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Case Study: Rib Graft Reconstruction of the Avulsed Ear

  Background:  One of the most challenging of all plastic surgery procedures of the face is ear reconstruction. Microtia, or congenital absence of the external, is the most extreme challenge when it comes to making an ear essentially from scratch. A more common, although not less challenging, is that of partial ear reconstruction. Whether it Read More…

Case Study: Surgical Decompression for Occipital Migraines

  Background: Migraine headaches are a common and potentially debilitating disorder. Affecting both men as well as women, they account for a significant amount of lost productivity and a hampered lifestyle for those severely affected. Why migraines occur is still largely unknown. Treatment of migraines is largely done by drug therapies which focus on either Read More…

Case Study: Secondary Liposuction after a Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

  Background: A tummy tuck is the most successful body contouring operation in plastic surgery that we know. Its dramatic removal of excess skin and fat, and vertical rectus muscle tightening, produces an outcome that patient’s can not otherwise achieve on their own. While there is a resultant scar, that is a worthwhile trade-off in Read More…

Case Study: The Subnasal (Bullhorn) Lip Lift in Men

  Background:  Aesthetic concerns of the lips are largely a gender specific issue. By far, most cosmetic lip procedures are done in women. Men represent a very small percent (1 to 2%) of those patients who undergo lip modifications, whether it is injectable fillers or excisional lip modifications. The long upper lip is often viewed Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implants with Vertical Lifts in Sagging Breasts

  Background: Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular body contouring procedures. In simplicity, breast augmentation works by using an implant to expand out the existing breast tissue. Therein lies how the final breast result will look…it will reflect nothing more than a ‘blown-up’ version of the existing breast mound in most cases. Read More…

Case Study: Facelift in the Male Weight Loss Patient

  Background: Facelifting in men is less commonly done than in women. This is for a variety of reasons including better quality of bearded facial skin that is more resistant to sagging, more tolerance for the profile of an aging neck, and concerns about having the procedure. Many men wait until their sagging necks and Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the ‘Fat’ Nose

  Background: Undesired shapes and sizes of a nose comes in many different forms. But one common nasal shape concern is that of the thick or fat nose. This type of nose problem almost always has thick skin and a very round or broad nasal tip. The nasal tip is often not only wide but Read More…

Case Study: Lip Reduction for Dry Lips

  Background:While considerable cosmetic effort goes into making lips larger, the need or desire for the opposite effect is much more limited. Reduction of lips that are perceived to be too big is largely limited to certain ethnic groups and some lip enhancement patients that wish to reverse their unnaturally large and distorted lips. While Read More…

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