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Chin Reduction Surgery for Horizontal Excess

  The chin represents one of the five main prominences of the face, also including the nose, brow ridges/forehead, cheeks, and jaw angle.  It is the defining feature of the lower face. Augmentation or enhancement of a recessed or weak chin is a common plastic surgery procedure that is made fairly simple through the placement Read More…

The Lifestyle Lift – What It Is and What It Isn’t

  Due to television and internet advertising, I get a lot of questions from my exiting patients as well as new potential patients about the ‘Lifestyle Lift’.  This one-hour ‘method’ shows some fairly significant before and after results with improvement in the jowl and neck areas. Many people as they age would understandably like to Read More…

The Difference between Saline and Silicone Breast Implant Failures

  Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular and successful of all cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. The biggest decision any woman makes (beyond deciding to undergo the operation) in considering breast augmentation is the choice between saline and silicone breast implants. One consideration in making this choice is to consider the risk of Read More…

Revisions of Jaw Angle Implants

Jaw angle implants are one of the most infrequently performed types of facial implants used for aesthetic or reconstructive enhancement of the back part of the jaw. They are much less commonly done than cheek or chin implants. Like implants placed anywhere on the body, they have the potential for complications such as infection, shifting Read More…

Diced Cartilage for Dorsal Augmentation Rhinoplasty

  Building up the bridge line or dorsum of the nose is known as dorsal augmentation rhinoplasty. This is most commonly done in ethnic rhinoplasties (Asian and African-American patients) as well as reconstruction of saddle nose deformities from trauma or prior over-resected rhinoplasty surgeries. Usually a fair amount of volume (length and height) is needed Read More…

The Evolving Purpose of Before and After Photographs in Plastic Surgery

  Before and after photographs of plastic surgery procedures are commonplace today.  They are present  on doctor’s , societies and referral websites.  Thousands upon thousands of plastic surgery procedure photographs are available all over the internet. While not long ago a plastic surgeon had a book of before and after pictures in their office for Read More…

Full Breast Lifts For The Saggy Breast After Extreme Weight Loss

One of the many unfortunate body changes that occurs after losing a lot of weight in women is a deflation of the breast. Rarely does any woman lose significant weight and not create a much greater sag of the breast. This breast sag is known in plastic surgery terms as ptosis. Occurring in varying degrees, Read More…

Cheek Implant Complications and Their Revisions

Cheek implants are one of the more common types of facial implants used for esthetic or reconstructive enhancement of the malar area. They are second in use only behind chin implants which are the most common implant placed on the facial bones. Like all implants, they have the potential for some complications such as infection, Read More…

ArteFill Injectable Filler Is No Longer Available

Just when the options in injectable filler therapy continue to expand (three entered the commercial market this year alone), a casualty amongst them has occurred. At the end of November 2008, Artes Medical (the manufacturer of ArteFill injectable filler) ceased operations and has filed for bankruptcy. Posts on the internet have cited the downturn in Read More…

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