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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
Spring is finally here – and this is the time of year when one starts looking in the mirror and seeing dull, dry winter-time skin. I’m often asked which skin care treatments are most effective and how patients can best maintain their surgical results. While the answers aren’t the same for everyone, I can Read More…
Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is one of the top ten procedures performed around the world in plastic surgery for men and women. Due to the tremendous complexity of nasal anatomy, the many different components of bone and cartilage which overlap and interdigitate, and the potential unpredictable forces of healing and scar contractures, rhinoplasty surgery results Read More…
As part of being a plastic surgeon that does cosmetic surgery of the body, I have seen a lot of naked people both in the office and on the operating room table. And it is understandable that many patients feel quite self-conscious during an initial examination. As 99.9% of the population is far from Read More…
Despite the tremendous popularity of breast augmentation, and the relatively common occurrence of differences in most women’s breasts, there is little public knowledge about what occurs when both are mixed together in a surgical enhancement. All plastic surgeon’s made a good effort to point out a patient’s breast asymmetries beforehand, and that breast asymmetry is Read More…
I have heard an old plastic surgery joke that says….the most dangerous time to consult with a plastic surgeon is right after he/she has just come from their annual plastic surgery meeting. The purported reason being is that new operations are learned at the meeting or variations on how to do the old ones. Read More…
Quite frankly, I do not enjoy the idea of marketing my practice and running advertisements, although I recognize it as a necessary ‘evil’. I would rather focus all of my creativity on surgical solutions and patient care improvements rather than on marketing analysis and the fabrication of eye-catching ads, brochures, or websites. What I Read More…
For most elective cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, one must consider the trade-offs in accepting the decision for surgery. Usually you are trading off one set of problems for another….just be sure what you are trading into is better than what you currently have. For example, you might want those flabby arms smaller but you will Read More…
Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is one of the top ten requested cosmetic procedures for both men and women in plastic surgery. The prominence of the nose and its significance to the appearance of the face makes the need for any rhinoplasty surgery to be very precise. Good results in rhinoplasty are dependent upon an understanding of Read More…
Over the years I have had many patients ask me what I thought about their plastic surgical result. Because most everything we do in plastic surgery is so visible, our results are easy to judge. When I first started practice, I would almost always answer by saying it was good (provided I thought that was Read More…
One of the features of facial aging that bothers women the most is the development of upper lip lines. Whether they be small fine lines that are at the junction of the skin and upper lip or much deeper lines that extend vertically way up into the skin…women hate them…as they indicate a more Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...