General

After months of prohibition, elective surgery is now authorized in New Jersey. We are happy to announce that Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 145, allowing elective surgeries and invasive procedures, both medical and dental, to resume on Tuesday, May 26 at 5:00 a.m. We are starting our office consultations and procedures on June first. The safety of our patients is our primary objective. We are taking all the social distancing precautions by limiting consults and follow-ups to one patient at a time. Initially, we will see one patient per hour. We ask that you call the office when [...]

Dr. Rafizadeh uses multipple breast reduction techniques in Morristown N.J. There are essentially 5 different ways to reduce a breasts depending on the size, composition of the breast tissue, and how much of an uplift is desired by the patient. First there is a scarless reduction that works with breasts that are more fatty than glandular. This is essentially liposuction of the breast. With this technique there is considerable reduction and some shrinkage of skin, but less or no correction of the sagging breasts. All the other technique will result in more and less scarring. Reducing skin excess will [...]

​Recently a patient with slight breast asymmetry and true drooping on the left asked if they were a candidate for a Benelli lift. This is the answer: Let us do a quick analysis of your situation based on three photos. On your right side, you have a pseudo ptosis as your nipple seems to be at or above your infra mammary fold. On the left, you have true ptosis. With the nipple below the fold. Both areole are large, but the left is larger. Therefore you would need a stronger lift on the left. The advantage of the vertical scar [...]

Dr. Farhad Rafizadeh offers you his extensive experience of 35 years. Dr. Rafizadeh will be honored with 35 years of service award by Morristown Medical Center in July of 2019. We asked Dr. Rafizadeh who has been performing plastic and reconstructive surgery since July of 1984 in Morristown N.J. about his practice and how he remains so committed, engaged, interested and involved after all these years. Here is his response: First of all, I love what I do and enjoy interacting with my patients very much. Besides, I keep physically active with tennis almost every day, eat well and exercise. [...]