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New Paranasal Implant Design for Midface Augmentation

Of all the commercially available facial implants, one of the most obscure and least commonly used is that of the paranasal implant. Augmenting the base of the nose is historically associated with rhinoplasty surgery in an effort to add overall projection to the base of the nose. It was initially seen as a nose augmentation Read More…

Real Self 100 – Dr. Barry Eppley

Real Self is one of the internet’s top sites for patient information on cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. If you are looking to have any face or body cosmetic surgery, Real Self is a great consumer website that is very much a social network for those who want have a procedure done or are looking Read More…

Aesthetic Reduction of Head Width by Temporalis Muscle Resection

Head shape is an aesthetic feature that is often overlooked or disregarded…unless one has a head shape that they do not like. While the shape of the head does usually play second fiddle to the shape of one’s face, they are inter related and the appearance of one can affect the other. Many assume that Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Restylane Silk

With over a dozen injectable fillers on the aesthetic facial market in the U.S, and new ones appearing annually, a news release that another injectable filler product or indication has been approved is not revolutionary. Such is the case today as the Food and Drug Administration has given clearance for Restylane Silk injectable filler Read More…

Plastic Surgery and Creating the Attractive Face

Every elective cosmetic facial procedure that a plastic surgeon does is to create a more beautiful or attractive face. Many patients that undergo aesthetic facial plastic surgery today have a very clear idea in their mind as to what deficiency they have and what procedures they think will give them the improvement they are seeking. Read More…

Facelift Approach in the HIV-Positive Patient

Facelift surgery is performed on a wide variety of patients, regardless of age, gender, race or medical condition. There are nuances in facelift surgery for all of these differing patient considerations that can alter the technique and the tissues manipulated to optimize outcomes. The greatest nuances amongst facelift techniques is in what tissues below the Read More…

Case Study: Transgender Tracheal Shave

Background: The bulge in the center of just about any neck is the result of the laryngeal prominences. These are two large plates of paired cartilages who have a primary function to provide protection of the very important vocal cords from injury The size or prominence of these cartilages is highly influenced by hormones which Read More…

Case Study: The Pretrichial Browlift for Forehead Rejuvenation

Background: Aging of the face affects all structures but none are more noticeable, both early and late in the process, than that of what occurs around the eyes. One of those changes is a sag or lowering of the eyebrows. Due to frequent motion of the muscles which often pulls them down and the long-term Read More…

Liposuction and the Fat Redistribution Effect

Despite the common performance of liposuction as part of many body contouring procedures, the long-term consequences of its effects on the body are not well understood. Various studies have indicated that liposuction can cause breast and upper body enlargement due to fat reaccumulation. Such findings fall in line with what is known as the Read More…

The Permalip Facial Implant For Lip Augmentation

Despite that lip augmentation is sought by many women (and a few men), the perfect procedure to accomplish it remains elusive. A wide variety of treatment options exist to achieve bigger lips from injectable fillers and fat to surgical manipulations of the vermilion and skin excisions. Injectable fillers are by far the most common lip Read More…