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Combination Laser Treatments for Difficult Burn and Acne Scar Problems

On the Today Show yesterday, many may have seen the burned triplets who had their scars treated with a ‘new’ laser technique. This is a very interesting story from both the perspectives of the girls themselves as well as the form of laser scar treatments that had been done on them. The Berns triplets were just 17 months Read More…

Another Injectable Filler Goes Away (Evolence)

The past five years has seen numerous injectable fillers come onto the market. From just a few in 2002 to now over a dozen presently, the rush to enter the multi-billion dollar injectable anti-aging market has been near feverish. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I have seen more sales representatives for injectable fillers Read More…

Breast Reduction and the Risk of Breast Cancer

Breast reduction remains as a very popular and commonly performed plastic surgery procedure. It provides a dual reconstructive and cosmetic benefit by making the large breast better shaped and more uplifted and improves back, shoulder and neck pain by breast volume reduction. As part of the breast reduction procedure, segments of breast tissue are Read More…

Understanding the Anatomy of the Nose for Rhinoplasty Patients

Rhinoplasty is one the most challenging and unforgiving operations of all facial plastic surgery operations. Due to the complexity of nasal anatomy and how its multiple parts interrelate, many different surgical maneuvers and changes are possible. Some of these changes are more significant while others are more subtle. But they all can make a Read More…

Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Breast Cancer Screening

Breast cancer continues to be a major health issue for women, averaging just under 200,000 new cases per year. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. From a plastic surgery standpoint, cosmetic breast surgery cases well exceed this number with over 500,000 procedures being performed per year. The crossing of Read More…

Myths about Facelift Surgery

Rejuvenation of the aging face through ‘facelift’ techniques continues to be one of the most understood of all facial plastic surgery procedures. In talking to patients every day in my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, here are some of the most common misconceptions that people have about facelifts. Myth: I need to wait until I Read More…

Blepharoplasty and Lasik Vision Correction

Blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation surgery) is one of the most common facial cosmetic surgeries. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons procedural statistics for 2008, nearly 200,000 such surgeries were performed. Lasik (corrective vision) surgery is done even more frequently with roughly one million done as of last year. It should be no surprise, Read More…

What Makes for Bad Plastic Surgery in Men

In reading a recent entertainment article which I came across in researching a plastic surgery topic, the writer presented an opinion on the top ten plastic surgery disasters in men. Using before and after photographs, they compared the before and afters of several well known male celebrities- of which there is no doubt that these Read More…

The Volumetric Facelift – What Does It Mean and Does It Work?

A facelift result that appears natural and has no adverse effects on one’s appearance are the primary objectives of the plastic surgeon.To achieve those goals two problems must be avoided when doing a facelift, avoidance of any hairline disturbances and limiting scars and their visibility. When trying to avoid visible facelift scars, the scar Read More…

Facelifts with Hidden Scars

The facelift incision and scar in front of the ear is usually placed in a retrotragal (in and out of the ear going behind the bump of cartilage in front of the ear canal) location. (in women, not in men) As the scar runs in this fashion in front of the ear, it becomes Read More…