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Breast Implant Profile And Projection

July 5th, 2008 by Stacey Landry    Subscribe To Our Feed

Until recently, most patients never discussed profile with their plastic surgeons. If you chose a certain size implant, you would receive a determined amount of forward projection from that size implant. Now, you can choose an implant size and, if you like, have that size implant stick out more, or less than the base diameter [...]


Midfacelift (Cheek lift) Surgery Information

June 5th, 2008 by Lisa Cones    Subscribe To Our Feed

From a very early age we learn to identify facial expressions and their corresponding emotions. Smiles express happiness, raised eyebrows express surprise, furrowed brows express anger. Regrettably, as we age our faces often misrepresent us. Different areas of the face age in various stages.To restore the maturing face to its natural youthful appearance, plastic surgeons [...]


Eyelid Surgery Information - Blepharoplasty

April 11th, 2008 by Jennifer Butler    Subscribe To Our Feed

Eyelid surgery is also called blepharoplasty. This involves removing of fat usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids.Eyelid surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes. Features that make you look older and mo9re tired than you feel, and may even interfere with your vision. [...]


Body Contouring Procedures: Liposuction And Tummy Tuck Surgery

April 8th, 2008 by Jennifer Butler    Subscribe To Our Feed

Liposuction is a procedure that removes localized areas of fat from the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, upper arms, cheeks, and neck. Liposculpture patients are generally looking for improved contours in their figures both in and out of clothing. Liposuction is performed with a thin metal tube called a cannula, which is inserted underneath [...]


Laser Skin Resurfacing Information

December 29th, 2007 by Stacey Landry    Subscribe To Our Feed

The new CO2 pulse lasers are effective for treating fine wrinkles that occur with aging and exposure to the elements. Some surgeons are using them for blepharoplasty and facial resurfacing either with or without facelift surgery.The laser also treats the vertical wrinkles that occur in the upper lip area. This new method for Laser Skin [...]


Liposuction Surgery Information - Technique Variations

December 23rd, 2007 by Stacey Landry    Subscribe To Our Feed

Fluid Injection, a technique in which a medicated solution is injected into fatty areas before the fat is removed, is commonly used by plastic surgeons today. The fluid -- a mixture of intravenous salt solution, lidocaine (a local anesthetic) and epinephrine (a drug that contracts blood vessels) -- helps the fat be removed more easily, [...]