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Plastic Surgery Correction of the Gummy Smile

In the ideal smile, the upper lip sits just at or above the top of the teeth. The general rule is that 1 to 2 millimeters of gum exposure with a maximal smile is aesthetically acceptable. When some people smile, however, a large gap becomes exposed between the lip and the upper teeth, exposing Read More…

A Lower Blepharoplasty for Younger Patients – The Pinch and Peel Technique

Aging begins to occur on the face around the eyes first. Often the lower eyelid is affected more than the upper eyelid. It begins initially by the development of some loose eyelid skin and wrinkling in the crow’s feet area. As it progresses, more wrinkles appear and the lower eyelid may begin to bulge Read More…

The Influence of Implant Projection on Breast Shape After Augmentation

Breast implants are available not only in different sizes but each size has differing projections as well. Projection involves a change in the manufactured shape of the implant so that more volume can project forward at the expense of narrowing the implant’s base diameter. A high projecting implant, therefore, has the theoretical possibility of Read More…

Options for Chin Reduction Surgery

Chin reduction is a form of chin reshaping surgery that involves changing the size and possibly the shape of the chin in order to make it appear smaller. This surgery may be beneficial to those who have a large chin that looks disproportionate when compared to the rest of the face. A chin may look Read More…

The Brazilian Butt Lift for Buttock Augmentation

Buttock augmentation surgery continues to grow in popularity. One of these techniques is the Brazilian Butt Lift which helps to enlarge and reshape the buttocks to a more prominent and youthful appearance. Ironically, it is not a buttock lift in the traditional sense but a method of fat injections to do the reshaping and the Read More…

Scarless Breast Augmentation Surgery

Breast augmentation remains as one of the top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the country. The use of a breast implant is a very successful and rapid method of getting breast enlargement due to the immediate placement of the implant device. Getting the implant in place, however, requires an incision somewhere to introduce the Read More…

Laser Hair Removal -Separating Facts from Fiction

While we are now quite yet into spring, it is but just a month or so away. With the onset of spring, many people will be thinking about getting ready for the summer. Particularly for the younger age groups, outside activities with greater exposure of body parts is high on their minds. As part of some Read More…

Plastic Surgery for the Far Away Patient

I regularly get contacted from people out of town and out of the country in regards to their plastic surgery concerns and problems. This is not a surprise as the internet has made the accessibility of information available at the click of a mouse. Since information on the internet spans the globe in a Read More…

Buffalo Hump Treatment with Liposuction and Open Excision

One of the manifestations of the lipodystrophy syndrome is the Buffalo Hump deformity. While it occurs mostly in patients with HIV on antiviral medications, it can also be associated with chronic steroid use, such as in asthma patients. Occurring in both men and women, its predominant feature is the fat accumulation at the back Read More…

Implants and Fat Grafting for the Treatment of HIV Facial Wasting

Facial wasting is a very specific condition of the face in which specific areas of fat are resorbed and, in its severest form, is unique to the HIV patient taking retorviral medication. Nobody knows exactly why fat from the faces specifically goes away on people taking anti-HIV drugs, but a significant percentage of such patients Read More…