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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
The most popular method of buttock augmentation is by fat injections. Known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), it is singularly responsible for the dramatic rise in the number of buttock augmentation procedures performed. While fat is not the most reliable method of adding buttock volume, an implant is, it offers a natural material Read More…
Almost every procedure done in facial plastic surgery causes some temporary swelling and bruising. Bruising in the face is hard to hide and is a telltale sign of having had surgery and can take weeks to completely resolve in some cases. Therefore anything that can be done before surgery to help lessen the amount of Read More…
The Mommy Makeover – Tummy Tuck and Breast Reshaping (Reduction) I couldn’t remember if I sent you guys an after surgery picture. I just wanted to thank you guys again for all your help with the tummy tuck and breast reduction. I’ve been exercising 2 hours a days and eating right. I am not quite Read More…
The re-emergence of fat grafting and its now widespread use can be credited to many factors. But one of the most significant of these is the realization that fat is a ubiquitous connective tissue which contains a plethora of stem cells. Many of the improvements in tissue quality seen after fat grafting have been credited Read More…
I often wonder how the aesthetic patient today makes a decision, having to wade through a sea of information and options available for cosmetic enhancement. It is a daunting prospect to sort out fact from fiction, hype from reality and marketing from credibility. When you grasp how difficult and bewildering this process can be for Read More…
Background: Abdominal wall disruptions and deformities occur from a wide variety of problems. But infection from traumatic injury, surgery or a bowel-related disease process can produce a devastating and life-threatening abdominal wound problem due to having to be packed open. Once the infection is cleared, the open abdominal wound can usually be secondarily closed once Read More…
Aging affects on aspects of the face from the skin down to the bone. Virtually no structure at any tissue level is spared. But some facial structures have been purported to actually keep growing as we age, a biologic process that seem contradictory to the general aging process where cellular division and turnover slows down Read More…
Background: When women consider breast augmentation, they understandably spent an enormous amount of time focusing on the size of the implanted result. Along with that assessment comes the consideration of the breast shape which they assume comes from the effect of the implant. While this is somewhat true, there is also a strong influence of Read More…
The use of implants for lip augmentation is a surgical procedure that adds permanent volume to the lips. It is done as an office procedure under local anesthesia if done alone or in the operating room under general anesthesia if it is included as part of a collection of other plastic surgery procedures. The Read More…
These explanations are intended to improve your understanding of the lip implant procedure that has been discussed with you. Please read them carefully and understand that this list includes many, but not all of the different outcomes from this surgery. Please feel free to ask Dr. Eppley any further questions regarding your surgery. ALTERNATIVES Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...