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Surgical Techniques in Cheek Dimpleplasty

Cheek dimples are natural indentations some people have when they smile. Although some people have them naturally when they are not smiling and they merely become deeper when they do. The aesthetics of cheek dimples are personal, some like them and want them placed and a few others have them wand want them reduced/removed. The Read More…

Case Study: Shaped Implants for a Natural Breast Augmentation Result

Background: Breast augmentation relies on the use of an implant to create its result. Historically, breast implant shapes have been only round whether they were saline or silicone gel filled. But in the past few years, shaped breast implants have become available. This has provided women with another option to consider in their breast augmentation Read More…

The Biocompatibility of Silicone Polymer Implants in Plastic Surgery

Short of metal implants used for fixation and repair in bone surgery, most implants used in plastic surgery are composed of a silicone-based material. It may have varying states of being a solid, (soft to more firm) but silicone-containing implants have long been recognized as one of, if not the most, biocompatible synthetic material in Read More…

Prevention and Treatment of Facial Sagging after Cheekbone Reduction

One of the most common concerns about cheekbone reduction surgery is the risk of facial sagging afterwards. The cheek bones play a prominent role in soft tissue support of the face given its prominent skeletal position. There are muscular attachments of the masseter muscle to the underside of the anterior zygomatic body and attachments of Read More…

Liposuction for the Full and Aging Neck

There are many signs of aging and most look to the face to see them. But the neck is one of the first areas above the shoulders to show it (second only to the eyes) but is often only recognized as aging much later. When it comes to neck aging, there are three issues that Read More…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is one of the most effective and highly satisfying of all body contouring plastic surgery procedures. Making one’s breast instantly larger in just an hour of surgery is truly transformative for many women. Thousands of before and after photographs and advertisements for the procedure that can easily be found on the internet Read More…

Engineered Cartilage for Nasal Reconstruction

Cartilage very often needs to be harvested in rhinoplasty and ear reconstructive surgeries. Even in elective aesthetic rhinoplasty, the use of cartilage grafting is quite frequent. While the septum is often the best source of cartilage graft harvest, it may be depleted from prior surgeries or may simply not have enough graft volume. This then Read More…

Functional Implications of Aesthetic Temporal Muscle Reduction

The temporalis muscle is the largest and most powerful muscle of the face and skull. It runs from almost to the back of the head down below and behind the cheek bone to attach to the lower jaw. It can be seen to have two parts. The anterior or front part runs almost vertically and Read More…

The Success of Temporal Migraine Headache Surgery

Certain types of migraine headaches have been attributed to compression of the extracranial portions of the trigeminal nerves. One of the four main types of peripheral compression migraines are temporal-based which result from the temporal muscle squeezing the zygomaticotemporal branch of the trigeminal nerve. (there could also be a concomitant effect of a tight fascial Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Living Proof Neotensil Under Eye Treatment

Under eye bags and wrinkles are a major aesthetic concern for most people as they age. No matter how many creams and topical treatments one may try, they are hard to improve without actual surgery for more advanced under eye aging. While lower blepharoplasty techniques are the definitive treatment, surgery involves recovery and does not Read More…