Category: breast implants

The Breast Implant Capsule – A Natural Second Layer of Silicone Material Containment

The success of breast augmentation depends on the placement of an indwelling device. While once exclusively done with silicone implants in the 1970s and 1980s, their removal from the market in 1991 made saline implants the primary breast augmentation device. After extensive scrutiny and study, silicone breast implants returned for human use by the Read More…

Fat Injections In Facelift Surgery

As the face ages, deflation through fat absorption occurs for many people. This loss of facial fat causes a sunken appearance and significantly affects the cheek and orbital areas. As a result, restoring some fullness to the cheeks has been part of many facial rejuvenation strategies and a wide variety of materials have been Read More…

Case Study: A Limited Tummy Tuck Using An Existing Vertical Scar

Background: Tummy tucks, or an abdominoplasty, is a proven method of abdominal reshaping. For the majority of women who have had children, a tummy tuck rather than liposuction alone will produce a better result. The main component of this procedure is the traditional removal of a segment of loose skin and fat which is Read More…

A Narrowing Bony Genioplasty for Making The Square Face More Slender

The perception of a square face usually has much to do with the shape of the jaw. A square lower face is largely influenced by the width of the jaw from the chin back to the jaw angles. This may or may not be associated with a horizontally short jaw as well. While this Read More…

Case Study: Secondary Liposuction After Tummy Tuck Surgery

Background: Tummy tucks, or an abdominoplasty, is one of the successfully proven methods of abdominal and waistline contouring. The foundation of a tummy tuck is the removal of a segment of loose skin and fat, a horizontal ellipse that is taken out below (mini-tummy tuck) or above the umbilicus. (full tummy tuck) Other adjunctive Read More…

Myths and Misconceptions about Laser Liposuction (Smartlipo)

Smartlipo has become a very popular body contouring procedure that attracts the interest of many people with fat deposits that have proven refractory to their best efforts. As a technologic advance and with a very trendy name, Smartlipo does offer certain advantages in the reduction/removal of stubborn and unsightly fat. The internet is full Read More…

Secondary Correction of Otoplasty Deformities

Otoplasty is a cosmetic ear reshaping procedure that has been around for over a hundred years. While there have been numerous modifications to its surgical technique, it fundamentally involves cartilage manipulation to bring the protruding ear back to a more normal angle or relationship to the side of the head. Outside of the earlobe, Read More…

Case Study: Natural Blepharoplasty Surgery in Men

Background: Blepharoplasty or eyelid tucks/lifts for men is an increasingly requested facial improvement and is the second most frequently performed male plastic surgery, exceeded only by liposuction body contouring. Periorbital rejuvenation provides a very visible enhancement to a man’s appearance as it removes sagging upper eyelids and puffiness underneath the eyes. For those men Read More…

Mandibular Gonioplasty – Jaw Angle Removal vs. Jaw Angle Reduction

The shape of the lower jaw has an influence on the appearance of one’s face. Besides the shape and prominence of one’s chin in the front, the other important jaw features are that of the paired angles in the back. The more prominent or square the jaw angles are, they can enhance the masculine features Read More…

Achieving A Natural-Looking Nose From Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty is always stated to be about achieving a better balance or match of the shape of the nose to the rest of the face. That certainly sounds like a good goal but what does it exactly mean? As a plastic surgeon, this refers to changing or creating specific angles, measurements and lines of Read More…