Category: buttock augmentation | buttock implants | fat injections

The Danger of Silicone Buttock Injections

While immigration issues, largely that of the Hispanic and Latino origin, have dominated the national headlines for a while and will continue into the future, there is a cosmetic medical issue also brewing within these U.S. communities. In large urban areas such as L.A. New York and Chicago, this influx of legal and illegals Read More…

Zerona vs. Lipodissolve for Fat Reduction and Body Slimming

The concept of non-surgical fat loss remains the holy grail of body slimming. Any alternative to liposuction surgery for body contouring will always have significant appeal. The first real promise of that approach was several years ago with the previously popular, and now largely defunct, use of lipodissolve injection therapy. Using an emulsifying combination of Read More…

Changing Facial Shape with Fat Injections

There are numerous types of facial shapes. (eight to be exact) Described as well known geometric outlines such as round, oblong, and square, they impart to a face a certain look. There are many anatomic components that come together to make up that geometric shape. The prominence of the bones and the thickness and amount Read More…

Injectable Eyebrow/Brow Bone Augmentation

One of the most prominent facial area that changes as we age is that of the eyes. Known collectively as the periorbital region, it includes the eyelids, brows and all of the attached soft tissues. Periorbital age changes include brows that fall, eyelid skin that becomes excessive, and fat atrophy around the bone of Read More…

Injectable Fat Grafting to the Breast – Current State of the Art

Injectable fat grafting is becoming increasingly popular for a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive indications in plastic surgery. Because it uses one’s own natural fat, there is no risk of graft rejection. Most of injectable fat uses are for indications in which other treatment methods are more invasive or do not have the potential Read More…

The Aging Mouth – Fat Injections for Volume Loss

Like the appearance of the back of one’s hands, the mouth area can be a telltale sign of one’s age. The best facelift ever done will do little for this expressive island of the central face. Focused treatment strategies must be applied to the lips and mouth. As their aging problems do not respond Read More…

Common Questions about Rejuvenation of the Aging Mouth

What happens to the mouth area with aging? Like the rest of the face, aging affects the mouth by atrophy and sagging. This is manifest by lips that get thinner, the development of vertical lip wrinkles, corners of the mouth that turn down, and the appearance of marionette lines or folds. These changes collectively can Read More…

Common Questions about Buttock Augmentation

1. Why would someone want their buttocks bigger? The shape and size of the buttocks, like the breast, is highly influenced by race and culture. African-Americans, Latinos, and South Americans place more aesthetic priority on the buttocks than most Caucasians. They desire fuller and rounder buttock dimensions. Unfortunately, no amount of diet and Read More…

Common Questions about Injectable Fat Grafting

1. What are the different types of fat grafting? Fat grafting in plastic surgery in various forms has been around for over fifty years. More solid forms of fat grafts, known as dermal fat grafts, has a long history of successful use when the size of the graft is relatively small. But having Read More…

Injectable Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction uses two fundamental approaches, prosthetic implants and expanders and autologous (your own) tissues. In some cases, a mixture of the two is done. While the type of mastectomy and the size of the opposite breast play significant roles in the selection of the reconstruction choice, the one factor that plays the biggest Read More…