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Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Function of Eyebrows

Why do we have eyebrows? They initially seem to have no specific purpose. They are just a clump of short hairs coming our of the skin over the brow bones which create a wide variety of eyebrow shapes. While their biologic purpose may be perplexing, their aesthetic value can not be debated. They are plucked, Read More…

Effect of Depressor Septi Muscle Resection on Upper Lip Length

The nose can have many shapes and they are most commonly perceived from a static standpoint. Since the nose is usually thought of as having a stable shape, it is not often seen as having a change in shape with dynamic facial motion. But the smiling deformity of the nose is well known with the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study: Supraorbital Nerve Repair by Interpositional Grafting

Background: The frontal nerve of the forehead is better known as the supraorbital nerve. It is the terminal branch of first division of the trigeminal or fifth cranial. Like the rest of the trigeminal nerve, it is responsible for supplying sensation or feeling to its distribution. For the supraorbital nerve, this means feeling to the Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Fat Cell Biology

Other than skin, fat is the most commonly manipulated tissue by plastic surgeons. Most people think of fat removal by liposuction when they think of plastic surgery by fat transplantation by injection is becoming increasingly popular. But when fat cells are removed or transplanted the questions are whether they will come back or do they Read More…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Mommy Makeover Surgery

Mommy makeovers are one of the most common and recognized combination body contouring procedures done today. The dual approach of breast and abdominal reshaping to remake a woman’s body after the negative contour and skin effects of pregnancy allows many women to regain self-confidence and get back closer to the body they once had. For Read More…

A Study of the MACS Facelift

Facelifts come in many variations and names and, while many are very similar in their surgical technique, others are distinctly different by more than just their name. One such category of facelifts has been that of a family of scaled down versions from more traditional full or extended facelifts known as ‘limited facelifts’. These type Read More…

Plastic Surgery History: Theories of Fat Graft Survival

Fat grafting in plastic surgery has been around for over a century. It has waxed and waned in popularity for a variety of reasons but has recently undergone a major resurgence in clinical use. The primary goal of fat grafting when performed by plastic surgeons has been the restoration of soft tissue loss or Read More…

Case Study: Breast Lift with Implants for Postpartum Sagging

Background: Loss of breast volume and resultant sagging is a common sequelae of pregnancy. The more pregnancies a woman has the more the breasts will sag. The sag is a function of loss of volume (like a balloon deflating) and increased skin and loss of its elasticity. (the lining of a balloon gets bigger) Such Read More…

The Effectiveness of Muffin Top Liposuction

A recent billboard ad from a plastic surgery group in Michigan drew a lot of ire on Facebook due to its content and images. The ad was targeting a very common body contour problem known as the ‘muffin top’. Just about everyone instantly knows what that is, particularly to those who have it and can’t Read More…

Case Study: Reduction of the Sagittal Crest Skull Deformity

Background: The shape of one’s head often takes a second place to that of the face. After all the head is but a backdrop onto which the face projects. Given that hair usually adorns most of the head’s surface, any shape issues are fairly well camouflaged. In certain skull shapes even good hair density may Read More…