Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implants – Understanding What That Means

The return of silicone gel implants in breast augmentation has been refreshing in providing another option to some of the issues related to saline implants. Understandably, their return creates some questions about their history and past performances. Specifically, issues relating to their safety and what happens if they should rupture. I have found that Read More…

Earlobe Reduction Plastic Surgery

Large earlobes can be the result of one’s genetic inheritance or it can develop as one ages and the wearing of heavy ear rings in women. As a general rule, the length of the earlobe should be no more than one-fourth to one-fifth the height of the ear. But a large earlobe is obvious Read More…

Severe Cellulite Treatment with Laser and Fat Injections

The search for an effective treatment for cellulite is ongoing and is far from reaching a consistent solution. Various methods of treating cellulite have been espoused including liposuction, fat injections, endermologie and other mechanical disruption methods, injection lipolysis, subcutaneous carbon dioxide infusions, herbal and dietary supplements, and numerous creams and lotions. While some of Read More…

Laser Hair Removal in Men

While women commonly seek laser hair removal of the bikini line, underarms, and face, men are good candidates for this procedure as well. For most men, however, the areas where they want to have hair removed are much larger ones, usually the back and shoulders. Such large areas pose problems for conventional hair removal Read More…

Injectable Rhinoplasty – A Quick and Temporary Fix

The use of numerous types of injectable fillers for filling in wrinkles and folds and making lips bigger has had a huge impact on traditional non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Such filling agents can be extended to other facial applications as well, including helping to make some changes in the shape of the nose as well. Read More…

The Breathe Better Rhinoplasty – Middle Vault Reconstruction with Spreader Grafts

While rhinoplasty surgery is recognized for making changes to the outside of the nose, many cosmetic nose patients have breathing problems as well. Difficulty with breathing through the nose is a multi-factorial problem that rarely is ‘cured’ by a single operative manuever. While the historic perception is that straightening one’s septum will make one breath Read More…

Plastic Surgery for the Older Patient

The population in the U.S. continues to age. It is estimated that people 65 and older will double in the next two decades. In fact, those 85 and older is the fastest growing segment in society. By 2025, nearly one in five people will be over 65 years of age. Because of this aging Read More…

Sun Tanning by Injection

The dream of achieving that sun-kissed glow without having to spend time in the tanning bed is undoubtably desired by many. The promise of a pill or injection that could achieve that look would have tremendous public appeal and is probably a billion dollar market. The drug, Melanotan-1 and Melanotan II, from Melanocorp International in Read More…

Plastic Surgery Correction of the Gummy Smile

In the ideal smile, the upper lip sits just at or above the top of the teeth. The general rule is that 1 to 2 millimeters of gum exposure with a maximal smile is aesthetically acceptable. When some people smile, however, a large gap becomes exposed between the lip and the upper teeth, exposing Read More…

A Lower Blepharoplasty for Younger Patients – The Pinch and Peel Technique

Aging begins to occur on the face around the eyes first. Often the lower eyelid is affected more than the upper eyelid. It begins initially by the development of some loose eyelid skin and wrinkling in the crow’s feet area. As it progresses, more wrinkles appear and the lower eyelid may begin to bulge Read More…