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Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Gynecomastia Reduction and Marijuana Use

The development of breast tissue in young men (gynecomastia) goes by a lot of unflattering names such as man boobs and bitch tits. For the overwhelming majority of men affected, there is no identifiable cause. Clearly there is some hormonal influence but the exact trigger is not clear for most patients. Some of the young Read More…

Case Study: Craniofacial Reconstruction of a Severe Zygomatico-Maxillary Complex (ZMC) Fracture

Background: Facial fractures occur from a wide variety of mechanisms, most commonly blunt trauma. The cheekbone or zygomatico-maxillary complex (ZMC) is one of the facial bones that is commonly broken due to its prominence on the face. Usually blunt trauma such as being hit by a sporting ball or a fist causes the cheekbone to Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Lip Wrinkles

Lip lines, particularly the vertical wrinkles of the upper lip, are a common problem amongst many Caucasian women. Thinner less pigmented skin is more prone to wrinkling due to repeated lip motion and less dermal thickness and elastic fiber content. The wrinkles form perpendicular to the horizontal orientation and sphincteric movement of the underlying orbicularis Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implant Exchange for Larger Breasts

Background: Breast implant surgery is all about, of course, making breasts bigger. But patient satisfaction comes from achieving or getting close to what size the patient wants. While breast implants come in a wide range of sizes, there is no exact method of picking an implant and achieving a certain size. This is because, while Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Liposuction Yesterday and Today

When you can’t get rid of that fat by diet and exercise, liposuction may be the lone remaining effective option. But liposuction has evolved since it appeared in the U.S. in 1981 and it now associated with many high-tech and appealing names. All of the buzzwords and marketing behind liposuction today make it seem like Read More…

Case Study: Foot Rejuvenation by Fat Injections

Background: The feet age not unlike the many changes that occur throughout the rest of the body. Tissues weaken, muscle and fat loses volume, and ligaments and joints become less elastic. But the feet are unique because they have to sustain a greater amount of weight than any other structure in the body. Unlike the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: The Facelift Bungee

A surgical facelift is the most effective and common method for eliminating those jowls, smoothing out the jawline and sharpening the neck angle. It does so by moving the loose skin that has fallen down off of the face and shifting it back towards the ears were it can be trimmed off, leaving fine line Read More…

Rejuvenation of Wrinkled Breast Cleavage

Aging affects the entire body in very similar ways. The skin becomes wrinkled, loose and often dotted with pigmented discolorations. While much focus is understandably placed on these skin aging changes in the face, and even on the back of the hands, there are other potentially treatable areas that are overlooked. One of these is Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Aesthetic Temporal Augmentation

One of the last facial areas to be cosmetically enhanced is that of the temples. Not to be confused with places of worship and even having slightly different Latin word derivations, the temples anatomically are to the side of the eye along the side of the head. Aesthetically, it is a near isosceles triangle with Read More…

Case Study: Cranioplasty for the Flat Back of the Head

Background: The shape of the head is largely determined by the skull that lies underneath it. Its normal oblong shape is created by the multiples plates of skull bone formed in utero that only formally fuse together after birth. The rapidly developing and expanding brain has great influence on forming the skull shape, much like Read More…