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Stem Cells and Fat Injections in Plastic Surgery

Just recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a private company’s (Antria) Phase 2 clinical trial study for the use of fat-derived stem cells in plastic surgery. These trials are set to begin within the next three months. Antria received approval for Phase 1 clinical trials just under two years ago in March 2013. Read More…

Facial Width Reduction By New Zygomatic Arch Reshaping Technique

The widest part of the face in most people is controlled by the lateral projection of the zygomatic arch. It is uncommon that the width of the temples or the jawline exceeds that of the zygomatic arches in the midface. The zygomatic body almost always sits inside the maximum width of the convexity of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Breast Augmentation and Persistent IMF Crease

Background: While the concept of inserting a breast implant seems easy, there are numerous aesthetic considerations of which to be aware. Besides the nipples, the inframammary fold (IMF) or lower breast fold is the most important anatomic landmark of the breast. The IMF creates a clear demarcation between the breast and the chest/abdomen which lies Read More…

Technical Strategies – Rolling of Hand Fat Injections

One of the well known changes that happens in woman’s hands is a thinning or skeletonization look that can develop to them with aging. This is due to the loss of the subcutaneous fat on the back of the hands, creating greater exposure of the extensor tendons and the space between the bones of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review – Ideal Breast Implant

Breast implants have evolved considerably over the past twenty five years. Almost all of these technological improvements have occurred with silicone gel breast implants. Saline breast implants have essentially remained the same with the exception of the enveloping silicone shell bag. That is until recently. The FDA has just approved a new type of Read More…

Jaw Makeovers for Men and Women

The jaw makeover seems to be one of the newer requested facial cosmetic procedures. Women and men grab their necks and stroke their jawline looking back on the days when it was much tighter and more defined. Men are particularly focused on their jawline feeling that a more prominent one would improve their appearance as Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – Iceland

Iceland is a nordic island located between the North Atlantic and Arctic seas. With a small land mass of around 40,000 square miles and a population of just over 300,000, it is the most sparsely populated country in all of Europe. The vast majority of the population lives along its coasts with two-thirds of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review – Bellafil Injectable Filler for Acne Scars

Bellafil is a ‘new’ injectable filler that really is a rebranding of Artefill/Artecoll which as been around been development and as a clinical product for over fifteen years. It received FDA approval in 2006 to treat nasolabial folds/smile lines. It is a combination of bovine collagen and PMMA microspheres. It is classified as a Read More…

The Rice Test for Preoperative Breast Implant Sizing

The selection of implant size is viewed as the most important decision for many women undergoing breast augmentation surgery. Despite its importance, there is no exact scientific method for determining the right implant size for any patient. One of the most common methods for preoperative size estimation is the rice test. ‘The rice test’ is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study: HTR Occipital Implant for Flat Back of the Head

Background: The flat back of the head is one of the common aesthetic skull deformities. It usually originates from either a genetic predisposition or a deformational effect of in utero or post birth head positioning. (occipital plagiocephaly) The flatness can be on just one side or both. (bilateral) When it occurs bilaterally there are aesthetic Read More…