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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…

Nipple Reduction Surgery for Women and Men

Large nipples may be long and protruding or merely have a very wide diameter. In either case, such prominent nipples are bothersome to women or men because they can be seen through clothes. Whatever the cause, correction is done for cosmetic reasons and to look a chest or breast look that does not stand Read More…

Plastic Surgery of the Belly Button (Umbilicoplasty)

The belly button, navel, or medically known as the umbilicus, is the scar from the umbilical cord which was divided at birth. This results in a depression in the skin which is attached to the underlying muscle fascia or covering sheath of the muscles. The divided cord scar typically forms a cavity or an Read More…

Plastic Surgery Repair of the Split or Torn Earlobe

The wearing of ear jewelry has been done for thousands of years to enhance one’s appearance. Rings, posts, and other objects have been used for ear ornaments and they are as popular today as they have ever been in history. While various parts of the ear are pierced, the earlobe is the most universal Read More…

Facial Analysis Before Plastic Surgery

As a plastic surgeon, analyzing a patient’s face before surgery is obviously important. For anti-aging facial plastic surgery, a great detailed analysis of a patient’s face is not usually necessary as you are ‘nipping and tucking’ loose sagging skin…essentially trying to restore their look of years ago. For plastic surgery involving actual changes in Read More…

Facelift Surgery Is More Than Just Skin

The plastic surgery treatment of the aging face often involves a facelifting surgery. A facelift is one of the top ten cosmetic procedures performed in the United States. Despite its frequent performance and its recognition by the public, it is a procedure that is usually misunderstood. The most common misconception of a facelift is Read More…

Silicone Gel Breast Augmentation and the Inframammary Incision

Breast augmentation today has seen silicone gel implants not only return to availability but become more commonly used than saline implants in most plastic surgery practices. The improved feel, lack of any significant rippling, and no potential for spontaneous deflation have made silicone the preferred implant filler material for many breast augmentation patients despite its Read More…

Facial Lipoatrophy and Abraham Lincoln

The official birthday (200th) of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president from1861 to 1865, occurred on February 12, 2009. Many states that had formerly observed Lincoln’s birthday have created a joint holiday to honor both Lincoln and our first president George Washington, known as Presidents Day. It coincides with the Federal holiday officially designated Washington’s Birthday, Read More…

Rhinoplasty – What’s In A Name?

Rhinoplasty, or nosejob surgery, is one of the top ten plastic surgery procedures performed around the world. Changing the external shape of the nose has been around for a long time with accounts of the first rhinoplasty being performed a thousand years ago although the popularity of the procedure had its origins much closer today Read More…