These days, facial rejuvenation and skin resurfacing has become a viable and realistic alternate treatment to a face lift. This is due in part to the advancements of technology for the use of lasers in a medical setting. Following this, the advanced Fraxel laser is one of the most widely used lasers in plastic surgeon [...]
The most important step a person considering plastic surgery can take to make sure the surgeon he or she chooses is the training and experience. A good plastic surgeon should have operating and admitting privileges at a major hospital that is near the surgeons office. It is important to remember to be cautious of those [...]
Breast Lift with Implants Lake Tahoe – If you’ve been toying with the notion of seeking out a plastic surgeon, you’ve probably already got a “problem area” or two in mind that you want addressed. Perhaps your breasts have lost their fullness and, thanks to gravity, time, children, or any number of factors and combinations [...]
Whose idea was it to squirt botulism into someone’s face to cure wrinkles? Does it really sound that much stranger than using bread mold to fight infection? Naturally it’s not as simple as directly injecting canned yams gone bad. Plastic surgeon Amir Karam of Carmel Valley Facial Plastic Surgery explains, “Botox® Cosmetic is a purified [...]
Here is a very popular Plastic Surgery Procedure that is designed to make your eyelids and the area around your eyes look younger, it is called Blepharoplasty or Eyelid Surgery. This plastic surgery procedure includes taking a look at your whole eye area and deciding what would be the best procedure to make you look [...]
A brow lift, also called a forehead lift or eyebrow lift, corrects the skin wrinkling and loss of tone that causes sagging of eyebrows and hooding of upper eyelids. A brow lift softens the deep creases across the forehead, reduces horizontal frown lines at the top of your nose and vertical lines between your brows. [...]
The facial muscles that control facial expression are subcutaneous, or just under the skin. These facial muscles (also called mimetic muscles) are innervated or ‘supplied’ by the facial nerve. The loss of facial innervation often results in a partial loss of facial control, or facial paralysis (the inability to smile or move the face). This [...]
Liposuction is one of the most commonly practiced plastic surgery procedures, and it can be very safe and effective if it is performed properly. Although, this is not a proper way to control your weight and is best done to those specific areas of your body that seem to not be affected by dieting or [...]
After healing some people, unfortunately will form scars that are unsightly or that cause any unwanted symptoms such as tightness or pain. The cosmetic surgery or scar revision involves the removal of the offending scar and its replacement with an improved surrounding soft tissue or skin. This is capable of allowing for the scar to [...]
The natural result of the body’s attempt to heal an open wound or tear in the surface of the skin or body tissues is a scar. Every person forms scars, and scars are always resulting from surgical incisions or trauma which goes all the way to the deeper layers of skin and sometimes the structures. [...]
Los Angeles Breast Augmentation – Given all the factors lined up against the maintenance of a youthful appearance, it’s no wonder a woman’s breasts can sag over time. Gravity, age, weather, children, trauma, illness, like so many tiny gremlins, all take their toll. Breast surgery may not be right for everyone, and nothing can make [...]
Unlike sperm and embryo cryopreservation, which have become routine processes in assisted reproductive technology, success with freezing eggs has historically been difficult to achieve. This is because the egg is the largest cell in the human body and contains a considerable amount of water. When eggs are frozen, ice crystals form that can destroy the [...]
Body contouring surgery involves removal of fat tissues, rearranging the skin and tightening muscles in order to create a more youthful appearance. The plastic surgeon utilizes different techniques to achieve a unique, lasting aesthetic result custom tailored for each patient. Your plastic surgeon will work closely with you to develop a surgical approach that is [...]
Breast Implants Michigan – When I recall the worries that emerged around silicone gel-filled breast implants in the early nineties, it reminds me of a cartoon from the time of a woman with a deflated chest and bell-shaped legs glaring at a scientist, implying that the gel from her implants had not only leaked but [...]
Of all plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures, patients who have had breast reduction surgery report one of the highest satisfaction ratings. For many women with large breasts, neck and back pain is a chronic problem. Heavy breasts can also cause grooves int he shoulders under the bra straps, rashes and skin irritations underneath the breasts [...]
Los Angeles breast reduction isn’t always performed on women. More men will develop gynecomastia than won’t, for a number of reasons. Basically, gynecomastia is simply an abnormal enlargement of one or both of the breast areas on a male’s chest. Of course, though “man boobs” aren’t necessarily threatening to physical health, they can be a [...]
Unlike days past when only the rich and famous consulted plastic surgeons across the country – and even the world – patients now are willing to travel beyond their local communities to find the plastic surgeon that best meets their needs. With the advent of the internet, that world has now become smaller and the [...]
Just as it is with all facial features, the size and shape of the ears are a family trait. For example, parents and grandparents with protruding ears, often have children with ears that share these same characteristics. Ear deformities can benefit from correction through surgery, and successful results can be seen in subjects as young [...]
In most cases, Dermal filler appointments will take about an hour. Most of this time will be with a numbing agent gradually numbing the skin. Sometimes when extensive lip treatments are being performed, we will opt to give a small, nearly painless, numbing injection to deaden the sensitive lip tissue prior to administering the dermal [...]
Although BOTOX® may look easy to administer, it is not this aspect which is most important to the outcome. The clinician’s experience and “aesthetic eye” is the key to a great outcome with BOTOX®. Treatments take 20-30 minutes unless you opt not to have your skin numbed prior to the injections, then the treatment should [...]