Avoiding Bad Eyelid Surgery: Preserve the Canthus At All Costs I oftentimes hear a patient come to me to say, “I don’t want to look like celebrity…” who has had too much surgery done or a friend that has been subject to similar bad work. If the surgery has to do with...
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The Plastic Surgery Trifecta: Education, Experience, and Results
The Plastic Surgery Trifecta: Education, Experience, and Results Many times my patients say that all they care about are the results. However, although I agree that results are king, everything else matters too. First, education is the cornerstone to every...
How I use Permanent Facial Fillers: Fat, Silicone, Bellafill(Artefill)
How I use Permanent Facial Fillers: Fat Transfer, Silicone, Bellafill(Artefill) In my clinical practice I use both temporary and permanent facial fillers depending on a mixture of budget, desires, and safety. Although permanent fillers carry the risk that they are...
Differentiating Type 1 from Type 2 Eyes When Considering Fat Transfer to the Upper Eyelid/Brow Complex
Differentiating Type 1 from Type 2 Eyes When Considering Fat Transfer to the Upper Eyelid/Brow Complex A colleague of mine really got it right when he created a new perspective on seeing youthful eyes. He called them Type 1 and Type 2 eyes. I cannot recall which one...
A Boutique Surgical Plastic Surgery Experience
A Boutique Surgical Plastic Surgery Experience in Dallas, Texas To me, your facial plastic surgery experience is as important as to me as your results. Why? For many reasons. First, safety. My nursing administrator, Dianne Bourque, who is a certified nurse of the...
Exploring The Recovery Period After Plastic Surgery: The Concept of Personal Time
Exploring the Recovery Period after Plastic Surgery: The Concept of Personal Time Many times during a recovery following plastic surgery we imbue that time with heavily negative connotations. We reflect on everything that we could otherwise be doing. We think about...
Depression: The Dirty Word After Plastic Surgery
Depression: The Dirty Word After Plastic Surgery The first week following a plastic surgery procedure can be a difficult one for some people. I try to help my patients not only through the physical elements of the experience but also the mental and emotional...
Use of Microcannulas: A Revolution in My Practice Using Fillers
Use of Microcannulas: A Revolution in My Practice Using Fillers Many of my patients who have been with me for many years have witnessed the revolution in techniques that I have developed for injectable fillers. Early on I started with rudimentary needle injections. ...
Why People Fly in for Botox Almost Every Day
Why People Fly in for Botox Almost Every Day This may sound boastful, but I have people fly in from both Coasts almost every day for my Botox injections. Why is that? The simple reason is my passion for doing all that I do the best that I can do. Many surgeons look...
Depression After Plastic Surgery
Depression After Plastic Surgery The goal of these blog articles is to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly with regard to facial cosmetic surgery. Depression is an ugly word but it is important to mention it to understand when someone experiences it after plastic...