Gluteal fat transfer can be very rewarding for the patient. Patients who have a high satisfaction rate have lower lumbar lipodystrophy as well as a lordotic spine posture. Patients wear a compression garment, abdominal binder, and/or faha beneath the compression garment. The more compliant...
Gluteal fat transfer is a common procedure. In gluteal fat transfer, liposuction is performed in one or several areas of the body and the harvested fat is transferred to the gluteal region. Satisfaction rate is high with the gluteal fat transfer procedure. The patients...
Rhinoplasty is a common procedure to correct a bulbous tip or to deproject the nose. The nose can overproject for several reasons. One reason can be an excess of the septum or an extrinsic projection, the nose can project because of lower lateral cartilage...
There are many different faces in the world and different people want different things. That’s what makes the world great! Facial asymmetries are common and make people beautiful. It often gives us character. Despite these facial asymmetries making one beautiful, there are often certain...
Often the nasal tip, nasal bones, and nasal septum may be distorted from previous trauma. Trauma to the nose frequently results in a deviation of the nose and can often result in loss of projection to the nasal tip depending upon the trauma to...
One of the more common reasons that patients request rhinoplasty is to remove a dorsal hump. There are also many patients who have a dorsal hump, who also wish to maintain some of the hump post-operatively. There are many and varied reasons for this....
Patients frequently come to the office requesting a “smaller” nose or simply stating that their nose is “too big”. There are many different aspects of the nose that a patient may wish to reduce when they request this and there are many aspects of...
Abdominal wall reconstruction can be rewarding surgery for both the physician and the patient. Previous or multiple abdominal surgeries as well as radiation can effect wound healing on the abdominal wall following repair. Larger hernias can allow a significant portion of the small intestines...
Larger hernias of the abdominal wall require that the muscles of the abdominal wall be put back into their normal anatomic position. The muscles often affected by previous complex abdominal operations are the rectus abdominis, the external oblique, the internal oblique, and the transversus...
Hernias can occur commonly after major abdominal surgery. Following abdominal surgery such as liver resections, pancreatic resections, and resection of intestines patients may be protein malnourished and have difficulty healing wounds. Patients with large hernias often dislike the abdominal bulge and experience a feelin...
Lower blepharoplasty procedures are common among young people. As we age, the orbicularis occuli muscle may become weak or deposits of fat accumulate in the compartment around the eye. As this happens the appearance of bags or fullness of the lower eyelids occur. Typically...
There are several common reasons that patients undergo rhinoplasty. Common reasons tend to be the creation of a nasal bridge, rotation of the nasal tip downward to hide the appearance of the nostrils, and definition of the nasal tip. The placement of either a...