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The Scar of the Direct Necklift

The neck wattle is a common sign of facial aging and often one of the most bothersome. Even in the presence of many other facial changes that occur with time, some patients find the sagging neck to be the first and, sometimes only, area they want addressed. This is particularly seen in older men. While Read More…

Realistic Expectations of Full Recovery after Plastic Surgery

One of the most common questions patients will ask in a plastic surgery consultation is…how long will my recovery be? While that question seems straightforward, it is not. Recovery from surgery can mean a lot of different things depending upon one’s end point of recovery. Does that mean how long until the pain lessens? Read More…

Contemporary Cheek Enhancement – Malar and Submalar Zone Considerations

The cheek or the midface region plays an important role in facial appearance. As one of the five facial bony prominences (brow, nose, chin, and jaw angles are the others), it is actually the most complex. It lacks any sharp angles, is made up of several bones that intersect together and is surrounded by Read More…

Rhinoplasty and Health Insurance – How To Avoid Paying Through The Nose

Rhinoplasty surgery, in the purest sense of the term, implies changes to the external or visible parts of the nose. Since the appearance of the nose does not necessarily affect how it functions, your insurance will not cover any of the rhinoplasty procedure if the goal is to achieve an improved looking nose. For Read More…

Understanding What Thigh Liposuction Can and Cannot Do

Liposuction is, by far, the most common body plastic surgery procedure. If not by numbers, then certainly by surface area. One of the most frequently treated areas is that of the thighs. Whether it is unhappiness with saddlebags (outer thighs) or fullness and loose skin on the inner thighs, contouring of the legs between Read More…

Accuracy of MRI for Silicone Breast Implant Rupture

With silicone gel breast implants returning to the forefront of breast augmentation and reconstruction, there are recurrent concerns about their durability and potential rupture. While there has never been any proven link between disease and silicone gel exposure, being able to diagnose silicone breast implant rupture is important. However,sSilicone implant rupture has been associated Read More…

The Concept of Three-Dimensional Jaw Angle Augmentation

Jaw angle implants have become a more common procedure for men in the effort to achieve a stronger and more defined mandibular shape. By highlighting the jaw angles in combination with a more prominent chin, a triangular lower facial shape is seen from the frontal view. By increasing the divergence of two lines that Read More…

Memory Gel Breast Implant Referral Program

The benefits of breast augmentation are many including a changed physical appearance, increased clothing options, and most importantly an improved self-image. But undergoing breast implants has recently added an additional benefit…the opportunity for some extra cash. From the Mentor corporation, who has the largest share of the breast implant market in the United States, comes Read More…

The Psychological Differences between Anti-Aging vs Structural Facial Plastic Surgery

There are many aesthetic changes that can be made to one’s face. The list of potential plastic surgery procedures for cosmetic enhancement numbers over one hundred. Such procedures are usually thought of as the specific region that is being changed. (e.g., nose, eyes, brow, chin, neck, etc.) Some think of these procedures by the Read More…

Lip Wrinkles in Women: Anatomy and Treatment Approaches

There are many physical signs that can give away one’s age. Women know these signs very well and they include such areas as the back of one’s hands, the neck at the sternal notch area, and the mouth. The mouth area is a particularly bothersome area for many women. As a plastic surgeon, the Read More…