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Techniques in Earlobe Reduction

Lengthening of the earlobe as one ages is both an old adage as well as a reality. Being the only soft tissue structure of the ear that is not supported by cartilage, it is prone to becoming stretched. Being on the southside of the ear, gravity is also not in its favor. This elongation effect Read More…

Outcome Assessment in Asian Buttock Augmentation with Implants

Buttock augmentation today has taken on a near significance as to that of breast augmentation. It is the second most augmented body part next to that of the breasts. Debates can be had as to why this is so but it is a phenomenon that crosses many ethnic and cultural groups. What constitutes buttock beauty Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Buttock Reconstruction with Dermal-Fat Grafts

Background: Fat grafting to the buttocks is most commonly done for aesthetic reasons as in the well known Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedure. Large numbers of patients treated around the world has shown that it can be very successful with relatively high amounts of fat retention in many patients. Less is well known, however, about Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Standard Chin and Jaw Angle Implant Replacements with Custom One Piece Jawline Implant

Background: Jawline augmentation has become a popular surgery today as patients seek a stronger and more well defined lower facial shape. Augmenting just the front of the jaw (chin augmentation), while still commonly done, often overlooks a more complete jawline change. The addition of jaw angle implants to that of the chin creates a total Read More…

Plastic Sugery Case Study – Male Occipital Knob Skull Reduction

Background: The skull is prone to having numerous types of irregularities on its many surfaces. Bumps and indentations are common and can occur from natural development or from later trauma after birth. The fusion of the various skull plates and anterior and posterior fontanelles affords the opportunity for such skull irregularities to occur. One such Read More…

Product Review: Allofill Injectable Filler

There have been numerous injectable fillers for facial use that have become commercially available since 2002 when the product concept was introduced. All of these fillers have been of the synthetic variety containing mainly resorbable and a few non-resorbable materials. While these are convenient off-the-shelf products, almost all only offer a temporary augmentation effect. Fat Read More…

Outcome Assessment of Frontal Migraine Surgery

The treatment of specific types of migraine headaches has been revolutionized by the use of Botox injections and migraine surgery. While not always producing a cure, both types of treatments can produce a significant reduction in symptoms that is sustainable. The basis for migraine surgery is essentially the deactivation of a trigger which for three Read More…

Combined Pectoral and Bicep Implants in Men

Pectoral implants for male chest enhancement can be a very effective method for a visible change in the size and shape of the pectoralis muscle. Inserted in a completely submuscular position, they push outward on the entire muscle in a largely even distribution of volume. The implants are inserted through a high axillary incision which Read More…

Fat Injections for Nasal Contractures

Rhinoplasty using an implant for augmentation is most commonly done around the world on Asian patients. With such large numbers of noses being implanted, it is inevitable that a certain percentage of complications will arise from their use. This is usually manifest as infection requiring implant removal. The sequelae of this process is a nose Read More…

Buffalo Hump Reduction – Open Excision vs Liposuction Removal

The buffalo hump neck deformity refers to a collection of fatty collections on the back of the neck. The size of the fat collection can vary greatly from small lipomas to very large hump-shaped fatty tumors. They can appear gradually with no apparent reason or can occur because of well known causes such as HIV Read More…