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Understanding What Thigh Liposuction Can and Cannot Do

  Liposuction is, by far, the most common body plastic surgery procedure. If not by numbers, then certainly by surface area. One of the most frequently treated areas is that of the thighs. Whether it is unhappiness with saddlebags (outer thighs) or fullness and loose skin on the inner thighs, contouring of the legs between Read More…

Accuracy of MRI for Silicone Breast Implant Rupture

  With silicone gel breast implants returning to the forefront of breast augmentation and reconstruction, there are recurrent concerns about their durability and potential rupture. While there has never been any proven link between disease and silicone gel exposure, being able to diagnose silicone breast implant rupture is important. However,sSilicone implant rupture has been associated Read More…

The Concept of Three-Dimensional Jaw Angle Augmentation

  Jaw angle implants have become a more common procedure for men in the effort to achieve a stronger and more defined mandibular shape. By highlighting the jaw angles in combination with a more prominent chin, a triangular lower facial shape is seen from the frontal view. By increasing the divergence of two lines that Read More…

Memory Gel Breast Implant Referral Program

The benefits of breast augmentation are many including a changed physical appearance, increased clothing options, and most importantly an improved self-image. But undergoing breast implants has recently added an additional benefit…the opportunity for some extra cash. From the Mentor corporation, who has the largest share of the breast implant market in the United States, comes Read More…

Lip Wrinkles in Women: Anatomy and Treatment Approaches

  There are many physical signs that can give away one’s age. Women know these signs very well and they include such areas as the back of one’s hands, the neck at the sternal notch area, and the mouth. The mouth area is a particularly bothersome area for many women. As a plastic surgeon, the Read More…

Injectable Fat Grafting to the Breast – Current State of the Art

  Injectable fat grafting is becoming increasingly popular for a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive indications in plastic surgery. Because it uses one’s own natural fat, there is no risk of graft rejection. Most of injectable fat uses are for indications in which other treatment methods are more invasive or do not have the potential Read More…

Foreign Body Reactions (Granulomas) from Injectable Fillers

  Injectable fillers are one of the most popular in-office aesthetic facial treatments. Used primarily to fill nasolabial and marionette lines as well as lips, they provide an instantaneous result. As of today, there are over a dozen commercially-available injectable fillers of various compositions. Patients frequently ask about what is different between them and which Read More…

Preventing Hairline Changes in Facelift Surgery

  Patients considering facelift surgery seek an improved  neck and jowl line. Such surgery requires the use of incisions around the ears to accomplish that goal. Patients are understandably concerned about the location of the scars, but once explained where they will lie, are reassured that they will not be noticeable to the general public. Read More…

The Use of Liposuction in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

  Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed of all cosmetic procedures. From the neck down to the ankles, fat can be effectively removed with good outcomes and high patient satisfaction. It is estimated that over 500,000 liposuction procedures are performed in the United States each year. The vast majority of these are done Read More…

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