Category: blepharoplasty | browlift

Common Questions on Eyelid Tucks (Blepharoplasty) and Browlift Surgery

1. What is the difference between eyelid and browlift surgery? Which will make me look less tired? When considering anti-aging improvements around the eye area, it is important to consider both the eyelids and the brows. Both can contribute to a tired look but they create that appearance differently. Eyelids become aged by Read More…

Common Questions about Tummy Tuck Surgery

1. How can one minimize the risk of complications associated with a tummy tuck? The most common complication after any form of a tummy tuck is a fluid build-up or a seroma. Most tummy tucks use drains for a period of time after surgery. While newer techniques are being developed that can either Read More…

Plastic Surgery Comes to Your Home – Virtual Consultations across the Internet

The thirst for information about any topic continues to accelerate, primarily because of the internet. Unlike my childhood days when I thumbed through the encyclopedia, a near infinite amount of information is now available at the click of a mouse. Such ease of access has now made it possible for anyone with a computer or Read More…

Common Questions on Bariatric Plastic Surgery (Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss)

1. How soon after my weight loss can I get plastic surgery done? Large amounts of weight loss, generally 75 to 100 lbs or greater, will cause significant loose skin on multiple areas of the body. It does not matter whether that amount of weight loss is from dieting, gastric bypass, or lapband surgery, Read More…

Case Study: Lip Advancement for Permanent Lip Augmentation

Background: Lip augmentation continues to be a very popular non-surgical facial enhancement procedure. It is done in almost every case with some form of injectable filler. But fillers do not work well in very thin lips and some patients do tire of repeated injection sessions as fillers last only a limited amount of time.. Case Study:This is an Read More…

Headache Relief from Breast Reduction Surgery

Breast reduction is well known to reduce a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, most prominently back, shoulder, and neck pain. It is this alleviation of pain that serves as the primary medical reason that insurance companies provide reimbursement for the operation. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I occasionally will get a patient who will Read More…

Uncommon But Effective Plastic Surgery Procedures

Cankle Liposuction Liposuction can be performed almost anywhere there is some thickness of subcutaneous fat. The thick leg, between the knee and the ankle, represents differing thicknesses of subcutaneous fat which yield an amorphous lower leg that has a straight line shape. Creating an improved shape comes by creating a thinner profile, or inward Read More…

Common Questions on Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) Surgery

1. How will my nose look after a rhinoplasty? One of the most important considerations about having a rhinoplasty is to end up with a ‘new’ nose that makes you happy. While no surgery can absolutely be guaranteed as to how it will look, there should be a good understanding between the you and Read More…

Common Questions about Facelift Surgery

1. How is a facelift done? Facelift surgery is about lifting just one part of the face, the lower face. It is not a complete rejuvenation operation from the forehead down to the neck. Rather it focuses on just the neck and jowl line contrary to what many patients initially think. To define the Read More…

Case Study: Asian Female Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation in women of Asian ethnicity is far less common than that of Caucasians. But with changing fashion and clothing trends, more women of Asian descent are interested in having the procedure. The cultural concept of a smaller chest size and darker skin makes for some different considerations in breast enhancement surgery. Read More…