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The Effectiveness of the Erbium Laser for Perioral Wrinkle Reduction

The development of vertical wrinkle lines around the lips (perioral rhytids) is a common aging sign of the mouth. It occurs earlier and in greater amounts in Caucasian females with thinner skin and fairer complexions. They are difficult to eradicate as they are the result of the muscle activity of the surrounding orbicularis muscle with Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Infected Mesh Chin Implant Removal

Background: Chin augmentation has been done by a variety of materials over the years. Each biomaterial used has is own unique handling and tissue response characteristics. But fundamentally these materials come down to those with a smooth or non-smooth outer surface. Materials with a non-smooth surface are associated with varying degrees of tissue adherence and/or Read More…

Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction

  Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic barrier for horizontal waistline reduction. When conventional non-surgical and surgical waistline reduction efforts have not achieved the desired result, one can consider rib removal. This makes anatomic sense since it can be palpated on one’s own waistline that when pushing in the tail ends Read More…

Three Common Misconceptions about Custom Facial Implants

  The contemporary use of a custom facial implant approach has introduced a whole new method of facial reshaping. The historic use of standard facial implants, while creating their own beneficial changes, by definition are more limited due to their smaller sizes and coverage of less bone surface area. Most patients consider a custom implant Read More…

Biologic Tissue Reactions around Jaw Angle Implants

The placement of implants on the facial bones, like implants placed anywhere in the body, causes well recognized tissue responses. The encapsulation of the implant by scar, known as a capsule, is the body’s method of separating ‘self from non-self’.  This capsule also serves to lock the implant down, creating a fixed and immoveable implant Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Benefits and Longevity of Facelift Surgery

Background: The well known facelift procedure is popular for one main reason….it is an anti-aging facial operation that just works. Having been widely practiced now for almost one hundred years it has stood the best of time in terms of appeal and effectiveness. While undergoing many technical and anatomic changes/improvements over the years, the conceptual Read More…

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