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Hyaluronidase for the Treatment of Injectable Filler Problems

Injectable fillers such as Juvederm and Restylane are used to help smooth wrinkles and fill in folds that occur from aging. They are injected into the nasolabial folds, upper and lower lips and marionette lines as the most common treated areas. Newer applications are for such areas as tear troughs, undereye hollows, temples, cheeks and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review: Keller Funnel for Silicone Breast Augmentation

Despite the different types and sizes of breast implants and the different incisions used to place them, all these breast augmentation issues share one factor…implant insertion. With a prefilled and fully inflated silicone breast implant, there is increased difficulty in getting the implant into place because of the mismatch between the diameter of the Read More…

Breast Augmentation Incisions – Does It Make A Difference?

Breast augmentation requires the placement of an implant to create its desired effects. To put the implant in place, a skin incision is needed of which the three standard options are the inframmary crease (lower breast fold), the areolar area (nipple) and a transaxillary (armpit) location. Each of these breast implant incisions have their Read More…

Reducing the Risk of Complications in Chin Implant Augmentation

Chin augmentation is the original facial implant procedure and is still the most commonly one performed today. Several different materials of chin implants are available and a wide variety of styles and sizes exist from different manufacturers. Despite the apparent diversity of chin implant options, it is generally viewed as a ‘very simple and safe’ Read More…

The Expanding Role of Injectable Facial Fillers

Injectable fillers have come a long way in the past decade. While once viewed solely as a wrinkle treatment, fillers now have an expanded role to help add facial volume. A host of injectable compositions are now available to help lift, mold and contour almost any facial area. The use of injectable fillers has spurned Read More…

Case Study: Combined Browlift and Eyelid Lifts in Severe Periorbital Aging

Background: The aging process around the eyes is classic. The near continuous motion of the eyelids creates loose skin and, with enough time and motion, the eyebrows will fall over the supraorbital rims and sag downward.. For many patients today, they have eyelid surgery early in life and never progress to see the extreme Read More…

Treatment Of Upper Eyelis Ptosis After Botox Injections

Botulinum Toxin A, more commonly known as Botox, is used for facial cosmetic enhancement to soften the appearance of expressive wrinkles by weakening the muscles that cause them. In addition, because Botox is a muscle paralyzing agent, it can also be used to weaken agonist and antagonist muscles to create a lift in certain Read More…

Case Study: Vertical Chin Reduction by Submental Ostectomy

Background: The chin is the prominent and most protruding structure of the lower face. It is a three-dimensional facial part that can have excesses and deficiencies of either the amount of projection, width or in its height. Because of the soft tissue that wraps around the chin bone, excessive or big chins pose greater Read More…

Plastic Surgery As A Tax Deduction

As tax day is upon us, many are pondering what deductions of expenses they can and should take. In that spirit I occasionally will get asked by a patient whether the costs from their plastic surgery are tax-deductible. Most are joking of course but a few I think are serious. As I am a plastic Read More…

The History of Breast Lift Surgery

Cosmetic reshaping of the female breast is a collection of well known procedures such as implants and various forms of lifting and reduction. These breast procedures are so well accepted that it seems they have been around forever. But this is largely a cultural perception as what we know today or grew up with always Read More…