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Submental Neck Fat Reduction by Injection – Clinical Trial Results of ATX-101 (Kybella)

Since the days of Lipodissolve, which was a rage in the early 2000s, the search for an injectable fat dissolving drug has been ongoing. Taking one of the original compounds used in Lipodissolve, deoxycholic acid (DCA), Kythera has been doing clinical trials for its injectable drug ATX-101. This is a purified synthetic version of DCA Read More…

Fat Compartments in the Neck – Implications for Neck Contouring Surgery

Fat in the neck is one of the major contributors to its shape. Large amounts of fat create full and/or droopy necks and work against a pleasing neck angle and profile. As a result, the removal of fat is part of just about every neck contouring procedure from liposuction to necklifts. The neck is Read More…

Umbilical Reconstruction in Tummy Tuck Surgery

Ever since the 1950s and the beginning of the evolution of the modern day tummy tuck, the search for techniques that produce a natural looking umbilicus have been both varied and different amongst many plastic surgeons. Everyone recognizes that complete loss of the umbilicus is associated with emotional disturbance in most patients even though it Read More…

The Current Futility of Stretch Mark Therapies

Stretch marks are an aesthetic bane for many people, particularly women. Often occurring after puberty, pregnancy and weight gain/loss, the development of white or red depressed lines is distressing and they will be present forever as they never improve on their own. Many treatments allege to improve or remove stretch marks but the sheer number Read More…

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…