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Joan Rivers – A Comedian’s Legacy to Plastic Surgery

Joan Rivers, comedian and and, in many ways, a champion of plastic surgery, died last week…ironically, having a minor surgical procedure. (however, not a plastic surgery procedure). She is the second such famous female comedian (Phyllis Diller in 2012) that has been tied to plastic surgery that has died in the past few years; Read More…

Forehead Widening Implants

Facial implants are commonly used to augment various areas of the face. While historically this had been relegated to the cheeks and chin, their use has been widely extended to many other facial areas as well. One of the newer areas of facial implant use has been the temporal region for correction of excessive temporal Read More…

Case Study: Sliding Genioplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Improvement

Background: Chin augmentation with a sliding genioplasty is a well known aesthetic technique. It is not done as commonly as a chin implant but in the right patient has its own advantages. One of its benefits is that it brings the chin forward with its attached tongue-side musculature as well as lengthening the jawline. By Read More…

Vanquish Treatments for Non-Surgical Fat Reduction

The option to get rid of some abdominal and waistline fat without surgery has been a major non-invasive body approach for almost two decades. Numerous devices, injections and technologies have been introduced over the years…a few of which have stayed and most of which have gone. As old ones go, new non-surgical fat reduction methods Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study: Nuchal Ridge Skull Reduction

Background: Aesthetic skull concerns present in a variety of shapes, depressions, bumps and prominences. Some are due to birth defects and trauma but the vast majority are due to genetics and simply how the skull has developed for unknown reasons. But some aesthetic skull anomalies are there for an actual anatomic reason. Such is the Read More…

Technical Strategies – Sonopet Ultrasonic Aspirator for Facial Bone Contouring

Reshaping of different parts of the facial bones is often required to either reduce or smooth certain facial prominences to get a desired contour. This is traditionally done with a handpiece and burr with saline dripped over it to reduce heat build-up and prevent bone ‘burning’. Using a high speed rotary instrument inside small and Read More…

Orbital Rim Implants in Graves Eye Disease

Graves eye disease, while well known, does not have one standard way that it presents itself. It is a complex eye disorder that presents with differing anatomic involvement of the periorbital tissues that varies based on the stage of the disease. But the classic findings include proptosis/exophthalmos (bulging eyes), upper eyelid retraction and restriction of Read More…

Masseter Muscle Changes After Jaw Angle Reduction

Jaw angle reduction surgery, technically known as reduction gonioplasty, is a well known procedure to help reduce a square lower face. It is particularly common in Asians who often have more of a wider face with thicker masseter muscles and greater posterior jaw bone width. It has been practiced for years and is often part Read More…

The Rise in Male Cosmetic Procedures

Male cosmetic procedures are on the rise. While men undergoing some cosmetic procedure will never surpass the number of women that do, over 1 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures were done by men in 2013 according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In overall numbers this represents 9% of the total cosmetic Read More…

Case Study: Vertical Lengthening Jaw Angle Implants

Background: A more well-defined jawline has become an aesthetic goal for many men and women today. While twenty years ago it was all about the amount of horizontal chin projection of the front of the jawline (and that is still true today), the back part of the jaw (jaw angles) is also recognized now as Read More…