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Reinflating the Gaunt Face by Fat Injections

The gaunt face can occur in both the young and the aging. It is most commonly recognized as a part of aging for some with loss of fat in the cheeks, side of the face, and even up into the temples. But it can also occur as a natural part of one’s face even Read More…

Secondary Revisions of Soft Tissue Problems of Cheekbone (Zygomatic) and Orbital Facial Fracture Repairs

Cheekbone (zygomatic) and orbital fractures are very common results of blunt trauma to the face. Methods to put the displaced bones back in place and secure them with plates and screws so they can heal properly are well known. But even when these facial bones are put back into perfect anatomic position and the Read More…

Frequently Asked Questions about Fat Injections

Injectable fat grafting is one of the newer plastic surgery techniques. While it was first done in humans as early as the 1950s, it has gained tremendous popularity in this decade for a variety of face and body procedures. Liposuction certainly accounts for one of the reasons fat grafting has become popular as we have Read More…

Fat Injection Facial Volume Restoration – Does It Improve The Skin As Well?

Loss of facial volume is now a well recognized phenomenon of aging as well as part of certain disease processes. As subcutaneous fat volume is lost in the cheek, side of the face, and the temporal areas, one can acquire a more gaunt facial appearance. While this may be somewhat desirous when one is Read More…

Volumetric Facial Augmentation with Fat Injections

‘I am very lean and have lost volume in my face. I would like to find a permanent solution and have read about fat grafting. Is this done with local anesthesia and how much fat do you need to extract to get enough and where would you extarct the fat from? Also what is Read More…

Fat and Stem Cell Injections for Breast Lumpectomy Defects

Lumpectomies for the treatment of breast cancer is an increasing method of therapy that spares much of the breast. With earlier detection of breast cancer today, less invasive and better breast conservation is now commonplace. Lumpectomies, however, leave indentations and crater-like dents after the cancerous tissue has been removed. Because of the size and location of Read More…

Nasolabial Fold Reduction with Strip Fat Grafts

As one ages, much of the face falls downward. This is well known but, what is not obvious, is that the central part of the face falls much less than the side. The nose and the upper lip fall only slightly, being held up by the projecting structure of the nasal and upper jaw bones. 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…

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…

Fat Injection Enhancement of the Aging Face

As the face matures ages over time, some people will develop fat loss which can make the face appear somewhat hollow and sunken. While this may have been a good look when one was young, in the older face such fat loss makes it appear much older and even a bit ill-appearing. A good Read More…