Plastic Surgery Articles

Facial bones that are most frequently broken are found in the nose. Broken noses are seen among all age groups because there are so many ways to break them — playing, sports, accidents, fights and falls.
Swelling can cause the nose to appear crooked and broken, however, until the swelling goes down it may difficult to tell if the bones are actually broken. Symptoms of a broken nose include: severe pain, swelling, bruising around the nose and eyes, crooked or bent appearance of the nose, uncontrollable bleeding or running, blocked nasal passages, difficulty breathing through the nose or a grating sound or feeling when the nose is touched or rubbed. Read more

Plasma skin regeneration (PSR) is a new technique for rejuvenating facial skin through the use of a unique technology.  PSR delivers energy to the skin through ‘plasma pulses’ induced by passing radiofrequency into nitrogen gas.  It is different from current techniques in that in relies neither on chemicals, light or radio frequency waves.  According to a 2007 study reported on in the journal Archives of Dermatology,
“Plasma is a unique state of matter in which electrons are stripped from atoms to form an ionized gas. The plasma is emitted in a millisecond pulse to deliver energy to target tissue upon contact.” Read more

The highly respected American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently undertook a research survey on the attitudes, perspectives and experiences of people who have had cosmetic plastic surgery.  The resulting data reveals a great deal about the approach of the average cosmetic surgery patient to their procedure, both prior to surgery and during recovery.  The society published their findings on their web site and there is much for the prospective aesthetic plastic surgery patient to learn there. Read more

We tend to treat aesthetic plastic surgery as a one-time, wholesale fix of some part of our body that has aged or developed bulges from the aging process.  What we often lose sight of is that often, those liposuction treatments, tummy tucks and body lifts are also treating the result of lifestyle choices.  Moreover, we don’t leave the surgeon’s office and go home with a bright shiny new and sculpted form that will be there in perpetuity.  Diet and exercise are important considerations both prior to aesthetic plastic surgery and once the surgery has been completed, both for medical and for general health reasons. Read more

To some degree, rhinoplasty surgery (nose augmentation or enhancement) is the procedure that started the consumer revolution in cosmetic plastic surgery.  For some years it was the most popular procedure among Americans – before facial lifts became a little more natural, before Botox was introduced and before breast augmentation became a mainstream choice for women. Read more

The FDA approved a new collagen-based facial filler for deep wrinkles and folds. The advanced collagen-based filler, EVOLENCE®, provides patients with immediate results that last up to 6 months. A treatment designed to last 12 months is still being tested by the FDA and has not yet been approved. Read more

In February of 2008 the FDA signed off on their first approval of an in-home laser hair removal device.  The product was developed by SpectraGenics Inc. and is being marketed by Tria Beauty who calls their hand-held device the Personal Laser Hair Removal System.  To most in the body enhancement field, it’s known as the Tria Laser.  SpectraGenics has been in the Japanese market since 2005 with a similar product called the i-Epi. Read more

Some 40 million inpatient surgical procedures and 30 million outpatient surgeries are performed in the United States each year; of those nearly 10 million are cosmetic. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 11.7 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed last year alone. Read more