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Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Broad Tip

Background: Aesthetic nasal concerns present in a wide variety of deformities throughout the length of the nose. One of the more common basic nasal concerns is the wide or broad nasal tip. Some patients call it a fat tip or a bulbous tip. While all of these names seem synonymous there are actually a wide Read More…

Case Study: Strong Male Jawline Enhancement

Background: A well-defined and strong jawline is a desireable male feature. While modern culture and media have made it seem a recent attractive male trait, it has been so for as far back in history as pictures have been drawn and sculptures have been created. A strong lower facial structure provides not only good aesthetic Read More…

Case Study: The Value of Nipple Lifts in Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast implants are placed in a wide variety of breast shapes. While they will always increase breast size that does not mean an improved breast shape will always result. A key feature of the perception of breast shape is the location of the nipple-areolar complex. It is always most aesthetically pleasing when it is Read More…

Case Study: Body Lift Surgery in the Extreme Weight Loss Patient

Background: Extreme weight loss has a lot of positive medical benefits for the obese patient, from cardiovascular health to an overall lifestyle improvement. The one negative effect from a generalized ‘body deflation’ from the weight loss is the discovery of loose and hanging skin that is seemingly everywhere. While it can occur anywhere from the Read More…

Case Study: Removal of Lower Eyelid Bags in Men

Background: Aging affects all areas of the face but not more profoundly than the periorbital (eye) area. Because of the thin tissues of the eyelids, they are prone to display wrinkles, loose skin and lower eyelid bags even early in the aging process. Because most human conversation is done by looking in the eyes, and Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Greek Nose

Background: The shape of the nose is almost as different as each person’s personality. Not only is the nose different amongst each person but there are well known nasal shape differences amongst various races and cultures. The differences in nose shapes between different ethnic groups around the world is well recognized and is seen in Read More…

Case Study: The BullHorn Lip Lift in Men

Background: While lip enhancement has long been desired by women, it is not an exclusive female procedure. While men make up a relatively small minority of patients who undergo cosmetic lip procedures, it is not as rare in men as it once was. I see an increasing number of men who recognize that a thin Read More…

Case Study: Implant Augmentation of the Deflated Post-Pregnancy Breast

Background: The breasts are well known to be changing structures throughout a women’s lifetime. While gravity does have its own effect over time, the impact of pregnancies is usually more significant. While the increase in size is a well known effect of pregnancy on the breast, less appreciated is the actual loss of breast tissue Read More…

Case Study: Correction of Sagging Breasts with Combined Lifts and Implants

  Background: The combination of pregnancies, weight loss and gravity change most every woman’s breasts.All of these undesired changes are classic, the breasts change shape and they sag downward. The combination of more skin and less volume allows the breasts to lose their once uplifted and rounder appearance. Some women undergo involution only (breast tissue Read More…

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