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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…

Surgery for Temporal Migraine Sufferers – Potential Hope with Vascular Decompression

The prevalence of migraine headaches, specifically those that are disabling and life-altering, is not rare. When traditional neurologic approaches, such as drugs destined to prevent or abort a migraine, fail to provide relief through a centrally-mediated mechanism then peripheral therapy should be considered. A lot of new information is forthcoming that supports the peripheral Read More…

The Role of Graft Preparation in Fat Injection Therapies

Fat grafting is a hot topic in plastic surgery. Over the past ten years, it has emerged from its dark ages in which it was viewed as unsuccessful and in disrepute. Historically, fat grafting in cosmetic surgery was completely unpredictable. The transferred fat would usually completely resorb and, if not, it left lumps and contour Read More…

Facelift Surgery Goes To The Dogs

While everyone knows a facelift by name, very few know actually what it is. I have yet to meet a prospective patient or even an interested person on the street who truly knows what the facelift operation is or does. Apparently this is a similar problem in the dog world as well. In Read More…

The Scar Differences Between The Limited and Full Facelift

For nearly fifty years, or the last half of the past century, the full subcutaneous facelift has been the treatment of choice for reversing the effects of facial aging on the neck and jowls. Many modifications have been done to it including SMAS plication, platysmal tightening, and deep-plane approaches all with the intent of Read More…