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The Expanding Role of Injectable Facial Fillers

Injectable fillers have come a long way in the past decade. While once viewed solely as a wrinkle treatment, fillers now have an expanded role to help add facial volume. A host of injectable compositions are now available to help lift, mold and contour almost any facial area. The use of injectable fillers has spurned Read More…

Case Study: Combined Browlift and Eyelid Lifts in Severe Periorbital Aging

Background: The aging process around the eyes is classic. The near continuous motion of the eyelids creates loose skin and, with enough time and motion, the eyebrows will fall over the supraorbital rims and sag downward.. For many patients today, they have eyelid surgery early in life and never progress to see the extreme Read More…

Treatment Of Upper Eyelis Ptosis After Botox Injections

Botulinum Toxin A, more commonly known as Botox, is used for facial cosmetic enhancement to soften the appearance of expressive wrinkles by weakening the muscles that cause them. In addition, because Botox is a muscle paralyzing agent, it can also be used to weaken agonist and antagonist muscles to create a lift in certain Read More…

Case Study: Vertical Chin Reduction by Submental Ostectomy

Background: The chin is the prominent and most protruding structure of the lower face. It is a three-dimensional facial part that can have excesses and deficiencies of either the amount of projection, width or in its height. Because of the soft tissue that wraps around the chin bone, excessive or big chins pose greater Read More…

Plastic Surgery As A Tax Deduction

As tax day is upon us, many are pondering what deductions of expenses they can and should take. In that spirit I occasionally will get asked by a patient whether the costs from their plastic surgery are tax-deductible. Most are joking of course but a few I think are serious. As I am a plastic Read More…

The History of Breast Lift Surgery

Cosmetic reshaping of the female breast is a collection of well known procedures such as implants and various forms of lifting and reduction. These breast procedures are so well accepted that it seems they have been around forever. But this is largely a cultural perception as what we know today or grew up with always Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implant Size Exchange For Bigger Breasts

Background: The choice of implant size is often the most important issue that every women ponders before her breast augmentation procedure. While there is no exact science to making that selection, important considerations include breast and implant base diameters, the amount of breast mound skin and what final breast shape (round vs. tear drop) Read More…

Contemporary Thoughts on Fat Grafting in Plastic Surgery

Reshaping faces and body through a ‘recycling’ approach by fat transfers is not necessarily a new technique. Fat grafting has been around for over 100 years but never gained much popularity until the past decade. As new techniques and research have revealed insights into how to improve the survival of fat grafts, the regenerative capabilities Read More…

Evaluating the Intramuscular Technique for Buttock Implant Augmentation

Synthetic implants are the original method of buttock augmentation. While supplanted in numbers by the Brazilian Butt Lift (fat injections), buttock implants are still a good option for the properly selected patient. Implants offer assured permanent buttock augmentation and are the only option for those patients who have inadequate fat stores for liposuction harvest. Buttock Read More…

The Pattern of Weight Loss After Tummy Tuck Surgery

Tummy tucks or abdominoplasties are a very popular body contouring procedure because it is tremendously effective.While diet and exercise are extremely important for weight loss, it will not get rid of loose skin. Conversely, tummy tucks are not a substitute for weight loss and should not be performed in a persistently obese patient under Read More…