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The Body Lift or Extended Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck is a well recognized body contouring operation because it has been around for many years. It is generally perceived as a hip to hip excisional and tightening abdominal operation as it only affects the front side of the torso. The term ‘body lift’ however is less well defined in the eye of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Occipital Implant with Occipital Knob Reduction

Background: Flattening of the back of head can occur on one side or both sides for congenital reasons. When it occurs on just one side of the back of the head it is known as occipital plagiocephaly. It is not, however, just simple limited flattening of one side of the occipital bone. It is well Read More…

Techniques in Diced Cartilage Graft Rhinoplasty (Turkish Delight)

Significant augmentative rhinoplasty of the dorsum usually poses a choice between a synthetic implant and a rib cartilage graft. When choosing a rib cartilage graft, the options are to use it as a carved solid graft or to dice it and assemble it as a moldable wrapped cartilage graft. Introduced back in 1989, a finally Read More…

Techniques in Fat Injection Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular female body enhancement procedures in the world. It creates an instantaneous and assured effect because of the placement of an implant into the breast tissues. While an implant creates a dramatic and sustained long-term effect, it is an implant which incurs all of the potential risks Read More…

Technical Strategies – Placement of Bicep Implants

Augmentation of the upper arm is a combination of development of the biceps and triceps muscles. The biceps is the most recognized of the two upper arm muscles and the most pursued in terms of exercise development and arm flexing. The biceps muscle is a two-headed muscle that extends on the anterior surface of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Nipple Lifts with Breast Implants

Background: Sagging or ptosis of the breasts is seen in s wide variety of forms, all of which can influence breast augnentation results. Severe or Grade III and IV breast ptosis is an easy breast lift decision to make as there is no other choice. Grade I breast ptosis is also an easy decision as Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – Brazil

Far down to the south of the United States sits a country that looms large in plastic surgery. By the number of plastic surgery procedures performed to their history of technique innovations, Brazil is large in both land mass and in their pursuit of beauty. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world comprising Read More…

Sientra Breast Implants Return

Sientra has announced today that all of their products, including the Sientra Silicone Gel Breast Implants, will be returning to market effective March 1, 2016. Based on extensive independent testing and analyses that were performed on Sientra breast implants over the past four months, the FDA has determined that they are perfectly safe for Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Anterior Sagittal Ridge Skull Reduction

Background: The shape of the skull is seen as most aesthetic when it has a curved shape across the top from the front view. This curved shape can be altered by a variety of congenital deformities. One of the most common is an alteration of the midline sagittal suture. When complete premature sagittal suture closure Read More…

Technical Strategies – Placement of Tricep Implants

Silicone implants are available for male muscle augmentation at a variety of body sites. The most well known male body implants are the pectoral and calf implants. Implants for the arms and shoulders can also be done but they are far less well known and performed. Arm implants can be done for the bicep and Read More…