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The Anatomy of the Aging Neck

  When seeing someone considering having a facelift (necklift), I frequently get asked in my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice,  ‘How did my neck get like this?’ They often say it looked just fine until a few years ago and then suddenly it looks like it does now. That question is a good one and understanding Read More…

The Role of Midface Lifts in Facial Rejuvenation

  The earliest signs of facial aging often appear in the midface area, a triangle defined by the inner and outer corners of the eye and the corner of the mouth. There may be loose lower eyelid skin and bulging fat bags. The line of demarcation between the lower eyelid and the cheek (lid/cheek junction) Read More…

The Brazilian Butt Lift Explained

The Brazilian butt lift is not a lift in the classic sense. No skin is excised and subsequently lifted. Unlike what the name suggests, it is a type of buttock enlargement procedure which creates a fuller and rounder buttock shape. Fat is removed from selected areas of your body (often above and below the buttocks), Read More…

Male Facelift Surgery – What Makes It Different

  Recent stories have surfaced that the actor, Michael Douglas, has had a facelift. Based on what are perceived to be scars at or around the ears, reporters are questioning as whether he had had this plastic surgery procedure. Given that many celebrities and ordinary men have facelifts, I am not sure what makes this Read More…

A Review of the Safety of Silicone Gel Breast Implants

  Since silicone gel breast implants have been re-introduced for patient use in late 2006, they rapidly have become the preferred implant for many breast augmentations. Yet, despite FDA-approval, many patients (even relatively young ones) understandably ask about their safety. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I routinuely tell patients that they are perfectly safe Read More…

Face Transplants – Remarkable Achievements in Plastic Surgey

  The second face transplant in the United States was performed earlier this week at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The first U.S. face transplant was done in December 2008 at Cleveland Clinic. To date, there have been 7 face transplants done worldwide, 4 in France, 2 in the U.S. and one in China. Read More…

Getting Rid of the Double Chin Deformity

  The double chin is not truly two chins in the classic sense. Rather it is one upper chin (true chin) that is bony in nature and a lower chin that is really an accumulation of fat. (false chin) The development of fat accumulation can occur quite easily beneath the jawline in some people. For Read More…

Understanding Mini- vs Full Tummy Tuck Surgery

  If dieting, sit-ups and walking and running leave you still far from your goal of a flatter belly, then a tummy tuck could be the only surgical solution. Everyone recognizes what a tummy tuck is, the removal of extra skin and fat from the abdominal area and tightening of the abdominal muscles all at Read More…

Smartlipo and Its Capability of Skin Tightening

  One of the basic principles of liposuction is that after fat is removed, you need less skin. In other words, skin must shrink down due to less fat underneath it after surgery. A good result is often very dependent on that happening. And how well it happens has a lot to do with the Read More…

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