Category: facelift | injectable fillers

Injectable Fillers vs. Surgery for Facial Rejuvenation

Injectable fillers have an invaluable role in facial rejuvenation. Most everyone knows their use for lip augmentation and nasolabial fold reduction. These two areas are still probably their most common usage in most practices. But injectable filler use has been extended in the past few years to the broader concept of facial rejuvenation. In Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Eyebrow Beauty and Fat Grafting

The shape of the eyebrows, particularly in women, has been an important part of facial aesthetics for thousands of years. The shape of the eyebrow arc and how it has been deemed attractive has changed over the years. Eyebrows have been thick or thin and have had either a flat or more high arched shape. Read More…

Case Study: Long-Term Scar Outcome From Arm Lifts

Background: The arm lift, known technically as a brachioplasty, is the only skin tightening procedure that is done on the arm. Because of its long scar, it is an excisional procedure used almost exclusively in patients who have had a large amount of weight loss. Whether through bariatric surgery or by diet and exercise Read More…

The Different Types of Injectable Fat Grafts

Fat grafting has emerged in plastic surgery as a mainstream procedure today. While it actually has a long history dating back to as early as the 1950s, it has always been a procedure considered unworthy of serious consideration as a useful technique for either cosmetic or reconstructive surgery because it simply did not work. Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Financing in Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery has come a long way over the past decades on many levels. Besides the advances in surgical techniques, biomaterials and anesthesia, the profile of the typical patient has changed. While once considered a luxury for the wealthy and famous, the rise in the popularity and awareness of plastic surgery is because it has Read More…

Success of Secondary/Revision Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty is a well known aesthetic facial procedure that has a not insignificant risk of revision. Because the nose occupies the central area of the face, it understandably undergoes a lot of scrutiny, particularly after reshaping. When combined with the complex anatomy of the nose and the variability in how it can heal and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Viafill Fat Grafting System

The popularity of fat transfer by injection continues to grow due to the appeal of a natural biologic filler material for both small and large soft tissue volume needs. This interest continues to grow despite ongoing issues of inconsistency in graft take and survival. While the critical steps in fat transfer are well known, Read More…

Case Study: Jawline Enhancement in the Thin Male Face

Background: A strong jawline is perceived as a sign of masculinity and is a commonly desired feature of some men. Using implants is the only way to create a well-defined jawline through the triple approach of chin and jaw angle implants. While these implants are available in different materials from various manufacturers, their most Read More…

Durability of Excisional Lip Lifts

Excisional methods of lip rejuvenation, known as lip lifts, are an historic treatment. While pushed aside with the introduction and widespread adoption of injectable fillers, they are making a comeback with the realization that fillers can not solve all insufficient or aging lip problems. They are beginning to reappear in publications and at meetings as Read More…

The Role Of Excisional Lifts in Lip Enhancement

The lips, like the eyes and the nose, are central facial features that are also quite visible in facial expressions. Their size and shape determine their degree of attractiveness and contemporary pleasing lips are known to be full and have a well defined cupid’s bow. As the lips age numerous changes can take place Read More…