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Labiaplasty for External Vaginal Reshaping

The labia are a well recognized part of the female genitalia being the major externally visible portions of the vulva. The labia majora are larger and fattier while the labia minora are folds of skin often hidden within the labia majora. In some women, the labia minora are almost non-existant while in others they can Read More…

Asian Facial Reshaping by Cheek Narrowing and Jaw Angle Reduction

Reflecting different facial characteristics from distant parts of the world is the difference between Eastern Asian and Caucasian facial bone structures. Prominent cheekbones and a strong jaw angle are common Asian features that are often asked to be reduced as they create a face that is perceived to be wide, square and relatively flat. Read More…

Fat Injections in the Treatment of Linear Facial Scleroderma (Parry Romberg Syndrome)

Systemic Sclerosis is a chronic connective tissue disease that is characterized by subcutaneous fat atrophy, replacement by scar and poor vascularity. It has two main types, diffuse and limited. Limited or linear scleroderma most commonly affects the face and the extremities. As it occurs on the face it is better known to plastic surgeons as Read More…

Case Study: Calf Implants in Bilateral Clubfeet

Background: Calf augmentation using either a synthetic implant or fat injections is a well known surgical procedure to increase the prominence of the calf muscle. While many people think of the typical calf augmentation patient as a body builder or an athlete, aesthetic enhancement of normal calf muscles is only one reason to have the Read More…

Facelifts and Age Reversal

The term ‘facial rejuvenation’ encompasses a broad range of aesthetic soft tissue procedures of the face of which the most recognizeable is the facelift. Patients desire a facelift when their jowls and neck sag and they wish to have a more youthful jaw and neckline. One of the most common questions patients ask before surgery Read More…

Plastic Surgery Humor – The Patient’s Problem

I can think of quite a few patients whom after meeting, that I was glad I had the opportunity to read their chart before entering the room and meeting them for the first time. As what jumped out at me as to why they came in for a plastic surgery consultation was quite different from Read More…

The Timing of Mommy Makeovers after Pregnancy

Just like the process of pregnancy, recovering from it is also a function of time. Stretched out abdominal skin and muscles and engorged breasts will not instantly snap back into what they were. At the least it is a period of months before a woman’ s body has any chance of returning to its pre-pregnancy Read More…

Case Study: Intramuscular Buttock Implant Augmentation

Background: Buttock augmentation has surged in popularity over the past decade. Compared to just ten years ago, the number of buttock enhancement procedures in the U.S. has increased a staggering twenty-fold in number. This is due almost exclusively due to the fat injection technique. Injecting fat into the buttocks for enlargement, also known as the Read More…

Social Media-Induced Plastic Surgery

In days past, the mirror or a printed picture was how we conceived of ourself. It has been said that at any one time we are three different people, how others see us, how we see ourselves and the way we really look. A normal person is probably the one in which all three images Read More…

Breast Augmentation and Nipple Sensation

A common question from many women considering breast augmentation is whether it will affect nipple sensation. Since there is surgery going into the breast and a medical device is being placed, this is a very logical question. For some women nipple sensation is an extremely important issue while for other women with little natural sensation Read More…