Blog

Technical Strategies – Maximizing Scalp Mobilization in Hairline Advancement Surgery

The size and shape of the forehead occupies the entire upper third of the face. It is the flattest real estate of the face and is surrounded on all sides by some form of hair. The vertical length of the forehead is the distance between the frontal hairline and the eyebrows and is considered excessive Read More…

OR Snapshots – Treating Forehead Contour Irregularities by Fat Injections

The shape of the forehead can be augmented using multiple techniques. The two most common and successful methods are the use of bone cements and a custom 3D implant. Each of these two approaches can be very effective although the custom implant approach can be done using a smaller incision with an assured smooth and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Lower Buttock Lift for Type II Ptosis

Background: Ptosis or structural sagging is known to affect many body areas, most commonly that of the breasts for which a classification scheme has been devised for it to help with treatment strategies for its correction. But sagging also affects the buttocks and is fairly well recognized. It most commonly develops as a result of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Natural Breast Augmentation using Transaxillary Silicone Breast Implants

Background: The overwhelming priority question for most women who seek breast augmentation is what implant size should they choose. While the interpretation of breast size is highly subjective the end goal ultimately falls into descriptive categories, a natural or an augmented look. Women will generally fall into these two camps of breast augmentation results and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Tummy Tuck and Liposuction for Abdominal Roll Removal

Background: The waistline is both an anatomic human feature but also a somewhat artificial one as well. Anatomically the level at or below the belly button crossing at the level of the iliac crests to the back separates the pubic, hip and buttock regions from the stomach and back. But the use of clothing and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Two Piece Large Custom Skull Implant for Head Enlargement

Background: The size of one’s head or skull is largely genetically driven unless there are congenital brain or skull deformities involved. Head sizes vary greatly amongst all people and even amongst gender, race and geographic location. There is no known intellectual differences between the broad normal range of head sizes that occur. The interpretation of Read More…

OR Snapshots – Scalp Incision Location for Custom Occipital Skull Implants

Correction of flat and asymmetric back of the head deformities is unequivocally best done with a custom skull implant. Made from the patient’s 3D skull CT scan, the outline of the skull augmentation needed and the point of maximal projection and symmetric shape can be best achieved. With a preformed skull implant, like any other Read More…

Asian Breast Augmentation Outcomes Using the Inframammary Incision

At its most basic level breast augmentation is really the same in every woman when it comes to implant options and pocket locations. While all women have various concerns about the choice of implant insertion incisions, in certain ethnicities this concern may be magnified. Such is often the case in women of increased skin pigmentation Read More…

High Volume Liposuction – The Past Still Remains a Good Practice Guideline Today

While far from the oldest aesthetic procedure in plastic surgery, liposuction has become one of the most frequently performed around the world in the past four decades since its initial clinical introduction. Its ubiquitous nature in aesthetic surgery is not only because of the commonality of an excessive fat problem but also due to its Read More…

Technical Strategies – Placement Methods for Custom Jawline Implants

A custom jawline implant is the most effective method for enhancing the skeletal structure of the lower third of the face. By having a connected implant that wraps around the entire jawline with dimensions that are predetermined by a computer design process, the most effective aesthetic jaw augmentation is achieved. But while a custom jawline Read More…