Category: abdominoplasty | tummy tuck

The Differences Between a Cosmetic Abdominoplasty and a Medically Necessary Abdominal Panniculectomy

Abdominoplasty, or a “tummy tuck,” is a well known procedure in plastic surgery that tightens loose rectus muscles and removes excess abdominal skin and fat. This recontouring of the abdominal wall area is exclusively done for cosmetic purposes to create a more flat and firm abdomen. A panniculectomy, a cousin to the abdominoplasty, is Read More…

Soft Tissue Approaches to Treatment of the Gummy Smile

Sitting a close second behind that of one’s eyes, the smile is the face’s greatest expression of emotion. The movement of the upper lip in a smile exposes the underlying teeth which plays a role in how attractive that smile appears. While the teeth are exposed in a smile, the gum tissue usually is not. Read More…

Injectable Sternoplasty (Pectus Excavatum Repair) – Kryptonite Bone Cement as a Sternal Augmentation Material

Pectus excavatum, also known as funnel chest, is a defect characterized by differing levels of sternal depression. The deepest area of the sternal depression is always on the lower third of the sternum near the upper abdominal area. The lower costal or rib cartilages dip backward to increase the deformity or depression and push the Read More…

The Influence of Botox on Emotional Expressions

Any drug that can change facial expressions can certainly influence how other people see and interpret you. But can they also change how you feel as well? In the June 2010 issue of Emotions, researchers out of New York published a paper which reported that people who were treated Botox treatments not only Read More…

Jaw Angle Augmentation for Females

The jaw is the largest bone of the face and completely accounts for the shape of the lower face. It provides a sharp line of demarcation from the neck and the rest of the face. It can be weak or strong or well outlined and distinct. No matter how it is shaped, it creates a Read More…

Case Study: Plastic Surgery Correction of Areolar Gynecomastia (Puffy Nipples)

Background: Gynecomastia is a well-known male condition of breast enlargement. Most envision gynecomastia as that of a significant breast mound that may be fairly small to that of a mound more similar to that seen in the more mature female breast. But smaller size gynecomastia exist in equal numbers which can be just as bothersome Read More…

Facts and Myths about Cellulite

If there is one body concern in plastic surgery that remains both ubiquitous in occurrence and refractory to treatment. is that of cellulite. So many women have it that the only comparable beauty affliction is that of stretch marks and wrinkles. Largely located on the thighs and buttocks, it interestingly affects almost no men. It Read More…

The Danger of Silicone Buttock Injections

While immigration issues, largely that of the Hispanic and Latino origin, have dominated the national headlines for a while and will continue into the future, there is a cosmetic medical issue also brewing within these U.S. communities. In large urban areas such as L.A. New York and Chicago, this influx of legal and illegals Read More…

Case Study: Large Breast Reduction with Free Nipple Grafting

Background: Breast reduction is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures of the body. Because it not only reduces the size of the breast but also reshapes it, every breast reduction is a breast lift also. Because a lift is involved, the nipple must be moved into a better centered positioned on the Read More…

Xeomin Botulinum Injections – An Alternative to Botox and Dysport

Botox continues to be one of the top non-surgical (really minimally invasive) cosmetic procedures. In combination with injectable fillers, a whole new area of cosmetic improvements has been made possible. While Botox dominated the cosmetic neuromuscular market for almost a decade, its success was certain to lead to competition. Such was the case in the Read More…