Category: arm lift | plastic surgery case study

Case Study: Long-Term Scar Outcome From Arm Lifts

Background: The arm lift, known technically as a brachioplasty, is the only skin tightening procedure that is done on the arm. Because of its long scar, it is an excisional procedure used almost exclusively in patients who have had a large amount of weight loss. Whether through bariatric surgery or by diet and exercise Read More…

Case Study: Jawline Enhancement in the Thin Male Face

Background: A strong jawline is perceived as a sign of masculinity and is a commonly desired feature of some men. Using implants is the only way to create a well-defined jawline through the triple approach of chin and jaw angle implants. While these implants are available in different materials from various manufacturers, their most Read More…

Case Study: Correction of Bottomed Out Breast Implants

Background: Breast augmentation surgery is mainly associated with the size and shape of the implant, understandably so given its influence on the result. But the implant must be expertly placed in just the right location to have it exert its best effect. That is not always easy given the great variances in breasts between Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Witch’s Nose Deformity

Background: Noses have an incredible variety of shapes and are the most diverse and complex structural feature of the face. With over a dozen different anatomic facets to them, it is no wonder how different one’s nose is from another. But despite this structural diversity, there are several features of a nose that are Read More…

Case Study: Computer-Generated Implant Reconstruction of Zygomatic Arch Tumor

Background: Facial bones frequently need to be reconstructed from tumor resection. The vast majority of facial tumors are malignant and require complex reconstructions due to the need for adequate margins and to withstand post-resection radiation treatments. Benign bony tumors of the facial bones is more uncommon and can be reconstructed more simply, using employing Read More…

Case Study: Forehead Reconstruction with Hydroxyapatite Cement

Background: Loss of the frontal or forehead bone can occur for a variety of reasons, usually from depressed fractures or loss of a craniotomy flap from infection. With removal of the protective bone cover, the brain and its dural covering sit directly up against the skin not only creating an obvious depression but pulsating Read More…

Case Study: Rib Grafting for the Saddle Nose Deformity

Background: The dorsal line of the nose, often referred to as the bridge, looks best in most people when it is straight from the top of the nose down to the tip. Disruptions of a straight dorsal line is one of the most common reasons people seek rhinoplasty, usually because a hump exists creating Read More…

Case Study: Hispanic Mommy Makeover

Background: The bodies of all women are affected by the tissue stresses that pregnancy causes. While some women have good skin elasticity and their bodies bounce right back into shape afterwards, this is more uncommon than common. Loss of breast volume and stretched out skin causes loss of a once perky breast shape to Read More…

Case Study: The High Radix Rhinoplasty

Background: Rhinoplasty involves potential manipulation of all components of the nose. One of the most common areas of change is of the hump or bump on the nose. While frequently though of as just, the nasal hump is actually a combination of bone and cartilage and the highest peak of the hump often represents Read More…

Case Study: Breast Reduction in Older Women

Background: A large breast size is well known to put a strain on back, shoulder, and neck muscles. The constant pulling of the breast weight across the shoulders strains the entire upper body. This is magnified when the large breast also have a large amount of ptosis or sagging, as most large breasts do Read More…