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Plastic Surgery for Real People

I read a recent article in People magazine this week entitled the same name as this blog. The fundamental premise of the article was that plastic surgery today is done on the ‘average person’, not necessarily the rich and famous. They go on to cite five people who had differing plastic surgery procedures and Read More…

The Numbers Game in Plastic Surgery

One of the very common questions that many patients ask, either through the internet or in actual consultations, is….how many of (whatever procedure they are interested in) do you do or have you done? On the surface, this question seems logical and appropriate and one that should lead to a level of greater or lesser Read More…

Getting Rid Of Those Crow’s Feet

Lines around the eyes give a variety of emotional expressions, most of which convey a negative impression. These periocular lines, or crow’s feet as they are commonly referred to, are the result of normal but excessive muscle action of the underlying orbicularis oculi or sphincter muscle of the eye. As wrinkle lines form perpendicular Read More…

A Minor Browlift with Botox

Botox is now the most well known injectable cosmetic facial treatment and is phenomenally effective at reducing undesired lines of facial expression, particularly in the forehead and eye area. The temporary paralysis effect of Botox works by reducing muscle pull on the overlying skin. Since lines and wrinkles form on the face from the pull Read More…

Hispanic Plastic Surgery in Indianapolis

Having an Indianapolis office, I have an opportunity to see a number of Hispanic patients from throughout the city and surrounding counties. This is understandable as the largest population of Hispanics in Indianapolis at this time live just inside interstate 465 on the westside as well as across it further out west. Like all Read More…

The Difference between Limited vs. Full Facelifts

Besides patient misconceptions about what a facelift really is, patients are also unaware that there are different types of facelift procedures today. As part of a basic concept of ‘matching the solution to the problem’, a facelift procedure should match the degree of anatomic facial aging, age of the patient, what recovery a patient Read More…

Understanding What A Facelift Is

I would have to say that one of the biggest misconceptions on the part of patients in plastic surgery is in understanding what a facelift is. On a near daily basis, I explain to potential patients, much to their surprise, that what they envision a facelift to be it is not. Most patients have Read More…

The Risk and Mechanism of Saline Breast Implant Deflations

One of the known complications of the use of saline breast augmentation is the lifelong potential of deflation of the implants. Often referred to as rupture or developing a hole in the implant, the term deflation is more appropriate as it occurs without warning as the implant just slowly deflates over hours or days. Read More…

Cheek Augmentation with Injectable Fillers

As we age, one of the many facial changes is the loss of volume in the cheek area. This is most apparent in patients that are thin or have a normal age-appropriate weight. The cheek prominences become less and more saggy. In addition, the area below the cheek bone known as the submalar or Read More…

The Particulated Injectable Fillers: Radiesse vs. ArteFill

Although there are a number of commercially-available injectable fillers for cosmetic facial treatments, they break down into two main categories or families, hyaluronic acids (hyalurons) and the particulated fillers. Particulated injectable fillers contain non-biodegradable beads or particles which accounts for their longer duration of persistence which is at least twice as long as most of Read More…