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The Zipper Necklift For Neck Wattle Removal

The neck wattle is one of the most bothersome of aging facial features, particularly for the older male. Men are often much more concerned about their turkeyneck than they are about the bags and hanging skin around their eyes. That neck wattle not only flops around but really stands out in a shirt and Read More…

Indianapolis Zerona Body Contouring Study

In August 2010, the Erchonia Corporation was granted market clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the non-invasive body contouring device known as Zerona. This is a brand name and in and of itself conveys nothing about what it does or how it works. Zerona is the first non-invasive device to receive FDA Read More…

Avoiding Irregularities in Abdominal Liposuction

Liposuction is one of the most popular of all cosmetic procedures due to the ubiquity of excess fat. Of all liposuction procedures, the stomach or abdominal area is the most common area of treatment. While highly effective at removing abdominal fat, irregularities after abdominal liposuction are not rare. Second to that of the inner Read More…

Case Study: The Subnasal (Bullhorn) Lip Lift in Men

Background: Aesthetic concerns of the lips are largely a gender specific issue. By far, most cosmetic lip procedures are done in women. Men represent a very small percent (1 to 2%) of those patients who undergo lip modifications, whether it is injectable fillers or excisional lip modifications. The long upper lip is often viewed Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implants with Vertical Lifts in Sagging Breasts

Background: Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular body contouring procedures. In simplicity, breast augmentation works by using an implant to expand out the existing breast tissue. Therein lies how the final breast result will look…it will reflect nothing more than a ‘blown-up’ version of the existing breast mound in most cases. Read More…

Can Botox Injections Ever Have A Permanent Effect?

The popularity of Botox for cosmetic facial uses is that it does something that not even surgery can do…stop unwanted expressions. Its downside is that its results are not permanent. Most patients would wish that its effects were either more long-lasting or were permanent. One question that some patients ask about the long-term use Read More…

Case Study: Facelift in the Male Weight Loss Patient

Background: Facelifting in men is less commonly done than in women. This is for a variety of reasons including better quality of bearded facial skin that is more resistant to sagging, more tolerance for the profile of an aging neck, and concerns about having the procedure. Many men wait until their sagging necks and Read More…

Forehead and Scalp Numbness after Browlift Surgery

Rejuvenation of the upper third of the face is done through a forehead or browlift procedure. Browlift surgery has evolved from the traditional open scalp approach (open browlift OBL) to that of a more limited incision endoscopic browlift (EBL) technique. While there are some reasons in whether one should be used over the other, Read More…

Tatt2Away vs Laser Removal of Tattoos

The impregnation of various types of pigment into the skin has been around for thousands of years. Any health risks associated with them appear to be negligible to non-existant other than local discoloration of the skin and finding pigment particles in regional lymph nodes and even more distant organs. Until recently, however, their removal Read More…

Risks of Jaw Angle Reduction Surgery

A recent report out of China was that of a death due to plastic surgery. What was most significant about this report, besides the obvious tragedy, is the procedure which ultimately resulted in the patient’s demiss. While deaths from plastic surgery procedures are extremely uncommon and have been reported in the past, most involve Read More…