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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…

Large Lipoma Treatment with LipoDissolve Injections

  A lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue and occurs in about 1% of the general population, usually being found in adults from 40 to 60 years of age. They are soft to the touch, moveable, and usually do not cause pain. While they can be found anywhere there is fat, they Read More…

Buttock Implants vs. Fat Injections for Buttock Enlargement Surgery

  Enlargement of the buttocks or buttock enhancement is a plastic surgery procedure that has become more commonly requested and performed in the past several years than ever before. Ten years ago, this was a procedure that was unheard of and rarely done. Due to cultural influences and a changing population mix, the shape and 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…

Defining and Treating the Tear Trough Facial Deformity

  The tear trough facial deformity is a frequently misunderstood cosmetic problem. The use of the term ‘tear’ trough’ implies that it lies close to the eye but it is easy to confuse it with other lower eye and cheek issues. Because the cheek and eyelid areas are right next to each and the shape of one area affects Read More…

The Future of Injectable Filler Treatments – Injected Fat

  The current popularity of injectable treatments is based on placing synthetically-derived compounds and drugs into and under our skin. At best, these are well tolerated agents that create their effect and then are gone after a relatively short period of time. The future of injectable cosmetic treatments will likely be somewhat different. And we Read More…

LipoDissolve (Kybella) Injections of the Neck and Jowls

  Fat in the neck and jowl area would certainly classify as a Type 1 LipoDissolve problem. I find that LipoDissolve injections in the neck to be a particularly effective treatment, probably the best use of an injectable fat reduction method. It works in this area for one good reason, the neck has a small surface Read More…

Cheek Enhancement – A Missing Part of Facial Rejuvenation

  When one thinks of facial aging, they inevitably look to the jowl and neck area.While this lower facial area is of big concern to many and is the foundation of facial rejuvenation surgery (usually through a facelift-type procedure), the underlooked area is the midface or cheek. As one ages, the cheek area sinks in Read More…

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