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Case Study: Vertical Chin and Jawline Lengthening

Background: Facial beauty is well known to be highly influenced by proportions and symmetry. Dividing the face into thirds, in either frontal or side views, is an established method of determining vertical facial balance. While this beauty concept is well acknowledged, putting it into practical use is difficult. Few facial structures can be easily Read More…

Ethnic Rhinoplasty Using Nasal Implants

There are numerous ethnic noses (Asian and African-American) that are characterized by having a low and wide nasal bridge. Such low nasal bridges are almost always associated with a tip of the nose that has poor definition and is wider and flatter. Rhinoplasty in this nose type requires the bridge and dorsal line to be Read More…

The Differences Between a Cosmetic Abdominoplasty and a Medically Necessary Abdominal Panniculectomy

Abdominoplasty, or a “tummy tuck,” is a well known procedure in plastic surgery that tightens loose rectus muscles and removes excess abdominal skin and fat. This recontouring of the abdominal wall area is exclusively done for cosmetic purposes to create a more flat and firm abdomen. A panniculectomy, a cousin to the abdominoplasty, is Read More…

Soft Tissue Approaches to Treatment of the Gummy Smile

Sitting a close second behind that of one’s eyes, the smile is the face’s greatest expression of emotion. The movement of the upper lip in a smile exposes the underlying teeth which plays a role in how attractive that smile appears. While the teeth are exposed in a smile, the gum tissue usually is not. Read More…

Injectable Sternoplasty (Pectus Excavatum Repair) – Kryptonite Bone Cement as a Sternal Augmentation Material

Pectus excavatum, also known as funnel chest, is a defect characterized by differing levels of sternal depression. The deepest area of the sternal depression is always on the lower third of the sternum near the upper abdominal area. The lower costal or rib cartilages dip backward to increase the deformity or depression and push the Read More…

The Influence of Botox on Emotional Expressions

Any drug that can change facial expressions can certainly influence how other people see and interpret you. But can they also change how you feel as well? In the June 2010 issue of Emotions, researchers out of New York published a paper which reported that people who were treated Botox treatments not only Read More…

Jaw Angle Augmentation for Females

The jaw is the largest bone of the face and completely accounts for the shape of the lower face. It provides a sharp line of demarcation from the neck and the rest of the face. It can be weak or strong or well outlined and distinct. No matter how it is shaped, it creates a Read More…

Case Study: Plastic Surgery Correction of Areolar Gynecomastia (Puffy Nipples)

Background: Gynecomastia is a well-known male condition of breast enlargement. Most envision gynecomastia as that of a significant breast mound that may be fairly small to that of a mound more similar to that seen in the more mature female breast. But smaller size gynecomastia exist in equal numbers which can be just as bothersome Read More…

Facts and Myths about Cellulite

If there is one body concern in plastic surgery that remains both ubiquitous in occurrence and refractory to treatment. is that of cellulite. So many women have it that the only comparable beauty affliction is that of stretch marks and wrinkles. Largely located on the thighs and buttocks, it interestingly affects almost no men. It Read More…

The Danger of Silicone Buttock Injections

While immigration issues, largely that of the Hispanic and Latino origin, have dominated the national headlines for a while and will continue into the future, there is a cosmetic medical issue also brewing within these U.S. communities. In large urban areas such as L.A. New York and Chicago, this influx of legal and illegals Read More…