Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

The Association of Breast Implants and ALCL

Breast implants, despite their tremendous popularity amongst women and plastic surgeons alike, is a medical device that does have complications. The vast majority of these are the typical problems that can occur with any synthetic implant such as infection, malposition and device failure. The risk of any true medical or health risks resulting from Read More…

A Modified Lower Blepharoplasty To Prevent Postoperative Lid Retraction

Aging of the eyes is the most recognized and often the first area of facial aging. It happens to everyone and is seen as excessive skin and hooding of the upper eyelids and bags and wrinkles of the lower eyelids creating a tired and aging look. This makes the desire for eyelift lifts and tucks, Read More…

Realistic Expectations About Liposuction Recovery

Liposuction remains the only effective method of non-excisional fat removal. It is the most effective and rapid method of fat reduction that exists. Having been used for over 30 years in the United States, it has undergone numerous technological advances most of which has been to try and improve the ease and efficiency of Read More…

Case Study: Breast Reduction in African-American Female

Background:Breast reduction is one of the most common of all reconstructive plastic surgery procedures. Large heavy breasts produce back, shoulder and neck pain as well as poses clothing and social concerns. While breast reduction does result in substantial length of scars, it produces highly satisfied patients despite this aesthetic tradeoff. The improvement in pain and Read More…

Browlift Surgery Complications And Their Management

As one ages, there are numerous changes that occur around the eye area. Excess skin and wrinkles are the most commonly recognized but sagging of the brows can also occur. Sometimes the amount of excess skin on the upper eyelids is made worse by low hanging brows. This is why in some cases of Read More…

Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe And Effective

Breast augmentation using silicone implants is the most popular method used today by most plastic surgeons. While saline breast implants dominated from 1991 to 2006, since they were the only type of implants available, that changed in 2006. The FDA approved silicone-containing implants in 2006, marking their return after fifteen years of study and Read More…

The Process of Custom Jawline Implant Design and Fabrication

A well-defined jawline has become a recognized aesthetic facial skeletal feature, particularly amongst men. An appealing male jawline has a strong chin, jaw angles that are more square with a slight outward flare and a continuity between the front and back of the jaw, creating a wrap-around effect that flows smoothly around the arc Read More…

Case Study: Vertical Lengthening of the Short Chin by Bony Genioplasty

Background:The shape and projection of the chin is an important facial feature. As the chin sits as a prominence on the lower edge of the face, it has multiple dimensions associated with its shape. While commonly perceived as having only a horizontal component to it, and treated most commonly with an implant if it Read More…

The Success and Limits of Smartlipo for Neck Reshaping

While the neck is technically not part of the face, it makes a very important contribution to one’s appearance. The concept of the ideal neck shape is one that has a near 110 degree cervicomental angle. This helps highlight the jawline and makes a clear transition between the two.When the neck is more obtuse Read More…

Case Study: Smartlipo of the Waistline

Background:Liposuction is a well established method of surgical fat removal. While it may seem crude in the manner in which it is performed, its effectiveness is undeniable in extracting large volumes of fat. The extraction method is primarily based on pulling fat through a tube (cannula) based on a negative pressure of about one Read More…