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Dysport vs. Botox – Which is Better?

  Look out Botox, a new kid is on the block! Dysport is the newest wrinkle-reducing injection treatment in the United States. While widely used around the world, it was formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April of this year and is now becoming available in the local Indianapolis market. Just like Read More…

Rhinoplasty and the Risk of Revisional Surgery

  Rhinoplasty remains a very popular and frequently performed plastic surgery procedure. While rhinoplasty is commonly a highly successful operation, it is like any surgery with its own potential risks and complications. The use of open rhinoplasty and cartilage grafting support techniques has lessened the historic incidence of complications from this surgery. (due to the Read More…

Silicone Gel Breast Augmentation and the Inframammary Incision

  Breast augmentation remains a highly requested body contouring procedure. Its popularity is undoubtably due to both its immediate effect and effectiveness at achieving its goal. The operation is a device-driven procedure in which the implant is completely responsible for the success of the procedure. Patients have the choice of saline or silicone gel implants Read More…

Knee Reshaping with Liposuction

  The knees serve as the articulation and midway point between the thighs and the calves. While in many ways knees are a bit of an oddly shaped structure, they are at a very visible location and can help make the determination as to whether some women choose to wear short skirts and shorts or Read More…

Nipple Reduction with Breast Augmentation

  While the placement of implants makes the breast larger, they will also make the nipple expand as well. This is a simple phenomenon of tissue expansion. As the overlying breast skin stretches to accomodate the size of the implant, so must the nipple-areolar complex become expanded as well. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, Read More…

Minimal Incision Chin Augmentation

  Chin augmentation is usually done with an implant. By putting a synthetic implant in front of and around the sides of the chin, the soft tissue of the chin is pushed forward creating increased horizontal projection. As the soft tissue of the chin follows the underlying bone in a virtual 1:1 relationship, chin augmentation Read More…

Reconstruction of the Traumatic Saddle Nose Deformity

  The nose is one of the most frequently injured parts of the face due to its prominent location. While low-energy trauma (e.g., fisticuffs) accounts for the largest percent of nasal injuries which are commonly non-displaced or displaced bone fractures, higher energy impacts cause more complex and significant nasal derangements. Vehicular accidents are one such Read More…

Microtia Ear Reconstruction – A Plastic Surgery Marvel

  Microtia is a well known congenital ear deformity that has a broad spectrum of presentations. From a small residual bump to a crumpled shortened ear, no two cases of microtia are exactly alike. But they all similar in that they are an incompletely formed ear that is much smaller than a normal one. The Read More…

Large Implants in Breast Augmentation

  The choice of implant size is a major consideration for every breast augmentation patient, for that is the reason they are having the procedure. I would wager that women spend more time on this aspect of breast augmentation than any other, including their selection of a plastic surgeon. As a result, one of the Read More…

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