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Gastrocnemius Muscle Neurectomies Combined with Liposuction for Calf Reduction

While calf augmentation is common in Caucasians, calf reduction is common in Asians. The size of some female Asian calfs are disproportionately large with hypertrophy of the inner and outer heads of the gastrocnemius muscles. While calf liposuction may be successful in some cases, reduction in the size of the muscle is often necessary for Read More…

Technical Strategies – Custom Jawline Implant Insertion as a Single Piece

A custom jawline implant is the most effective and comprehensive approach to augmenting the lower third of the face. Its wraparound design creates a new lower jawline shape from angle to angle. It combines three components of the jawline, the chin, jaw angles and the connection between them, into one single implant. But what is Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Double Hole Lateral Canthoplasty in Aesthetic Eye Reshaping Surgery

The shape of the eye is affected by numerous anatomic factors. One of these factors is the position of the inner and outer corners of the eye. Various eye shapes exist and the position of the outer corner of the eye relative to the horizontal position of the pupil and the inner corner of the Read More…

The Boomerang Lift – Targeted Cheek Fat Injections for Facial Rejuvenation

As the face ages it undergoes a set of well known changes including loose skin and deeper tissues as well as loss of fat. Some of these changes have served as the basis for the historic facelift procedure. The recent understanding of the effects on aging by structural fat loss has led to fat grafting Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Ear Reconstruction with Skin Grafting after Vascular Tumor Excision

Background: There are a variety of vascular tumors that can affect the face. The most well known is that of a hemangioma, a benign proliferation of blood vessels which can originate in the skin and have a very visible outward appearance. It is usually not present and birth or may only appear as a small Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Skull Implant for Back of Head Asymmetry

Background: The back of the head is prone to a variety of shape deformations. Whether it is from the head position that the fetus lays in utero or how the child sleeps after birth, the early moldability of the skull bones can create less than a round appearance on the back of the head. The Read More…

Comparison of Cartilage-Sparing vs Cartilage-Cutting Otoplasty Techniques

The treatment of protruding ears in children is a common plastic surgery procedure. Why the ear sticks out can be due to a variety of ear cartilage deformities, most commonly of the concha and antihelical fold. As a result such different ear cartilage deformities has resulted in a variety of techniques used in setback Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Funnel Insertion of Small Silicone Breast Implants

Background: Silicone breast implants can be inserted through various skin incisions because they are deformable. If they were not the size of the skin incision needed would have to be the same as the base diameter of the implant. In small breast implants this would be 11cm or 12 cms while larger breast implants could Read More…

Technical Strategies – Orientation Tabs in Custom Cheek Implant Designs

Cheek implants come in a variety of standard styles and sizes. While such midface implant options have been around for decades, they are not right for every patient’s aesthetic needs for both genders. In addition contemporary trends are seeing a shift in the type of midface augmentation results that some patient’s seek. Broader cheek coverages Read More…

Outcomes in Using Injectable Fillers for Infraorbital Hollows

In the past fifteen years injectable fillers have evolved into a wide number of types of facial augmentations as well as the number of available synthetic fillers. One facial area that has become popular for treatment are undereye hollows. Known as the infraorbital region it is a collection of areas under the eye along the Read More…