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Cooling Gel Masks After Blepharoplasty (Eyelid) Surgery

The eyelids are very thin tissues that are well known to swell and bruise easily. Because one’s eyes are so visible, every upper eyelid surgery patient would like their bruising and swelling to go away as soon as possible. For this reason, it is standard practice to do several after surgery strategies including cold compresses, Read More…

Silicone Breast Implant Rupture Is A Misnomer

Now that silicone breast implants have been back in clinical use for almost a decade (since 2006), they have rapidly become more commonly used than saline breast implants. Their more natural feel and the ability to last longer are amongst several important considerations for their favor over saline filled devices. But the most compelling feature Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Lower Buttock Tucks

Background: The shape of the buttocks can take on many different forms. The buttocks have three different sections, the upper buttock, the mid buttock, and the lower buttock. Each buttock section has its own distinct shape. What separates the lower buttocks from the other two sections is the infragluteal fold. This fold makes a usually Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – Estonia

Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by the Gulf of Finland to its north, Russia to its East, Latvia to the South and the Baltic Sea to its West. It is one of the smallest countries in Europe with a population of around 1.3 million and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products: Ocumend Gel Pads for Facial Recovery

Bruising is a common sequelae of many aesthetic facial surgeries. While all bruising eventually goes away on its own, every patient would like it to be sooner rather than later. Besides surgical technique, the use of cold compresses and oral Arnica taken before and after surgery have been the most commonly used strategies for both Read More…

Lovenox for DVT Prevention in Tummy Tuck Surgery

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most dreaded complication of tummy tuck surgery. For that matter it is an increased risk for any aesthetic surgery around the abdomen/pelvic regions that involves compression (binder/garments) and any period of immobility after the procedure.While it is rare, it can occur and is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products: Dermapen 3 for Skin Needling

Almost everyone is familiar with laser resurfacing and its improvements offered by today’s concept of fractional laser resurfacing. By cutting into the skin layers in closely spaced holes created by a laser beam, improved skin quality results through collagen regeneration and remodeling. While there is no question about the benefits of fractional laser resurfacing, other Read More…

Physiologic Tissue Adaptation to Face and Body Implants

Synthetic implants are involved in some of the most common procedures performed in plastic surgery. From the skull down to the calfs, implants allow an instantaneous augmentation effect to be achieved of a variety of sizes and shapes. While rivaled more recently in some procedures by fat injection grafting, implants offers a permanent volume/augmentation effect Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Vertical Tummy Tuck

Background: The vast majority of tummy tucks can and are performed through a curved horizontal lower abdominal incision. (as well as around the umbilicus) There are, however, alternatives to this traditional excisional orientation in the right patient. A handful of patients may benefit from a vertical excisional approach. When a vertical tummy tuck is typically Read More…

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…