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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...
While many patients enjoy the benefits of injectable fillers into the lips, they do not look forward to the experience of getting it. No matter how it is conventionally done, there is going to be pain involved. While I have a few patients who prefer to take it ‘straight’ (no form of anesthesia), they Read More…
One of the key features of an attractive and youthful face is the cheek area. The desire for fuller cheeks, however, is driven more than just by that of model and celebrity faces. Part of the aging process is losing volume (fat) in the cheeks and temple areas, creating more hollowed or gaunt type look. Read More…
Just a few days ago, Kim Kardashian was in the news again with another plastic surgery adventure. This time it was about her receiving a so-called ‘blood facial’. Photos show her with blood apparently oozing or dripping from her face. A shockin as these pictures are, the ‘blood facial’ is not as gruesome as Read More…
The visible lip is composed of a special tissue known as vermilion. It is the pink or red part of the lip. Its vertical height determines the size of the lip that is seen. Vermilion is uniquely different than the surrounding skin being thinner, much more pliable and capable of substantial stretch. This is a Read More…
Acne is a common skin condition that results in a wide variety of scars types and patterns. Even though there are a number of available treatments for acne scars, they are not always universally successful. Acne scars represent a difficult challenge for improvement and every option must be considered in each patient. Often different Read More…
While injectable fillers are highly popular and one of the top non-surgical aesthetic treatments, it does involve the use of a needle and is not pain-free. Placing injectable fillers is more difficult and can be more uncomfortable than a ‘simpler’ Botox injection session. The use of sharp needles for placing injectable fillers has been Read More…
Injectable fillers for aesthetic facial use continues to expand in popularity as well as in the number of available products to do it. The most commonly used injectable fillers with the lowest rate of any adverse effects are hyaluron or hyaluronic-acid based. More than two-thirds of available injectable fillers used around the world are Read More…
Injectable fillers have an invaluable role in facial rejuvenation. Most everyone knows their use for lip augmentation and nasolabial fold reduction. These two areas are still probably their most common usage in most practices. But injectable filler use has been extended in the past few years to the broader concept of facial rejuvenation. In Read More…
Other than Botox, injectable fillers are the most common minimally-invasive procedure performed for the treatment of facial aging concerns. But almost all commercially-available injectable fillers are synthetically-derived and their effects disappear as the material absorbs. But a few contemporary fillers take a different approach, using natural materials whose intent is to stimulate local cellular Read More…
This week another major complication from an injectable beauty treatment appeared in the news. In a day spa in Florida, a woman had vitamin solutions injected into her face which ultimately resulted in infection, scarring and as yet to be determined facial deformity. Besides the issue of what facial vitamin injections are and how 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...