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Fat Injection Facial Volume Restoration – Does It Improve The Skin As Well?

Loss of facial volume is now a well recognized phenomenon of aging as well as part of certain disease processes. As subcutaneous fat volume is lost in the cheek, side of the face, and the temporal areas, one can acquire a more gaunt facial appearance. While this may be somewhat desirous when one is Read More…

Advances in Chemical Peeling

Chemical peels have a long history in skin rejuvenation and pre-date the use of lasers by decades. More than one million skin peels are performed each year which makes them one of the most common non-surgical cosmetic skin treatments. Their popularity is due to their relatively low cost of use and how they can Read More…

Facial Implants for Correction of Midface Deficiency

Implants are very useful for producing three-dimensional facial changes. By extending the outer boundaries of bony prominences, the proportions and shape of the face can be changed dramatically. Implants essentially camouflage facial bony deficiencies or enhance a normal prominence. Traditional and well known facial implants are that of the chin, cheeks, or nose. Jaw angle Read More…

Antibiotics and Synthetic Implants in Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery is unique amongst the medical specialities in that many of our procedures involve using synthetic implants. Only Orthopedic Surgery rivals or exceeds the number of implants placed per procedures. As a result, plastic surgeons have a long history of implant handling and implantation, particularly for elective cosmetic surgery. Breast and facial implants Read More…

A Federal Cosmetic Surgery Tax Proposal…Fades for Now

Americans who choose to spend money on cosmetic surgery and procedures have been considered to be taxed for their indulgences. In an effort to fund treatment for those who cannot afford basic healthcare, some members of the White House and Congressional groups have proposed a 10% excise tax on elective cosmetic surgery procedures. This Read More…

Understanding the Abdominal Panniculectomy

The abdominal panniculectomy is a variation to the traditional tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. The pannus or abdominal apron is that overhang of skin and fat that extends below one’s waistline. Abdominal pannuses can exist in overweight as well as extreme weight loss patients after bariatric surgery. The abdominal panniculectomy, historically, refers to the pre-bariatric surgery Read More…

The Extended Tummy Tuck for Optimal Abdominal Reshaping

Tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) traditionally are a horizontally-oriented operation. This means that excess skin and fat is removed with an elliptical incision that is oriented from one side of the waistline to the other. This results in a fairly low horizontal scar that is some distance below a newly created belly button. (if it is a Read More…

Smartlipo of the Abdomen and Waistline

The most common location to perform liposuction in both men and women is the abdominal area. Abdominal liposuction likely makes more than half of all fat aspiration procedures. This is because this is the one area where everyone, regardless of age or sex, will accumulate fat first. This is biologically understandable as this is the Read More…

The Direct Neck Lift Scar – What Does It Look Like?

Changes in one’s neck are often the single most bothersome facial feature for some men as they age. Loose skin and the development of a neck wattle, all of which creates loss of a more sharply defined neck angle, are more troubling than even the classic signs of periorbital or eye aging. This is particularly Read More…

The Risk of Revisional Surgery in Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation, due to its near instant gratification, is what I call a ‘euphoric’ plastic surgery operation. Most women are immensely excited about the prospects of the results and they have painted themselves into that role by envisioning how clothes and other attire will look afterwards. In the wake of this enthusiasm, it is Read More…