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Product Review – Exilis Elite for Cellulite Treatment

Cellulite is a well recognized aesthetic skin condition that occurs most commonly in women and involves the buttocks and thighs. The cottage cheese appearance is recognized today to be the result of compartmentalized fat hypertrophy and the contraction of dermal-fascial bands in the involved regions. New device based treatments continue to emerge for its treatment Read More…

PRP Injections for Periorbital Hyperpigmentation

Darkening of the eyelids, known as periorbital hyperpigmentation, is when excess pigment develops on the eyelids. While it can occur on either the upper and lower eyelids, and often involves both, it is most common and aesthetically troublesome on  the lower eyelids. Its causes is not exactly known and is multifactorial and has been ascribed Read More…

Case Study – Tongue Tie Release in Adults

  Background: Tongue tie or ankyloglossia is a well recognized congenital anomaly of the tongue. It results from a restriction or lack of development of the lingual frenulum which is a membranous attachment from the underside of the tongue to the anterior floor of the mouth. When the frenulum is short the tip of the Read More…

Case Study – Silver (Older Women) Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation continues to enjoy widespread popularity and literally is a procedure for all ages today. While the majority of women getting breast implants is still largely under the age of fifty (50), the above fifty group who are willing to have the surgery is growing. While once it seemed rare to have women Read More…

Case Study – Otoplasty Reversal Using An Interpositional Metal Spacer

  Background: Otoplasty for protruding ears is primarily done by cartilage reshaping/repositioning. Whether it is the placement of antihelical or concha-mastoid sutures, the ear is ‘pulled back or ‘pinned’ by cartilage manipulation. The use of these suture techniques is primarily an art and how many are used, placed and their degree of tightening is a Read More…

Combining Laser Resurfacing and Facelift Surgery

Facelift surgery addresses sagging and loose tissues that have fallen due to aging. To a large degree facelifts are a tissue resuspension method which uses some tissue excision (skin and fat) to create the effect. However, a facelift in and of itself, does not change many of the more superficial lines and wrinkles on the Read More…

Technical Strategies – Doppler Probe in Temporal Migraine Surgery

The cause of certain migraine headaches is now well known be caused by peripheral compression of cranial sensory nerves usually caused by muscular contraction. This compression causes nerve irritation and serves as the nidus for the initiation of the migraine. In the auriculotemporal nerve migraine trigger area, its close association with the superficial temporal artery Read More…

Product Review – Cellfina for Cellulite Treatment

  Cellulite is a very common aesthetic problem for women (and a few men) that has defied an absolute solution for many decades. The number of externally applied creams, lotions and massage approaches speaks to the fact that a successful non-surgical approach remains wanting. Numerous surgical approaches have also been used that focus on either Read More…

Guidelines for the Design and Manufacture of 3D Custom Facial and Skull Implants

The use of 3D CT scanning and sophisticated imaging manipulation software has now made it possible to design specific implants for the face and skull for aesthetic augmentation/contouring and reconstructive purposes. This helps fill a growing need for patients who aesthetic and reconstructive requirements exceed what standard off-the-shelf implants can provide. The creation of these Read More…

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