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Ask My Cosmetic Surgeon iPhone App

Since the release of the iphone in 2007, over 50 million units have been commercially sold. One of its many features has been the availability of third-party applications which were launched in mid-2008 and now has well over 200,000 approved by Apple. These apps have diverse functionalities, one of the most common is that of Read More…

Shortening the Growing Nose in Older Patients

It is a common perception that our noses get bigger as we get older. I have been asked that very question many times in my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice. This perception is based on the belief that cartilage continues to grow even though our bones have long stopped growing. (in fact, our facial bones are Read More…

Injectable Fillers – How Long Do They Last?

The use of injectable fillers has become a mainstay of non-surgical facial rejuvenation. From lips to larger facial zones, a wide variety of differing injectable fillers exist. These injectable fillers may be different in chemical composition but most patients are only primarily concerned about how long they last and how much they cost. Measuring Read More…

The Dog-Ear Deformity in Plastic Surgery – A Frequent Source of Scar Revision

A common term that is used in plastic surgery, and one that patients know little about, is a dog-ear. It is an uncomplimentary and perhaps misleading name for a common plastic surgery deformity. Patients may become aware of it when they learn they have it and may need to do something about it for the Read More…

Changing Facial Shape with Fat Injections

There are numerous types of facial shapes. (eight to be exact) Described as well known geometric outlines such as round, oblong, and square, they impart to a face a certain look. There are many anatomic components that come together to make up that geometric shape. The prominence of the bones and the thickness and amount Read More…

‘Smart and Tyte’ Facial Rejuvenation for Neck and Jawline Enhancement

There are a lot of patients who are halfway between injectable fillers and a traditional facelift. Their facial contouring concerns are not really adequately addressed with short-acting fillers but they are not yet prepared to go as far as a surgical facelift. Most of these patients are between the ages of 40 to 50 and Read More…

Tear Trough Treatment with Injectable Fillers – How Long Do They Last?

The tear trough gives a tired appearance to the eyes and is bothersome to many patients that have them. They occur as a result of volume loss with aging although some people have them naturally. There are a variety of improvement strategies including injecting them with fat or synthetic fillers or using tear trough Read More…

The Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty after Massive Weight Loss

Without question, the number one concern of bariatric surgery patients after their weight loss is abdominal reshaping. When the weight loss is in the neighborhood of 75 to 100 lbs., the abdominal skin does not redrape or shrink back down. Rather, a large amount of redundant skin results which both hangs and has multiple rolls. Read More…

Product Review: The Vi Chemical Peel for the Face, Neck and Chest

The use of lasers and light therapies has dominated the talk about skin retexturing and resurfacing over the past decade. While they do produce some wonderful results, their use has overshadowed the historical approach of chemical peeling of the face. Chemical peeling today has been largely relegated to the superficial peels done by aestheticians and Read More…

The Potential Connection between the Auriculotemporal Nerve and Migraine Headaches

The treatment of migraine headaches has undergone new insights in the past decade through the use of surgical decompression of specific peripheral nerves in the head and neck. Through either the use of injectable Botox or muscle resection of the supraorbital or occipital nerves as they exit out from their cranial bone sites, significant Read More…