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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…

3D PEKK Implants For Complex Craniofacial Reconstructions

The concept of 3D printing of human replacement parts has been all over the medical and scientific news over the past few years. While each news release seems like it is revolutionary and new, most are the natural evolution of the refinement of 3D CT scanning and the ability to manufacture custom replacement parts from Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products – Natural Contour Silicone Buttock Implants

Buttock implants are undergoing a renaissance today largely due to the popularity and widespread use of fat injection buttock augmentation. (Brazilian Butt Lift = BBL) The societal interest in the aesthetics of buttock shape and size combined with the body contouring benefits of liposuction has generated large numbers of such buttock augmentation procedures being performed. Read More…

Aesthetic Guidelines for Belly Button Reshaping (Umbilicoplasty)

The belly button (umbilicus) is the most visible anatomic landmark on the abdominal wall in women and men. While it is nothing more that a residual scar from the cut umbilical cord at birth, it carries a unique aesthetic value. Being without a belly button can make one look a bit ‘alien’ as it is Read More…