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The Regulated Use of Stem Cells in Plastic Surgery

Stem cells has understandably caught the imagination of both plastic surgeons and patients alike with their regenerative potential. This has led over the past few years to surgeons promoting their benefits to patients by so-called stem cell-enhanced or derived procedures. From facelifts to fat grafts, the moniker of the words ‘stem cells’ confers an improved Read More…

The Use of Microcannulas for Injecting Local Anesthetics in Plastic Surgery

The use microcannulas has been a major advance in the delivery of injectable fillers. Besides a dramatic decrease in discomfort they result in no risk of bruising…two major improvements over that of traditional needlle delivery approaches. Despite these very obvious benefits, which are apparent in one’s very first use of them, I observe very Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – Lebanon

Lebanon, formally known as the Lebanese Republic, is a small country located on the eastern Mediterranean sea. It is bordered by Syria in the north and east and Israel to the South. Because of its location at the crossroads between the Mediterranean and much of the Arab world, it has a long and rish Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Breast Implants and Attractiveness

Breast implants have now been with us for over fifty years and they are likely to be with us for at least another fifty years and longer. Their popularity has never been higher in the U.S. with over 300,000 breast augmentations performed in 2012, making it the number one cosmetic procedure performed. Women who get Read More…

Case Study: Tracheal Shave for Neck Feminization

Background: The neck is generally a flat surface in youth that may have a bump or prominence in the middle about halfway between the jawline and the upper sternum of the chest. This laryngeal prominence, known more commonly as the Adam’s Apple, is formed by the size and angle of the thyroid cartilages that surround Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Pectoral Implants

Male chest enlargement by soft solid pectoral implants is done by placing them under the pectoralis major muscle. The implant is placed so that it stays above the lower muscle border, creating a larger pectoralis muscle bulge. These are the typical postoperative instructions to follow after having had pectoral implant surgery. 1. Pectoral implants Read More…

Breast Implants – A Fifty Year History

Breast implants have undergone an interesting and at times tumultous history. While they have brought improved self-esteem and restoration of a more normal body shape to tens of millions of women, they have also had their share of legal and regulatory issues. This is not surprising given the very large numbers of patient implanted Read More…

Requirements for a Safe Liposuction Experience

Another tragedy involving liposuction surgery was highlighted in a news story out of New York earlier this week. An alleged ‘plastic surgeon’ was charged with homicide in a model’s death in which he performed liposuction. The 51 year-old female suffered from heart disease and had heart transplant surgery in 2004 and was on anti-rejection Read More…

Case Study: Otoplasty for Protruding Ears

Background: The shape of the ear, like the nose, is one of the most variable features of one’s face. While it is chocked full of hills and valleys composed of cartilage and has an array of anatomic convolutions, the human ear is nonetheless very recognizeable. Any gross abnormalities in its shape and size is easily Read More…