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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) Scar Injections – Science and Dosing

The treatment of problematic scars or the excessive buildup of scar tissue underneath the skin after surgery can be a very difficult problem. The most common treatment has been the use of intralesional injections using Kenalog. (triamcinolone acetonide) While this has proven effective for many scar problems, it does not always work and is associated Read More…

Implant Options in Jawline Reshaping

The lower third of the face is dominated by the jawline. The jawline extends from one jaw angle around a convex arch to the other. It is actually the largest surface area of any facial bone prominence. Leading the way is the chin but the jaw angles located at the back play an often Read More…

Insights Into Injectable Fillers for Lip Augmentation

Valentine’s Day is synonymous with big lips. But beyond this festive day, however, bigger lips are sought every other day of the year as well. Lip enhancement by injectable fillers is second only to Botox injections as a popular office procedure that numbers in the millions done around the world per year. Why do Read More…

Reduction of the Long Female Forehead with a Hairline Advancement

One of the important features of forehead aesthetics is its size, which is primarily judged by its height or length. The length of a forehead is the amount of skin that exists between the eyebrows and the frontal hairline. While this is understandably variable in a man, the more stable frontal hairline of a women Read More…

The Rapid Recovery Breast Augmentation Program – Taking The Fear Out of Getting Breast Implants

One important aspect of breast augmentation that most women are very concerned about is the recovery from the procedure. Whether it is how much discomfort after surgery one may have to how long until one can return to work, the recovery process is of understandable concern. While all patients survive the operation and go Read More…

The Hidden Scar Breast Augmentation

The popularity and success of breast augmentation has more women than ever before seeking out the procedure. Besides the type and size of implant used, women are equally concerned about the incision which is used to get the implant in place. While scar placement and visibility is usually quite good with any of the Read More…

Case Study: Injectable Sternoplasty with Kryptonite Bone Cement

Background: The chest deformity, pectus excavatum (funnel chest) is seen as a deep depression of the sternum, usually involving the lower half or two thirds of the sternum. Its deepest indentation is at the junction of the chest and the abdomen. The lower four to six rib cartilages dip backward abnormally to increase the Read More…

iGuide Necklift – A Minimally Invasive Approach To Improve The Neck Angle

One of the defining facial features that casts an impression about one’s appearance is the neck, or more specifically the neck angle or neck profile. Whether one is young or old, an obtuse or poorly defined neck angle is not aesthetically desireable. If one is young with a full neck, liposuction alone will increase Read More…

Gender Differences in Forehead Recontouring Surgery

The forehead occupies a major part of the face, up to one-third of its total length. It is a major contributor to facial aesthetics even though it appears largely as a blank slate. Because it has few identifiable features (only the eyebrows) other than wrinkles, it is often overlooked as a facial feature which Read More…

Rapid Recovery Facelift Surgery

Aging in the neck and jowl area occurs in everyone…eventually. Loose skin in the neck and jowl area with the development of smile lines is the bane of many women. As a result, the promise of an effective surgical solution that is relatively simple and has a minimal recovery is overwhelmingly appealing. Such a concept Read More…