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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...
The skin throughout our bodies is often perceived as being fairly similar. Although the basic makeup of the skin (epidermis and dermal components) is the same from the face to the toes, there are substantial differences in their ratios and thicknesses at different bodily locations. These differences can not only take advantage of , Read More…
In today’s world of internet and TV shows, plastic surgery is a frequent topic of great interest to the public. While I have seen very few of such shows, I do hear of them from time to time as patients ask me specific questions on procedures that they have been presented on them. Today one Read More…
Valentine’s Day is synonymous with big lips. But beyond this festive day, however, bigger lips are sought every other day of the year as well. Lip enhancement by injectable fillers is second only to Botox injections as a popular office procedure that numbers in the millions done around the world per year. Why do Read More…
Background: The lips have become a significant focus of facial enhancement, largely attributed to not only existing cultural standards but the use of injectable fillers. Adding volume and increasing the size of the lips has become relatively easy and immediate with a few simple sticks of a needle. Increasing the height and volume of Read More…
The desire for fuller and more shapely lips has been achieveable for some time through injectable fillers. The ability to spot place plumping volume anywhere on the lips can really allow for some true sculpting of certain lip areas. The lips are comprised of numerous anatomic areas which are commonly injected, mainly along the Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is a very common office-based cosmetic procedure that is done by commercially-available injectable fillers. Despite the immediate and dramatic effects of injectable fillers in the lips, their results are not permanent. These lip treatments must be repeated if the results are to be maintained. There are some patients who tire of these Read More…
1. What is the difference between lip enhancement and lip augmentation? Most people, including plastic surgeons, often use these lip terms interchangeably. While one could argue no matter what you call it, the idea is to make the lip look better… which usually means fuller. However, there are some subtle differences between lip augmentation and Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation continues to be a very popular non-surgical facial enhancement procedure. It is done in almost every case with some form of injectable filler. But fillers do not work well in very thin lips and some patients do tire of repeated injection sessions as fillers last only a limited amount of time.. Case Study:This is an Read More…
Lip augmentation continues to be one of the primary uses for injectable fillers. While some may debate as to which filler material is the best to achieve one’s desired look, that discussion is not nearly as important as the technique used to do it. The two primary concerns that I have observed in my Indianapolis Read More…
Fuller lips continue to be a desired cosmetic enhancement. Most commonly, the upper lip is augmented in an effort to increase its naturally smaller proportion to that of the lower lip. Injectable fillers continue to be the most common method of lip augmentation due to immediate result and lack of recovery. Lip augmentation with injectable 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...