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Plastic Surgery and the Recession

As the recession has gripped the U.S. economy in early 2008, plastic surgery certainly has not been spared. I get asked daily how the economy is affecting my practice. While most everyone’s plastic surgery practice is down in actual major surgeries, we now have numbers to tell us how much so. According to the Read More…

Smartlipo (Laser-Assisted Liposuction) – How Does It Work?

Smartlipo, otherwise known as laser lipolysis or laser-assisted lipolysis, is a new method of liposuction using laser technology. In traditional liposuction, significant force to disrupt the tissue that holds the fat together is needed to free it up. Almost everyone has seen on TV or videos of how the procedure is performed and few Read More…

Choosing Jaw Angle Implants – Different Materials and Sizes

Synthetic implants are the only method for increasing the size and prominence of the jaw angles. Placed over the junction of the posterior and inferior mandibular borders, the implant’s design and shape can help make the jaw angle’s definition more pronounced. By so doing, particularly when done on both sides, the width of the back of the jawline is increased Read More…

Biomaterials for Forehead Augmentation – PMMA (Acrylic) vs HA (Hydroxyapatite) vs Custom Silicone Implant

The desire for forehead reshaping in adults is done for three reasons. Most commonly, it is someone who has a residual forehead deformity due a congenital skull deformity. (e.g., craniosynostosis) As one gets older, or as hair loss occurs in men, the frontal skull deformity becomes more aesthetically obvious. Secondly, a frontal skull deformity exists due to an injury or after Read More…

Smartlipo – Who Is A Good Candidate and What Are Its Advantages?

Who is a good candidate for Smartlipo? In general, the best candidates are those that are in good health, within 25 lbs of their ideal body weight, can’t lose the fat by traditional means of diet and exercise, have one or more areas of fat they would like to get rid of, and someone Read More…

The Lower Blepharoplasty (Eyelid) Hernia Repair

With aging, some people develop not only loose skin on the lower eyelids but ‘bags’ as well. These lower eyelid bags are well recognized and are often referred to as puffiness, bulges or festoons as well. Most do not realize that these lower eyelid bags are not just swollen tissue but is a ballooning out Read More…

Rhinoplasty – Reshaping of the Nose with Rib Cartilage

Reshaping of the nose, particularly in secondary rhinoplasties, often requires the use of cartilage grafts. Whether it is for building up the bridge of the nose, improving breathing with spreader grafts to the middle vault, or providing support for changing the shape and position of the nasal tip and nostrils, structural support with cartilage grafts Read More…

Necklifting in the Older Patient

As one gets older, the development of a significant neck waddle or turkey neck is inevitable for most. At age 70 and beyond, the sagging neck is often one of the most bothersome cosmetic issues for men and women alike. While there may be numerous physical affirmities that are troubling, the loose hanging neck Read More…

Smartlipo MPX – The Next Generation of Laser Liposuction

The introduction of the first laser lipolysis system, SmartLipo, brought a new technology to a cosmetic procedure that had not changed significantly in the past decade. Until laser technology was brought to fat removal, the vast majority of liposuction procedures had been done by methods that were not vastly different from those done when it Read More…

Smartlipo Liposuction – Frequently Asked Questions

How does Smartlipo work differently from traditional liposuction? A paperclip-thin fiberoptic probe, 1mm in diameter, is inserted beneath the skin which delivers laser wavelengths. The probe is gently moved back and forth over the outlined area delivering the laser’s heat energy to the fat cells, causing them to rupture and turn into a liquid. Read More…