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Botox as a Treatment for Excessive Forehead Sweating

Botox is most well known for reducing facial expression activity and the wrinkles that they cause. Less known, but no less appreciated, is its use for excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis. This is another FDA-approved indication for Botox use. For those afflicted with excessive armpit or axillary hyperhidrosis, the relief from the constant wetting and Read More…

Reshaping the African-American Nose with Rhinoplasty Surgery

Changing the shape of the nose through rhinoplasty surgery continues to be increasingly popular amongst African-Americans. The most common reasons sought for nasal improvement are lack of tip definition, wide nostrils, flat bridge of the nose and breathing problems. The consistent theme is that the nose is broad and lacks a well-defined bridge and Read More…

Scar Revision of Hair Transplant Donor Scars

Most grafts for hair restoration come from the back of the head or the occipital region. This is most commonly done with a horizontally-oriented excision, resulting in a straight-line closure from one side of the occiput to the other. Most hair transplant donor scars have a width of just a few millimeters, but wide donor Read More…

Product Review: Juvederm Ultra and Juvederm Ultra XC

The use of injectable fillers for fold and wrinkle reduction and lip augmentation rivals that of Botox and Dysport for in-office facial rejuvenation treatments. One advantage of fillers over muscle relaxers is their immediate results that will stay stable as long as the filler material lasts. At this time, there are over a dozen different Read More…

The Risk of Breast Implant Infections after Dental Treatments

The risk of infection amongst any form of implantable medical device is one every patient who receives them takes on. Because medical devices are composed of a variety of synthetic materials, their surfaces can become colonized with bacteria which the body can have a very difficult time eradicating. Such bacterial inoculation may ultimately lead Read More…

Infection Risk and Management in Breast Augmentation

While there are numerous potential complications that can occur from cosmetic breast augmentation surgery, the most feared is undoubtably infection. All of the other potential risks, such as asymmetry, hematoma, capsular contracture, changes in nipple sensation, uneven nipple levels, and even implant rupture, they do not lead to the potential to remove the implant for Read More…

The Use of Rib Grafts in Rhinoplasty

Reconstruction of certain nasal deformities requires significant structural support. Despite the ease of use of synthetic implants, the use of cartilage is associated with minimal risk of severe implant problems such as infection or extrusion. In the very visible nose, this is a huge advantage. Infections and extrusions in the nose from foreign materials may Read More…

Protection of the Singer’s Voice during Plastic Surgery

Professional singers, like many artists, are also occasional plastic surgery patients for facial and body changes. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I will see about one or two such patients a year who truly do make their living by singing. In larger metropolitan areas like New York or Los Angeles, for example, vocalists Read More…

Earlobe Changes after Facelift Surgery

The fear of many facelift patients is that…they will look like they have had a facelift. This is an understandable fear as the best facelift results come from a result that looks natural, a result that in no way looks like one has had a facelift. The signs of ‘having had a facelift’, from a Read More…

Corner of the Eye Tuck-ups – Lateral Canthoplasty and Lateral Canthopexy

The eyelids are a small facial area that has a big impact on our appearance. Slight changes in eyelid position can make for a surprising difference in appearance. While many think of the eyelids as just skin, there are chalked full of small anatomic pieces that make them both work and look normal. One of Read More…