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Plastic Surgery History: Marilyn Monroe’s Chin Augmentation

There is no more iconic Hollywood figure or sex symbol than Marilyn Monroe. Despite her relatively short life, she remains a recognizeable face today many decades after her tragic death. But despite her beauty she, like many famous people, was apparently not entirely happy with her looks. Medical records have recently come to light Read More…

Case Study: Tummy Tuck for the Double Roll Abdominal Deformity

Background: Tummy tucks are done for a wide variety of abdominal wall deformities. Whether it is a small lower pooch from pregnancies or a large overhanging pannus from a lifetime of weight gain (and some weight loss), tummy tucks are done in an almost customized fashion for each patient. The location and extent of Read More…

The Myth of Silicone Chin Implant Erosion

One of the most commonly performed facial augmentation procedures is the placement of a chin implant. Whether it is done for significant microgenia (short chin) or as a complement in rhinoplasty and facelifts for less severe chin deficiencies, chin implants represent an historic and usually straightforward aesthetic facial procedure. Chin implants date back as Read More…

Patient Testimonials: Prominent Facial Artery Ligation

Pulsing Prominent Facial Artery Ligation ‘The procedure when so smoothly and the pulsations from the artery on my face are gone. The bandage is off and I am sooo amazed!! So grateful!! One week later It looks better then my scars from a year and half ago!! You are the man and you have been Read More…

Case Study: Tissue Expansion in Scalp Reconstruction

Background: The scalp is exposed to a wide variety of traumatic and disease processes which can result in small to large lost segments. While smaller scalp defects can be closed by subgaleal mobilization and stretching to a moderately tight closure, defects beyond a few cms can not be so simply closed with hair-bearing scalp. Scalp Read More…

Botox for Platysmal Neck Bands

Botox has a profound influence as a neuromuscular modulator in improving facial aesthetics. It is used to relax muscles, therefore softening and sometimes eliminating wrinkles on the face and neck. Most commonly known for its use in treating glabellar creases, horizontal forehead creases and crow’s feet, Botox has created a paradigm shift in the Read More…

Inner Thigh Liposuction for the Thigh Gap

A recent internet article appeared from experts in eating disorders about an Internet-fueled trend in which young women are pursuing the ‘thigh gap’ look. An erroneous concept that one can become so slender that their thighs don’t touch even when their feet are together. Eating disorder experts point out that this is an unachievable goal Read More…

The Benefits of Stem-Cell Enriched Fat Grafts

Fat grafting preceded by liposuction harvest is a cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedure that is here to stay. Despite the ease of fat availability in most people and the ability to virtually put it anywhere by injection, it is plagued by two as yet unsolved problems. It survival is, at best, unpredictable and Read More…

Minimal Incision Forehead Augmentation Cranioplasty

Forehead augmentation is done for a variety of aesthetic reasons including increasing the convexity and projection of the forehead. A forehead that slopes back too severely or lacks brow bone projection can be built up by an onlay or augmentative cranioplasty. This is always done with an alloplastic material rather than a bone graft Read More…

The Benefits of Body Contouring Surgery after Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass surgery, or even persistent efforts at diet and exercise, can result in large amounts of weight loss. With this weight loss often comes a lot of loose skin over many parts of the body. This has resulted in a number of body contouring procedures that removes this excess skin. Such efforts at bariatric Read More…