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Facial reshaping using less invasive methods.
There has been no ideal option for patients who are unhappy with their facial shape but do not want to undergo complex surgeries or pay the high price of temporary injectable treatments. In this article, we describe the treatment of facial …
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The volumetric face lift.
[BACKGROUND] Many face lift techniques that manipulate the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) in order to correct a perceived descent of deeper facial structures have been presented. However, such procedures can result in insuffic…
- Results of using zafirlukast (Accolate) and montelukast (Singulair) for treatment of capsular contracture.
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Zafirlukast (Accolate): A new treatment for capsular contracture.
[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture after breast augmentation or reconstructive breast surgery is a difficult problem. Previous studies have suggested that alteration of the inflammatory response could have a role in reducing the incidence of…
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A 15-year follow-up study of the non-SMAS skin-tightening facelift with midface defatting. Equal or better than deeper plane procedures in result, duration, safety, and patient satisfaction.
This article outlines the author's philosophy on facial aging that he uses in a surgical technique that is unique because it requires no SMAS tightening, incision above the auricle, deep-plane dissection, subperiosteal dissection, or stitch…
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Avoiding visual tipoffs to face lift surgery. A troubleshooting guide.
As aesthetic surgeons we should look more closely at our finished products. A visible scar, distorted ear lobe or tragus, or unnatural hairline says "face lift" to a patient's friends and creates a self-conscious, unhappy patient. The modif…
- Transconjunctival blepharoplasty.
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Curette fat sculpture in rhytidectomy: improving the nasolabial and labiomandibular folds.
The nasolabial and labiomandibular folds develop with facial aging by an anterior caudal descent of the fat prominences of the same name. Young patients with minimal folding can be corrected by substances inserted in the fold; however, this…
- Tissue expansion for rhytidectomy.
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Achieving standardized photographs in aesthetic surgery.
The plastic surgeon who wishes to share clinical experience with colleagues is obligated to produce accurate data in the form of photographs. Moreover, accurate photographs are essential to enable an objective critical appraisal of one's ow…
- Fat transplantation.
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Free autogenous pearl fat grafts in the face--a preliminary report of a rediscovered technique.
Free autogenous fat grafts between 4 and 6 mm (the size of a pearl) have been used successfully to correct pitting acne, nasolabial folds, eyelid depressions, facial atrophy, facial wrinkles, depressed scars, and in chin augmentation. Theor…
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The improvement of the gummy smile using the implant spacer technique.
A simple technique for correction of a gummy smile by partially transecting the levator labii superioris, the major lip elevator, and decreasing its cephalic excursion using an implant spacer is presented. Results are given for 21 patients,…
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Transcoronal eyebrow lift with concomitant upper blepharoplasty.
A technique for eyebrow lift is presented which employs the eyebrow arch used by makeup artists to add subjectively to the operation and prevent the aesthetically displeasing result of a too highly arched brow. The marking technique to achi…
- Correction of asymmetrical upper eyelids by measured levator adhesion technique.
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Regrowth of platysma following platysma cervical lift: etiology and methodology of prevention.
Platysma regrowth after platysma cervical lift is a new complication. We postulate that the platysma reestablishes itself by hypertrophy of muscle fibers contained in its posterior SMAS sheath as well as by muscle regrowth along the posteri…
- Medial brow lift.
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Visual criteria for success in restoring the youthful neck.
We have suggested visual criteria for achieving and assessing success in platysma cervical lift. We believe it is now possible to satisfy these criteria in most patients, even those with a low-lying hyoid. Anterior adjustment of the platysm…
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Pseudo-paralysis of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve after platysmal face-lift operation.
With the increasing popularity of platysmal face lifts, the anatomy of the cervical branch of the facial nerve should be noted. The postoperative appearance of lack of ability to retrude the corner of the mouth, in someone who had a "full d…
- An inexpensive device to summon help to recovery rooms.
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A new device to assist in sizing breasts.
There is a gray zone in specific communication about what size a woman's breasts will be after surgery. I have devised a clear plastic shell which accurately simulates a bra cup size of a breast in the upright position. This can be used for…
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Injectable fluid silicone therapy. Human morbidity and mortality.
Four patients who had received silicone injections had the following complications: migration, hepatic disease manifested as granulomatous hepatitis (previously undescribed, to our knowledge), hypopigmentation, and death. Silicone should no…