Category: buccal lipectomy | facial implants | rhinoplasty

The Six Zones of Change for Improved Facial Definition

I frequently see patients who desire greater facial definition. Usually these are younger men and women and much of their desire comes from having a fuller or fatter type face. Most of the time they have lost some weight but can’t lose it in the face. Others have never had a weight problem but Read More…

Open vs Closed Approach to Rhinoplasty

By far, the most challenging aspect of rhinoplasty surgery is in the nasal tip. As the nasal tip is probably the greatest variable in appearance amongst individuals and one of the most defining parts of the nose, precision in nasal tip changes during rhinoplasty is of critical importance. Therefore, good access to provide adequate Read More…

The Basic Principles of Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty

Ethnicity is very intertwined with rhinoplasty surgery. For this reason, there are different considerations for each major ethnic group. The key to successful ethnic rhinoplasties is to refine the nose but not try and eliminate the beautiful features of one’s ethnicity. It is not a realistic patient goal or a surgical objective to make Read More…

Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Using Injectable Fillers

Infrequently, I will get a request for a ‘non-surgical rhinoplasty’, otherwise known as the use of injectable fillers to plump up certain areas of the nose. Injection of any of the commerically-available fillers such as Restylane, Juvaderm, Radiesse, or Artefill into a low-lying bridge area of the nose can certainly be done. This treatment Read More…

Medical Insurance and the Cost of Rhinoplasty

One of the most frequently confusing issues for patients is the cost of rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty, external nose reshaping, which is frequently a cosmetic procedure (although not always) is often confused with Functional Nasal Airway Surgery whose onjective is to improve breathing and is often covered by medical insurance. Th confusion comes in as many patients Read More…

Principles of a Natural-Looking Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty, or nose-shaping surgery, is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures of the face. It can have a dramatic effect on one’s facial appearance due to the prominent position of the nose on the face. While rhinoplasty surgery has been performed for over 100 years, modern rhinoplasty techniques create noses that are Read More…

The Breathe Easy Rhinoplasty

I came across an interesting blog from Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills California on Google’s blogspot on rhinoplasty. They had entitled their version of a rhinoplasty as ‘Breathe Easy’. This obviously relates to the concern of some patients (although most patients are not aware of this possibility) that breathing through their nose Read More…

The No Packing Rhinoplasty

One of the greatest fears of many patients who are considering rhinoplasty surgery is that their nose will be packed during surgery, subsequently requiring removal sometime after surgery. That thought is one of significant uncomfortability at best and outright pain at the worst. I have found that many potential rhinoplasty patients often ask….are you Read More…

The Need for Revisions in Rhinoplasty Surgery

Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is one of the top ten procedures performed around the world in plastic surgery for men and women. Due to the tremendous complexity of nasal anatomy, the many different components of bone and cartilage which overlap and interdigitate, and the potential unpredictable forces of healing and scar contractures, rhinoplasty surgery results Read More…

The Anatomy of a Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is one of the top ten requested cosmetic procedures for both men and women in plastic surgery. The prominence of the nose and its significance to the appearance of the face makes the need for any rhinoplasty surgery to be very precise. Good results in rhinoplasty are dependent upon an understanding of Read More…