Category: Clinic Snapshots | liposuction | pectoral implants

Clinic Snapshots – Pectoral Implants with Abdominal Etching

The principal method to augment the male chest is with the use of pectoral implants. Like in the female breast, the placement of a pectoral implant creates an immediate chest enlargement. The fundamental difference between a female and make chest implant is that one is a fluid-filled device while the other one is solid. The Read More…

Clinic Snapshots – Injectable Fillers vs Implant Jaw Angle Augmentation

Augmentation of the facial skeleton has historically been done through the placement of preformed implants. The past decade has seen the emergence of a variety of injectable materials to create soft tissue volume augmentation. These have included a large number of synthetic fillers as well as autologous fat. As their use has become more common Read More…

OR Snapshots – Total Ear Reconstruction with Temporoparietalfascial Flap

Loss of the ear through either traumatic amputation or from tumor resection poses major reconstructive challenges. There is not only the replacement of the supporting ear cartilage that is responsible for making the ear look like an ear. But there is also the replacement of the lost skin that covers the underlying ear framework. The Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Trach Scar Revision with Dermal-Fat Graft

Background: The placement and removal of a tracheostomy always results in some degree of neck scarring. The longer the tracheostomy is in place, the more significant this scarring will be. The characteristics of the trach scar are classic and include a wide and depressed scar that is often associated with a visible inward movement when Read More…

Product Review – Natrelle Breast Implants (Inspira Round Gel)

Silicone breast implants continue to evolve both in its external shell and the gel that resides inside it. The silicone gel has become far less like the liquid it originally was many years ago. The silicone has become more firm or cohesive through increased crosslinking of the silicon molecules. The urban term for these newer Read More…

OR Snapshots – Puffy Nipple-Areolar Gynecomastia Reduction

Gynecomastia is a well known breast enlargement condition that occurs in men of all ages. Like the broad age range that it affects, gynecomastia also occurs in a wide variety of expressions or degrees of breast enlargement. While often perceived as the appearance of an actual breast mound, most gynecomastias present as much smaller masses. Read More…

Nanofat Injections for Periocular and Perioral Skin Rejuvenation

Fat grafting of the face through injection has become a standard therapy for many facial anti-aging and reshaping surgeries. The placement of processed liposuction-derived fat has been well known to result in an improved skin appearance. There was initially some debate as to whether this was just a temporary effect due to swelling or whether Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Lip Advancements for Permanent Lip Liner Removal

Background: The size and shape of the lips has taken on great aesthetic significance over the past two decades. Many makeup, injectable and surgical methods have been devised and are available to enhance one’s lips. The usual goals are to make the lips look bigger with increased vermilion show and projection as well as a Read More…

OR Snapshots – TMJ Glenoid Fossa Implant Removal

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) creates the articulation between the lower jaw and the skull. It allows the mandible to open and close and creates the capability for the only moveable bone in the entire craniofacial skeleton. The TMJ is about the size of one’s thumb and is composed of a ball (condyle of mandible) and Read More…

OR Snapshots – Rib Graft MIcrotia Ear Reconstruction

The ear is composed of two basic structures, cartilage and skin. The cartilage component of the ear is considerable as only the earlobe is not supported by it. The cartilage is solely responsible for the very complex shape of the ear with its many hills, valleys, ridges and curves that are seen externally. How it Read More…