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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
A news story from today from the LA times reports that a former Nickelodean star, Amanda Bynes, had admitted to having a rhinoplasty and is very pleased with the results. The purpose of the story is that she has made it clear that she wants all news outlets and media to only use new Read More…
Background: Cleft lip and palate deformities are a well recognized birth defects that affects around 1:1000 births. In the U.S., they commonly undergo a primary repair of the cleft lip in the first three to six months of life. Outside of the U.S., American plastic surgeons are well known to travel all over the Read More…
The number of women who are undergoing breast augmentation on an annual basis shows no sign of decreasing anytime soon. It is a popular body changing/improvement operation because it creates an instantaneous change with the insertion of a breast implant. The size of the implant plays an obvious major role in enlarging the breast Read More…
While plastic surgery always has and always will be dominated by female patients, more and more men are taking advantage of the changes that it has to offer. This is a reflection of a multitude of factors coming together including refined surgical techniques, new products and a fashion trend towards more masculinizing appearances of Read More…
Background: The eyes are a central feature of the face and draw immediate attention whether one is looking at themselves or in where others look. Because the eyes are paired structures, their symmetry in appearance is important. Any differences in the appearance of the eyes is readily seen and could be the result of soft Read More…
The internet is full of information on plastic surgery and many other beauty treatments. But how reliable is it? Can you trust what you read and would you go under the knife based on information that you have ‘Goggled’? Everyone’s knows that just because it is found and indexed highly on a web search Read More…
One of the more noteworthy items in the recent release of the annual 2012 statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons was in the number of armlifts that were performed. The greatest surge in all the body contouring procedures were arm lifts or brachioplasties with over 15,000 performed last year. While that Read More…
The annual 2012 statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is in and its review is always noteworthy. As it provides an overview of what board-certified plastic surgeons have done, it does not incorporate cosmetic procedures than any other physicians may do…so it is not the total real number of all the Read More…
One of the most common traumatic facial injuries to deal with in children as a plastic surgeon are dogbites. There are a lot more common than most people think and, fortunately, are usually minor and result in no significant scarring. They often are just ‘nips’ and don’t require any major reconstructive surgery. But having been Read More…
Many treatments have been touted over the years to create a facelift-like effect from topical creams to devices in lieu of having the actual surgical procedure. Today’s ‘alternative facelifts’ have taken on a very different approach and it is done through largely an injectable approach. These are all about adding volume to the face, plumping Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...