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The Uniqueness of Male Plastic Surgery – Facial Procedures

The facial aging process is one that is well known as everyone will eventually see it on their face. The eyes get heavy, the brows descend, the cheek fall, jowls develop and the neck sags. Women become concerned earlier in the aging process and proceed to do procedures to treat or slow it down in Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Boxy Tip

Background: The shape of the nose is determined almost exclusively by the size and shape of the underlying framework support of bone and cartilages. The greatest anatomic influence of structure is seen in that of the nasal tip where the lower alar cartilages create a unique shape for each person. The size of these cartilages Read More…

The Benefits of Rhinoplasty Surgery

A news story from today from the LA times reports that a former Nickelodean star, Amanda Bynes, had admitted to having a rhinoplasty and is very pleased with the results. The purpose of the story is that she has made it clear that she wants all news outlets and media to only use new Read More…

Case Study: The Use of Rib Grafts in Revisional African-American Rhinoplasty

Background: Rhinoplasty in the non-caucasian ethnic nose poses different challenges than many typical rhinoplasty procedures. The goal of making a more defined and less wide nose requires a major change in the cartilage construct of the nose. Increasing the height of the bridge and the tip requires a considerable push from beneath to lift often Read More…

Case Study: Rhinoplasty for the Bigger Older Nose

Background: There are a wide variety of reasons why people seek out a primary or initial rhinoplasty. Since patients don’t usually know the names of the nasal anatomy or the terminology of the rhinoplasty surgeon, they have to describe their concerns in layman’s terms. Concerns such as a ‘big hump’, ‘fat tip’, or ‘bulbous nose’ Read More…

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…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Rhinoplasty in Iran

While large numbers of cosmetic procedures are performed in the United States, including invasive surgeries, there are some smaller countries that have an unlikely number as well. The Islamic Republic of Iran is known for many things including being the world’s oldest civilization, having large amounts of natural gas and petroleum reserves and being 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…

Asian Rhinoplasty with Rib Cartilage Grafting

When a rib graft is needed in a rhinoplasty it implies that there is a significant structural deficiency in the shape of the nose. When used in a primary rhinoplasty, it is by far most commonly used in non-Caucasian patients such as in the Asian nose. Changing the Asian nose requires focus on full length Read More…