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Fat Injection Breast Augmentation Surgery

Fat injection breast augmentation (FIBA) has been recently given a cautious note of approval by a task force of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Fat injections has gained widedpread use over the past decade for facial applications, including adding volume to sunken or depressed areas of the face and plumping up the lips. While Read More…

Dysport vs. Botox – Which is Better?

Look out Botox, a new kid is on the block! Dysport is the newest wrinkle-reducing injection treatment in the United States. While widely used around the world, it was formally approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April of this year and is now becoming available in the local Indianapolis market. Just like Read More…

Smartlipo – Melting Fat Through Controlled Heating with the Thermaguide

Smartlipo represents a paradigm shift in liposuction technology. Using a laser probe and the emitting of pulsed energy from its tip, it is used to directly and indirectly destroy fat cells. Whether it is by direct contact with the laser probe through multiple passes or the build-up of sufficient heat energy by working continuously Read More…

Rhinoplasty and the Risk of Revisional Surgery

Rhinoplasty remains a very popular and frequently performed plastic surgery procedure. While rhinoplasty is commonly a highly successful operation, it is like any surgery with its own potential risks and complications. The use of open rhinoplasty and cartilage grafting support techniques has lessened the historic incidence of complications from this surgery. (due to the Read More…

Silicone Gel Breast Augmentation and the Inframammary Incision

Breast augmentation remains a highly requested body contouring procedure. Its popularity is undoubtably due to both its immediate effect and effectiveness at achieving its goal. The operation is a device-driven procedure in which the implant is completely responsible for the success of the procedure. Patients have the choice of saline or silicone gel implants Read More…

Knee Reshaping with Liposuction

The knees serve as the articulation and midway point between the thighs and the calves. While in many ways knees are a bit of an oddly shaped structure, they are at a very visible location and can help make the determination as to whether some women choose to wear short skirts and shorts or Read More…

Nipple Reduction with Breast Augmentation

While the placement of implants makes the breast larger, they will also make the nipple expand as well. This is a simple phenomenon of tissue expansion. As the overlying breast skin stretches to accomodate the size of the implant, so must the nipple-areolar complex become expanded as well. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, Read More…

Minimal Incision Chin Augmentation

Chin augmentation is usually done with an implant. By putting a synthetic implant in front of and around the sides of the chin, the soft tissue of the chin is pushed forward creating increased horizontal projection. As the soft tissue of the chin follows the underlying bone in a virtual 1:1 relationship, chin augmentation Read More…

Reconstruction of the Traumatic Saddle Nose Deformity

The nose is one of the most frequently injured parts of the face due to its prominent location. While low-energy trauma (e.g., fisticuffs) accounts for the largest percent of nasal injuries which are commonly non-displaced or displaced bone fractures, higher energy impacts cause more complex and significant nasal derangements. Vehicular accidents are one such Read More…

Microtia Ear Reconstruction – A Plastic Surgery Marvel

Microtia is a well known congenital ear deformity that has a broad spectrum of presentations. From a small residual bump to a crumpled shortened ear, no two cases of microtia are exactly alike. But they all similar in that they are an incompletely formed ear that is much smaller than a normal one. The Read More…