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Plastic Surgery Wisdom – The Plastic Surgeon’s ‘Product’

Plastic surgery in many aspects is a product that patients buy. This may not be exactly true in reconstructive surgery where a patients needs the service. But it is most certainly true in aesthetic surgery where the patient will suffer no physical harm if they do not have the surgery. Many patients do ask what Read More…

Abdominal Liposuction – Jelly Belly vs Watermelon Bellies

Liposuction is one of the most popular of all plastic surgery procedures both in numbers of patients done and in body surface areas treated. Of all potential body areas in which fat can be extracted, the abdomen or stomach is the most commonly requested. Even amongst those people who would never consider having any other Read More…

Computer-Designed Custom Facial Implants for Aesthetic Enhancement

Synthetic implants play a valuable role in the treatment of both aesthetic and reconstructive facial problems. While there are a large variety of preformed off-the-shelf facial implants which can be placed in their initial shape or modified during surgery, some patient’s bone and soft tissue volume deficiences are not ideally treated in this manner. While Read More…

Botox and its Effect on Smiling

The importance of a smile in human interaction can not be denied. It is a seemingly simple facial expression that actually involves a large number of facial muscles that must work with great precision to create what one recognizes as a genuine smile. There are 43 muscles in the face and the number that Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: CosmetAssure Cosmetic Surgery Insurance

The number of cosmetic procedures continues to increase every year. The latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) for 2012 show that over 14 million cosmetic procedures were performed. While less than one-third of them were major surgical procedures, every cosmetic procedure no matter how minor has some level of risk. While Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Boxy Tip

Background: The shape of the nose is determined almost exclusively by the size and shape of the underlying framework support of bone and cartilages. The greatest anatomic influence of structure is seen in that of the nasal tip where the lower alar cartilages create a unique shape for each person. The size of these cartilages Read More…

Topical Silicone Gel and Sheeting for Scar Treatments

Scars are an inevitable consequence of any elective surgical incision or traumatic injury. It is never a question of whether a scar will form, it is merely a question of how noticeable it will be. The natural history of scar healing is that the majority will improve over time, changing in color from red to Read More…

Contemporary Body Implant Augmentation Surgery

Muscular enhancement of certain body parts can be done through the use of synthetic implants. Everyone knows about breast implant augmentation although this is not a true muscular enhancement but a breast tissue enlargement. Historically the most recognized body implants were for the chest, buttocks and calfs. The number of such implants combined pale in Read More…

Botox Gets Younger

A recent news report indicates that more younger people are jumping into plastic surgery than ever before. Delving into the report shows that this is not for invasive surgery but is based on the migration of Botox use into patients down into even 20 year olds. According to the 2012 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report Read More…

Capsular Contracture Rates in Breast Augmentation

Despite the success and high patient satisfaction with breast implant surgery, it is not a complication-free operation as it uses a device to achieve its effect. Historically the most well known breast augmentation complication was hardening of the breast (capsular contracture) due to excessive circumferential scar formation around the implanted spherical device. While once the Read More…