Category: facial reconstruction

Zygomatic (Cheek Bone) Fracture Repair with LactoSorb Fixation

Cheek bone (zygomatic) fractures are one of the most common facial fractures, Over the years, I have seen many cheek bone (malar) fractures and they are commonly the result of personal assaults (being punched in the face) and sports injuries. The cheek bone sits on a very prominent part of the face and, as a Read More…

The Present and Future of Cosmetic Non-Invasive Treatments

According to a recent plastic surgery society survey, plastic surgeons are not immune to the economic and credit crises. Overall declines are widely reported in major cosmetic procedures. However, even in these tough times, the survey found that both men and women are continuing to spend money on non-surgical procedures to look and feel Read More…

Pectoral Implants – Enhancing Male Chest Size and Definition

Enlargement of the male chest is most commonly done through exercise and subsequent muscle hypertrophy. Strenuous physical exertion and protein supplements can build muscle, often times very impressively. Under ordinary circumstances, most people can create mild to moderate pectoral enlargement that they will find satisfactory. For those seeking substantial chest definition, chest enlargement in Read More…

Tummy Tuck Surgery and Rectus Muscle Plication

Tummy tuck surgery, or abdominoplasty, can make a dramatic difference in the shape of one’s abdomen and waistline. In addition to removing excess skin and fat, many tummy tuck surgeries have the muscles tightened as well. What muscles and how they are tightened is a frequent point of confusion. The muscles that a tummy tuck Read More…

St. Patrick’s Day and the Cost of Plastic Surgery

As St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated across the United States today, one can not help but think of the color of green. Green, St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland have become synonymous. History, however, shows that the true color of this day is really blue. But the wearing of a shamrock in one’s clothes has Read More…

Facelift Surgery – The Role of the Platysma Muscle

Everyone recognizes that a facelift has a lot to do with managing loose jowl and neck skin. Through incisions around the ears, the skin in front of the ears and down and across the neck is lifted, moved up and backwards, and the excess trimmed. Essentially creating a ‘skin hammock’ from one ear to Read More…

Botox for Relief of Teeth Clenching, Grinding and Bruxism

Bruxism is the medical term for grinding or clenching your teeth. While it is usually called bruxism or grinding when this excess muscle activity occurs at night, it is called clenching when it occurs during the daytime. The exact cause of this overactive masseter muscle action is not precisely known but it is usually Read More…

Otoplasty – Identifying and Reshaping Malformed Ear Cartilages

Otoplasty, often referred to as ear pinning, remains as one of the most satisfying of all plastic surgery procedures above the shoulders. In a very short operative time, the ears can be dramatically reshaped to assume a less noticeable and more aesthetically pleasing appearance. Through an incision on the back of the ear, the Read More…

Realistic Expectations of Revisional Rhinoplasty Surgery

Had a rhinoplasty (nose job) but don’t like the results? That can be a very frustrating situation when your expectations on the most prominent feature on your face turns out somewhat different than you would have liked. Fortunately, this plastic surgery outcome is not common but it is also not rare either. In my experience, Read More…

Chin Augmentation – Different Styles and Sizes of Implants

Chin augmentation with the use of synthetic implants is a simple and very effective method to enhance the forward projection of the lower face. Placed through a small incision underneath the chin in a skin crease, the bone of the chin is easily accessed for implant positioning. While this concept for facial enhancement has Read More…