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World of Plastic Surgery – Brazil

Far down to the south of the United States sits a country that looms large in plastic surgery. By the number of plastic surgery procedures performed to their history of technique innovations, Brazil is large in both land mass and in their pursuit of beauty. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world comprising Read More…

Sientra Breast Implants Return

  Sientra has announced today that all of their products, including the Sientra Silicone Gel Breast Implants, will be returning to market effective March 1, 2016.  Based on extensive independent testing and analyses that were performed on Sientra breast implants over the past four months, the FDA has determined that they are perfectly safe for Read More…

Technical Strategies – Placement of Tricep Implants

Silicone implants are available for male muscle augmentation at a variety of body sites. The most well known male body implants are the pectoral and calf implants. Implants for the arms and shoulders can also be done but they are far less well known and performed. Arm implants can be done for the bicep and Read More…

The Occurrence and Need for Revision of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures

Cosmetic procedures and their outcomes can be influenced by how the body responds to the traumatic insult of surgery and the unpredictable forces induced by wound healing. As a result, undesired aesthetic outcomes can occur. This may necessitate the need or desire for revision plastic surgery. In plastic surgery, the occurrence of complications presents different Read More…

Outcome Assessment of Facial Feminization Surgery

Facial feminization surgery is a recognized collection of facial reshaping procedures that are primarily used in the treatment of gender dysphoria. Based on recognized anthropometric studies, the key craniofacial characteristic that separate a male from a female face is the shape of the forehead, the frontonasal junction and the shape of the chin. Thus, facial Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Extended Abdominal Liposuction

Background: Liposuction, both by number of procedures performed and body surface area, is the most common aesthetic body contouring procedure. While a large number of different face and body parts can be treated by liposuction, the treatment of abdominal and waistline fat accumulations is the most popular requested area. While initially intended to treat smaller Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Trapezius Muscle Implants

Background: The trapezius muscle is a large superficial muscle in the upper back. It extends from the occipital bone superiorly down to the spine to the lower thoracic vertebrae and then out laterally to the shoulder blade. (scapula) Muscular development of the trapezius muscle by male body buillders and exercise enthusiasts is focused largely on Read More…

Swelling and Recovery after Custom Jawline Implant Surgery

Facial implants of any type of dimensions will always cause some temporary swelling and bruising. Both types of performed jaw implants, chin and jaw angles, cause a predictable amount of facial swelling that will most certainly be viewed as significant by the patient. Typical facial swelling takes two days to reach its peak and the Read More…

Custom Jawline Implants for Women

Jawline enhancement or jawline augmentation is where various dimensions of the lower facial skeleton are built up. Unlike chin augmentation, jawline augmentation refers to both chin and jaw angle for a more overall effect. Such a jawline effect is typically thought of as being exclusively for men. And while that is true most of the Read More…

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