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Is Liposuction Dangerous? Assessment of Safety Factors

Liposuction is certainly one of the most commonly performed aesthetic plastic surgery procedures. And by definition it treats the largest body surface areas of any cosmetic operation. Since its introduction in the U.S. over 40 years ago, it has risen to prominence because it not only treats refractory fat issues, which are ubiquitous, but Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Expression Injectable Filler

Injectable fillers for aesthetic facial use continues to expand in popularity as well as in the number of available products to do it. The most commonly used injectable fillers with the lowest rate of any adverse effects are hyaluron or hyaluronic-acid based. More than two-thirds of available injectable fillers used around the world are Read More…

Contemporary Implant Concepts For Surgical Jawline Enhancement

‘All societies in history were and are preoccupied with facial beauty’ ‘ Facial balance and symmetry are the key features to attractiveness’ ‘All people regardless of race, class or age share a similar sense of what is attractive’ ‘Square jawed males are viewed as more masculine, gain higher ranks in the military and have Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Scar Treatments

Scars are a common problem that occur from a variety of events including injury, various skin conditions and surgical procedures. Removal of these scars is a frequent patient request from plastic surgeons. While scar treatments have been a part of plastic surgery for a very long time, one thing about them has always been Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty For Slimming The Wide Nose

Background: Aesthetic nasal deformities come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. While plastic surgeons have anatomic terminology to describe these nasal deformities, patients refer to them in much simpler and more visually apparent descriptions. It is extremely common that a patient presents for a rhinoplasty that wants to improve their ‘fat nose’. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Wisdom – Anesthesia and Surgical Results

Anesthesia can consist of local infiltration where one is completely awake, differing depths of IV sedation (twilight) or profound general anesthesia. The range of anesthetic options exist because not every medical procedure needs a general anesthetic to be performed. For example, you don’t need a general anesthetic to have a colonoscopy. Conversely you don’t want Read More…

Botox and The Marketing of Toxology

Botox, and its smaller market competitors of Dysport and Xeomin, have literally changed the face of wrinkle treatments. Weakening or paralyzing select facial muscles has led to a host of undesired facial expressions being reduced. Although these effects are not permanent, the aesthetic improvements provided has made Botox a billion dollar drug in sales. Read More…

Square Chin Implants in Men

The shape and dimensions of the chin has a huge impact on the appearance of the lower face. It is well known that weak vs strong chins give off different impressions of one’s personality, even though these impressions may not really be true. Most commonly, a ‘weak’ chin is treated by an implant which Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Similar Challenges between Rhinoplasty and Fat Grafting

Rhinoplasty is well known to be one, if not the most, challenging of all aesthetic plastic surgery operations. Surveys of plastic surgeons verify this historic belief and it is as true today as it was decades ago. It is one of the few plastic surgery procedures where entire educational courses and textbooks are devoted to Read More…

Reshaping The Leg With Liposuction and Calf Implants

The legs are often overlooked when it comes to modification by plastic surgery. There are numerous procedures that can be done that focus on the thigh, knees and ankles. But before considering what to do, one has to know what makes a leg attractive. Most people know when they see a good looking pair Read More…