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The Emergence of Facial Feminization Surgery

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) in the transgender patient has come a long way in the past two decades. As societal and political changes have occurred, greater patient acceptance and awareness of the need for such external physical changes has become mainstream procedures for those plastic surgeons experienced in doing them. With roughly a 1/4% to Read More…

Options in Cheek and Midface Enhancement for the Aging Face

The one facial feature that is most associated with a youthful looking face is that of the cheeks. Firm uplifted and rounded cheeks are what is seen in younger people, flat deflated cheeks are usually seen as many people age. It is the loss of cheek volume that contributes to a tired looking and aged Read More…

Can Breast Implants Freeze?

In this very cold and arctic winter, it is no surprise that I have heard more than one breast augmentation patient ask if their implants could freeze. The answer, of course, is no since they are placed within one’s body under the muscle and the temperature around them never drops below 98 degrees F. The Read More…

The Effects of Facial Exercises on Facial Rejuvenation

The search for facial rejuvenation methods that are non-surgical in nature has been ongoing for centuries. While Botox, injectable fillers and light and laser therapies do offer some profound improvement in treating the effects of facial aging, these treatments lie within the medical community. But outside of traditional medicine are a variety of non-medical approaches Read More…

Fat vs. Implants for Buttock Augmentation

While implants offer a permanent buttock augmentation effect, they are associated with a much longer recovery period. One must be very selective in choosing patients for implants while one can be a lot more lax about who opts for fat grafting. If there is an equivocal choice between fat or implants for buttock augmentation, I Read More…

Preventing Suture Extrusion In Otoplasty Ear Reshaping

The most common congenital ear deformity treated is that of protruding ears. It is very successfully treated by an ear reshaping surgery known as otoplasty. Often referred to an pinning the ears back, it is a procedure that has been around for over 100 years. While originally described as the simple removal of skin on Read More…

Case Study: Large Breast Augmentation Results

Background: Breast augmentation results depends heavily on the implanted device to create it. More than any other aspect of breast enhancement surgery, women spend the most time contemplating what size breasts they want. From this they attempt to figure out what volume of breast implants will create that look. While numerous methods exist to help Read More…

Alar Base Reduction (Nostril Narrowing) In Rhinoplasty

Reduction of wide or flaring nostrils is often done as part of a rhinoplasty and occasionally as a stand alone nose reshaping procedure. When done as part of a rhinoplasty, it is always done as the last step in the procedure as nostril flare may appear less when nasal tip projection or rotation is increased. Read More…

A Comprehensive Approach to Asian Jawline Reshaping

Amongst certain Asian subgroups, the face is very wide particularly in its lower third which gives it a square facial contour/shape. Aesthetically this is not a desired facial shape as the lower face should be less wide than the upper face. As a result, reshaping of the jawline/mandible to make it more narrow has become Read More…

Three Dimensional Chin Augmentation – The Vertically Lengthening Implant

Chin augmentation is one of the more popular and historic facial contouring procedures. While often done alone for a ‘short chin’, it is just as commonly done with many other facial procedures such as rhinoplasty and facelifts. Other than rhinoplasty, it is one of the oldest of the facial restructuring procedures having been done in Read More…