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The Theory and Science of Fat Grafting Survival

Fat grafting by injection is an ever expanding technique in plastic surgery. But it remains far from a perfect method because so little of the science of fat transplantation is well understood. What happens to the fat cells that are injected, do stem cells really survive and convert to fat cells after injection and what Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Sutures and Wound Healing

  It is common practice to have sutures from surgery or a laceration repair removed after 7 to 10 days, if one has stitches of the non-dissolveable type. But the main reason that external sutures are removed is to prevent a type of scarring known as tracking or railroad marks, not because the wound is Read More…

My Plastic Surgery Story – Real Patient Experiences

Plastic surgery is a journey that starts with a desire or concern that becomes a process from the consultation to the last bit of recovery after surgery. Like all journeys, people have many different physical and emotional experiences that tell more than just what the final physical change has become. One can easily look at Read More…

Case Study: Major Abdominal and Flank Reduction by Liposuction

Background:Liposuction is a well known surgical method of fat removal that has been available in the U.S. since 1981. It has gone through numerous technologic advancements, particularly in how the fat is mobilized prior to vacuum extraction. From ultrasonic to Smartlipo to Waterjet techniques, fat is being removed in an expanding variety of ways. But Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Pattern of Facial Wrinkles

Everyone knows that aging, sun exposure and smoking all contribute to the creation of wrinkles on one’s face. But the real culprit is something that can not be avoided, the movement of the overlying skin from the underlying muscles of facial expression. If the face didn’t move there would be far fewer wrinkles. (hence why Read More…

Breast Augmentation by Fat Injection Aided by Brava Device

Breast augmentation is consistently achieved through the use of an implantable synthetic fluid-filled device. While effective, it is not without its risk of complications and the need for revisional surgery. For these reasons, some patients would prefer an alternative approach. This limited need has been addressed by the use of fat injection grafting which is Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Youth Movement in Plastic Surgery

While it is commonly perceived that older patients (> 45 years old) undergo the majority of the cosmetic procedures, recently released statistics from the American Society of Plastic surgery tell a different story. People aged 40 to 45 years of age, so-called Generation Xers, account for  over 40% of procedures while the Baby Boomers makeup Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: The New Sientra Breast Implants

Breast implants remain a popular plastic surgery procedure with over 350,000 women being implanted last year in the U.S. alone. Up until several months ago, only two U.S. manufacturers existed after many other producers folded from the breast implant controversy from the early 1990s. Allergan and Johnson & Johnson (subdivision Mentor) have maintained a duality Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Sleep Position and Facial Wrinkles

The effects of time, gravity and sun exposure all make for the eventual wrinkles that appear on everyone’s face. These wrinkles appear along predictable and classic locations that are usually perpendicular to the movement of the underlying facial muscles. But not all facial wrinkles appear this way and their presence can be more difficult to explain. One influencing factor is that Read More…

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