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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…

Cartilage Graft and Implant Techniques in Asian Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty of the Asian nose requires almost completely different techniques than that of the Caucasian nose. In the Caucasian nose it is usually about reduction and rearrangement of structures, while in the Asian nose it is about augmentation and extension of structures. The anatomy of the Asian nose is characterized by a weak and underdeveloped Read More…

Comparing Botox, Dysport and Xeomin Injectable Facial Neuromuscular Modulators

The announcement this month that Johnson & Johnson (J & J) has pulled any further development of their aesthetic neuromuscular modulator PurTox was a surprise. It was certain several years ago that a fourth injectable drug would soon be on the market to compete with the big three, Botox, Dysport and Xeomin. But it Read More…

Plastic Surgery Wisdom: Achieving Natural Results

Most everyone that considers some cosmetic plastic surgery procedure is interested in a natural result. While the concept of a natural looking result is open to wide interpretation, it usually refers to a procedure that is not overdone. Being overdone in plastic surgery often refers to cosmetic operations(s) that may have been performed in an Read More…

The Benefits of Fat Grafting in Facial Reshaping Surgery

Facial skeletal surgery, what I often call facial structural surgery, offers many options for changing the form of the face. From jaw repositioning to bone reshaping to implants, significant foundational changes can be done. While much of facial skeletal surgery is done in the young (under age 45), this does exclude older patients as well. Read More…