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Recovery from Double Eyelid Surgery

Double eyelid surgery is one of the most common facial surgeries in Asian patients. Changing a monolid to one that has two distinct eye areas by making a distinct crease creates a more appealing eyelid shape. It is not done with the attempt to make a Western eye appearance but to give the Eastern eyelid Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Implant for Jawline Definition

Background: The prominence of the lower face, known as the jawline, has great significance for men. The size of the jawline is defined by its three points of the chin and the two jaw angles. Due to the way the jaw develops and its unique shape, a small or weak chin is also associated with Read More…

Complication in Cosmetic Surgery – Protection with CosmetAssure

Cosmetic surgery, like all surgeries, has the risk of after surgery complications. But cosmetic surgery us unique is that it has two distinct types of complications…medical and cosmetic. Medical complications are events like infection or DVT. Cosmetic complications are an undesired or unexpected appearance like an implant being too big or an out contour Read More…

Surgical Techniques for Pectoral Implants

Pectoral implants are the male equivalent of breast implants for women. The fundamental difference is that pectoral implants are a muscle enhancing procedure while breast implants are a non-muscular soft tissue (breast mound) enhancing procedure. These anatomic differences make for subtle but significant differences in the surgical technique in how the implants are placed. Pectoral Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Upper and Lower Lip Reduction

Background: Aesthetic lip changes are largely about augmentation and are accomplished by using injectable fillers. Hundreds of thousands of such lip injections are done each year around the world. The opposite of lip augmentation, lip reduction is done in far fewer numbers. While the exact numbers of lip reduction are not known, it is probably Read More…

Lower Eyelid Incisional Placement of Custom Infraorbital Malar Implants

Deficiences of the infraorbital rim and cheek often appear as under eye hollows. The most common treatments are either synthetic injectable fillers or fat injections for this type of periorbital recession. While effective in many cases, injections may not be permanent or create a uniform appearance. For those patients that seek a permanent solution with Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Silver Rhinoplasty

Background: Many anti-aging facial procedures are done in middle aged patients or older. Whether it be a facelift or blepharoplasties, it take some aging to need these procedures to help turn back the clock. But when it comes to rhinoplasty, it is usually the opposite. This facial restructuring procedure is often done in younger Read More…

Diced Rib Graft Rhinoplasty and Rectus Fascia Wrap

Reconstruction of the dorsum or bridge of the nose is one of the important areas of a good looking nose. Where it is needed for aesthetic augmentation of a congenitally flatter nose or in secondary reconstruction where the dorsum has become resected or flattened, rhinoplasty requires a graft or implant. An autogenous graft of cartilage Read More…

The Type I Facelift

When people think of facelift surgery, they usually envision an extensive and a one procedure fits all type of operation. But the reality is that not all patients have the same type of facelifting procedure as facial aging affects different ages and people in various degrees. Because of these variable age-related effects, facelifts can be Read More…

Facelift Incision Planning

Incision planning and execution is one of the most overlooked aspects of facelift surgery. While patients may get caught up in the details of whether and how the SMAS is manipulated, for example, facelift incisions actually are more crucial to a successful outcome and the long term satisfaction from a facelift. Visible scars or changes Read More…