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Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Older Barbie Nose Rhinoplasty

Background: While rhinoplasty is a commonly performed nose reshaping procedure it is also important to not compromise its airflow function. This has been a basic tenant of modern day rhinoplasty surgery and is the origin of such contemporary adjunctive techniques such as dorsal roof preservation, spreader grafts as well as to some degree the columellar Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Submentoplasty Scar Revision

Background: The submentoplasty procedure can be done by a variety of techniques. But what they all share is the need for a skin incisions. This can be a small nick incision right under the chin for liposuction to an elongated inverted T-shaped excision for a direct necklift. But the most common submentoplasty scar is a Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male ePTFE Nasal Implant Augmentation

Background: One frequent request in rhinoplasty is for dorsal augmentation or building up the bridge of the nose. This requires a graft or implant material to do so, particularly when the augmentation need is significant. Because of these two very different nasal augmentation options there is considerable controversy and strong surgical opinions about which approach Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Vertical Ear Reductions

Background: The external ear is a complex shaped structure composed of numerous convexities and concavities. As a result it has many shape variations but there are two ear features that can be universally appreciated and described…how big it is (size) and whether it sits close or far away from the side of the head (auriculocephalic Read More…

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