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Temporal Augmentation with Fat Injections

A recent news story out of the UK in London headlined the transfer of fat from a man’s stomach to his head to reshape it. Given that fat injections to the face, breast and buttocks have become so popular over the past decade, such a story is at the very least noteworthy. The patient was Read More…

Case Study: Mini-Blepharoplasties in Younger Patients

Background:The earliest and most recognizeable area of facial aging is around the eyes. Due to the near constant motion of the eyelids and surrounding sphinteric-like orbicuralis muscle action, redundant skin and wrinkles develops on both eyelids. With enough time and aging, the extra skin becomes significant enough to hang down onto the lashes of the Read More…

Case Study: Correction of Supplement-Induced Gynecomastia in Athletes and Body Builders

Background:Gynecomastia, or male breast growth, has numerous causes. When occurring in very young males going through puberty the cause is a natural one over which one has not control. Fortunately, many puberty-induced gynecomastias are self-resolving. But when occurring in non-teenage males there is almost always a specific exogenous influence. Gynecomastia is well known to be Read More…

Eyebrow Rejuvenation with Fat Injections

Fat grafting to the face, done by injection, has become incredibly popular in the past decade. The recognition that most faces lose fat volume as they age has led to fat grafting done alone or in conjunction with other facial lifting procedures. One such area of volume addition in the aging face is that of Read More…

Eyelid Tucks/Lifts – The Best Value In Facial Rejuvenation

One of the common concerns amongst many patients considering facial rejuvenation procedures is that they don’t want to look ‘done’, ‘surgical’ or otherwise unnatural. They would prefer that people do not see them as having had plastic surgery. On the flip side of that concern is that they also want to have some visible improvement Read More…

Septorhinoplasty For Correction of the Roman Nose

News out of the New York Mets baseball camp this week involved more than just baseball and had a plastic surgery flavor. According to numerous media outlets, pitcher Jonathon Niese arrived at camp looking different and stated that he underwent a rhinoplasty in the off season. Admittedly I do not follow New York mets baseball Read More…

Case Study: Gynecomastia Reduction with Smartlipo

Background: Enlargement of the breast tissue in a teenage or adult male, well known as gynecomastia, is a challenging aesthetic chest problem. It is comprised of several components including the amount of breast tissue, the size of the areola, and the position of the nipple-areolar complex on the anterior chest wall. Much of the focus Read More…

What Is A Mini-Facelift?

One of the most common facial aging problems is the development of jowls and a sagging neck. While a facelift is the most effective treatment, early aging changes do not justify the traditional approach. As a result, facelift surgery techniques have advanced in the past decade to limit the extent of incision and scarring that Read More…

The PIP Breast Implant Problem

For twenty years, breast implants have been scandal-free since the FDA moratorium on silicone-gel containing devices in 1991. With the lack of any medical evidence substantiating health risks with their use, they were reintroduced in the U.S. in 2006 after fifteen years of concentrated study. As the U.S. use of silicone gel breast implant continues Read More…

Exilis and SkinTyte Devices For Fat Reduction and Skin Tightening

As the latest statistics published by the American Society of Plastic Surgery show in 2010, the fastest growing procedures in cosmetic surgery are not surgery at all. Rather it is such non-invasive procedures as Botox, injectable fillers and focused and high-intensity light face and body treatments. This is a trend that has been ongoing now Read More…