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Case Study: The Hairline Browlift in Women

Background: Aging of the upper face primarily involves that which appears in the forehead. Falling of the eyebrows onto or off of the brow bone and the appearance of horizontal and vertical wrinkles are the classic, and quite frankly, only aging signs that can appear. The amount, if any, of brow sagging is the Read More…

Breast Augmentation with Injectable Fat – Risk of Infection

Injectable fat grafting continues to expand in number of uses and in acceptance as a reliable method of adding volume. Once reserved for just small volume additions to the face, it has become more recently popular in breast surgery. Starting initially with its use in breast reconstruction, for lumpectomy defects and as touch-ups after Read More…

Innovations in Injectable Fillers – What’s New and What’s Coming

While the nation’s economy has deflated over the past few years and continues to stagger without any obvious improvement, certain types of cosmetic treatments has not. To no surprise, cosmetic surgery may be down but less costly in-office procedures have increased as a result. (or maybe as a substitute for some) The array of Read More…

The Three-Dimensional Assessment of the Chin in Rhinoplasty

An important part of any rhinoplasty evaluation is that of the chin. Patients who pursue rhinoplasty to make their nose smaller should not be surprised that they may have a comparatively smaller chin by facial proportion assessment. This is because a ‘weak’ chin can make a nose appear more prominent. In patients that come Read More…

Predict My Face – Online Surgical Facial Imaging and Predictions

Considering facial surgery can be an intimidating experience. This is particularly true when the changes are structural vs. age-related. Age-related facial surgery, such as facelifts, browlifts and blepharoplasty, are more psychologically certain. Trying to turn the clock back and look more youthful is more comforting as one is headed to an appearance of which Read More…

Case Study: Secondary Breast Lifts For Sagging After Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation is based on the principle of expanding one’s natural breast tissue by placing an implant behind it. Regardless of whether the implant is placed within the breast tissue above the muscle (subglandular) or beneath the muscle (submuscular), how it works is the same. As a result, how well most breast augmentations will Read More…

Zytaze Oral Supplement for Botox Resistance

Botox is an effective injection method for diminishing certain undesired facial expressions. For the vast majority of patients, it works very well and will continue to do so with endless repeat treatments. But there is a very small percent of patients who either don’t respond well or find that ongoing treatments become less effective. In Read More…

Case Study: Reconstruction of the Gauged Earlobe

Background: The adornment of the earlobe goes to back to nearly the beginning of mankind. Besides being a very visible piece of anatomy right next to the face, it is also easy to manipulate because it is composed of just skin and fat without more firm cartilage like the rest of the ear. Besides Read More…

Stem Cell Facelifts – Science or Science Fiction?

The long known presence of stem cells in fat has led to an exciting wave of scientific and clinical efforts to harness the potential of this ‘wonder’ cell.The real question is wondering what benefits stem cells can really offer.Why do we have cells that lie around dormant in our fat but yet has the Read More…

Injectable Fillers in the Advanced Aging Face

Injectable fillers are just a close second behind Botox as a very popular anti-aging facial treatment. Beyond making lips bigger, the primary benefit of injectable fillers is that they add instant volume to aging facial tissues. It has become appreciated that as the face ages, for most people, fat is lost and the face Read More…