CONTOUR OF THE NECK IS RELATED TO AGE AND HEREDITY Neck contour is influenced as much by heredity as by aging. Therefore concern about the neck may exist much earlier in life than age-related changes in the face or eyes are noticed. Significant weight changes may also...
“I look tired” is one of the most frequent complaints we hear from patients. Or alternately stated,“people ask me if I’m tired” or “my eyes look tired.” When we look at another person, we normally look at their eyes first. So, having the eyes appear youthful and...
Injectable dermal filler technology continues to improve with a commensurate expansion of applications. With time, the dermal filler manufacturers have worked to develop products especially suited for particular applications, largely based upon the depth at which the...
Many of the articles in this series have addressed plastic surgery technology, and this one will continue that trend focusing on breast augmentation. Since the inception of the operation in the 1960’s, there has been a continued stream of technological innovation...
So much attention has been focused on the use of injections to treat facial wrinkles in the recent past that surgery has almost become an overlooked option. While attending the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons a few months ago, a...
Fashion sometimes drives technology in the plastic surgery world. Other times, the availability of new technology drives fashion. Regardless, buttock fat grafting, commonly known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) has been the plastic surgery procedure with the greatest...
