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Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Anatomy of a Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty remains as one of the most challenging of plastic surgery operations to master. You may wonder how can such a small structure on the face can pose such difficulties. It comes down to the complex anatomy of the nose. Hidden under the skin of the nose are numerous bones and cartilages that come together Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Shape of the Belly Button

The belly button, known medically as the umbilicus, is the only change in contour of an otherwise flat or round abdomen. While it was at one-time a vital connection between mother and fetus providing the sole nourishment for development, it remains only as a scarred reminder of its significance after birth. While belly buttons can Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Complexity of Lip Anatomy

The lips on a face seem relatively uncomplicated, seemingly two simple strips of red-colored tissue placed in a horizontal orientation as the gateway to the mouth. But their shape is actually more complex than it seems as evidenced by the named descriptions of different anatomical points. (cupid’s bow, philtral columns, commissures, vermilion, vermilion-cutaneous junction) Each Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Facelifts Get Younger

Facelifts are historically thought of being needed by the time one is in their late 50s or early 60s. While the changes seen at this age were impressive, they were also dramatic and easily seen. But societal standards have changed and the importance of stemming the facial aging process earlier so one continues to look Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Smoking and Its Effects on Wound Healing

Smoking not only induces medical disease but impacts wound healing significantly. Its negative effects are thought to be primarily related to its reduced levels of tissue oxygenation, a critical factor that helps surgical wounds heal. Two major smoke consitutents, nicotine and carbon monoxide, causes peripheral vasoconstriction and decreases the ability of hemoglobin in red blood Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Botox Units

  Like all drugs, Botox is administered by dose. Every patient who has ever received it knows this well because they are charged some many $/unit. Much of the competition and advertising for Botox business is done by offering discounts by reducing the $ charge per unit. Patients often look astutely for who is offering Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Breast Implants 50th Anniversary

Breast implants continue to be one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries, accounting for over 300,000 procedures last year in the U.S. alone. While breast implants seem like they have been around forever, it is now a mere 50 years since the first breast augmentation surgery was performed in the spring of 1962 in Texas. Read More…

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