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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...
Like all procedures, in-office injectable filler treatments should have a full disclosure as part of the consent, which should be reviewed in detail before the injection session. While there are many different injectable fillers available, they are produce similar results and only fundamentally differ in how long they last and how much they cost. Important Read More…
A variety of injectable fillers now exist for the treatment of facial folds and deep lines as well as enlargement of the size of the lips. While many of the injectable fillers are different and last varying lengths of time after injection, there is no question about their immediate satisfying results. Despite the instantenous results Read More…
One of the most common facial areas that bothers many patients is the development of the nasolabial folds, also referred to as the lip-cheek groove, or in a recent television commercial known as the parentheses. You can argue whether it is a fold or a groove but it is probably closer to a fold. It Read More…
The most common method for lip augmentation is with injectable fillers. While other more surgical options exist such as lifts and implants, making the lip bigger by injections are quick, easy to do, and have instantaneous results. (notice that I did not say painless!) While five years ago, only two injectable filler options existed Read More…
As of June 30 2008, a new soft tissue filler has been approved by the FDA for cosmetic facial application. With the name, EVOLENCE, it is an advanced collagen-based dermal filler that provides long-lasting treatment of moderate to deep facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds. The results of treatment with EVOLENCE are Read More…
A week does not go by that I do not find several patients that have confused Botox with injectable fillers in terms of what it can do for in-office facial wrinkle and line reduction. I have heard many patients say “Can you fill up my lips with Botox’ or ‘I need a filler between my eyes Read More…
I read a recent article that reports that drinking directly from water bottles can cause just as many upper lip wrinkles as smoking. I wouldn’t doubt it as any activity that makes your lips pucker, which activates the orbicularis oris muscle which encircles the mouth, can cause wrinkles to appear on the upper lip. Read More…
The number of commercially-available injectable fillers continues to expand. Most injectable fillers that are available today, and into the near future, are hyaluron or hyaluronic acid-based (HA) due to its human compatability and lack of any significant complications. HA is a sugar molecule well known to the human body being present in much of the Read More…
As we age, one of the many facial changes is the loss of volume in the cheek area. This is most apparent in patients that are thin or have a normal age-appropriate weight. The cheek prominences become less and more saggy. In addition, the area below the cheek bone known as the submalar or Read More…
Although there are a number of commercially-available injectable fillers for cosmetic facial treatments, they break down into two main categories or families, hyaluronic acids (hyalurons) and the particulated fillers. Particulated injectable fillers contain non-biodegradable beads or particles which accounts for their longer duration of persistence which is at least twice as long as most of 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...