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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…

The Increasing Numbers of Men Undergoing Plastic Surgery

While men still make up a relatively small minority of patients having plastic surgery and office-based cosmetic procedures (< 20%), those numbers have been steadily increasing since 2000. The top male cosmetic procedures in my experience include liposuction, rhinoplasty, gynecomastia reduction, and blepharoplasty. It is no surprise that liposuction remains the top procedure for men Read More…

The Importance of Computer Predictions in Rhinoplasty Surgery

  Rhinoplasty is not only one of the most frequently performed cosmetic facial procedures but is also the most demanding. Despite the fact that the nose is not altogether that large compared to the overall size of the entire face and skull, its prominence in the center of the face guarantees that even the smallest Read More…

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