioned areas of the purse string” in order to cause “a little bit of relaxation of the pink-white border of the lip.” This is what causes the “vermilion border to flip out a little bit and give you a very subtle improvement in upper lip show.”

If the botox lip flip is something that interests you, make sure you see a board-certified professional, like Dr. Devgan, as the lip flips "involve highly strategic injections administered in teeny-tiny quantities.” If you go to the wrong person, you could experience immovable lips. This is a great treatment for someone who is interested in fuller lips before committing to lip filler. If you are interested in learning more about this treatment, feel free to call us at 212-452-2400 or email office@laradevganmd.com. To read the full article, click here.