Leveraging the Hardness of Products in Cosmetic Injectable Fillers How hard an injectable product is can be a very good thing or a not so good thing. In any case, I try to use products based on its hardness factors for differing effects on the face. One of the softest...
Category Archives: facial rejuvenation
Fillers versus Fat: Shifting Sand Concept
Fillers Versus Fat: Shifting Sand Concept Many of my patients try to weigh the merits of fat grafting versus fillers since they both seem to be equally beneficial to fill in the hollows of an aging face. However, I would disagree. For younger faces still replete...
Understanding The Anterior Chin: The Upside Down U
Understanding The Anterior Chin: The Upside Down U Aging of the chin area is one of the most confusing areas because people I believe focus on the wrong thing. Most oftentimes the concern is about a jowl or about a sagging puppet line. Alternatively, it is about the...
Dismissing Fat Grafting Myths
Dismissing Fat Grafting Myths After speaking with patients who are vaguely familiar with fat grafting I have encountered a lot of misunderstanding about how fat grafting works and a lot of this misunderstanding comes from other surgeons who do not understand it. Here...
Blink Effect: How We Perceive Beauty and the Role of Cosmetic Surgery Enhancement
Blink Effect: How We Perceive Beauty and the Role of Cosmetic Surgery Enhancement One of the most important things that a woman typically wants fixed is the fine lines around her mouth. I have found this to be the case no matter if she is 33 years old or 85 years...
Fat Grafting Recovery: Things You Need To Know Following Your Procedure
Fat Grafting Recovery: Things You Need To Know Following Your Procedure One of the biggest concerns in our busy workaday America is “What is my recovery like after fat grafting?” This is something that I will try to explore in this brief article to help prepare a...
Stem Cells and Fat Grafting: My Thoughts
Stem Cells and Fat Grafting: My Thoughts Perhaps the hottest topic that we have today in cosmetic surgery is stem cells. Do they exist? How do we use them? What are they good for? Are there risks? Unfortunately, even the most dogged proponents or detractors do...
Fat Grafting Eyelid Series Part 2 of 2: Rethinking the Lower Eyelid
Fat Grafting Eyelid Series Part 2 of 2: Rethinking the Lower Eyelid This second article in the series focuses on techniques for lower eyelid rejuvenation. The traditional way to manage the lower-eyelid aging was through a cutting procedure that involved either a...
Fat Grafting Eyelid Series Part 1 of 2: Rethinking Aging of the Upper Eyelid and Brow
Fat Grafting Eyelid Series Part 1 of 2: Rethinking Aging of the Upper Eyelid and Brow Traditionally, we have looked at the aging of the upper eyelid and brow through a gravitational model, i.e., we believe that the aging of the upper eyelid and brow sag over time. ...
The Importance of the Buccal Zone: Joining the Mid to Lower Face
The Importance of the Buccal Zone: Joining the Mid to Lower Face The buccal area is defined as the part of the face where if you sucked in your cheeks they would suck inward. It is the area that in a very skinny person can make one look gaunt, and the buccal area...