http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com As facelifts have become commonplace, so do the telltale signs of someone having had a facelift. Almost everyone knows or has seen someone that has had, in their opinion, a 'bad' facelift. More specifically, they find that the person may look strange or d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_680482_23.html 03rd November 2008 Cosmetic reshaping of the visible parts of the nose is known as rhinoplasty. It could be taking down a prominent hump or shortening and lifting of a droopy nasal tip, the results of rhinoplasty are frequently dramatic.Because of the complex structures th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_680423_23.html 31st October 2008 Scars are a great concern for many patients. It is common after surgery, for example, for people to ask how abouot the best wat to take care of a scar. While healing and time is a big factor in the final outcome, there are a variety of hands on methods th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_679670_23.html 31st October 2008 The current popularity of injectable treatments is based on placing synthetically-derived compounds and drugs into and under our skin. At best, these are well tolerated agents that create their effect and then are gone after a relatively short period of t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_641640_23.html 18th September 2008 The tremendous popularity and prevalence of plastic surgery in the past decade has led to widespread advertising and promotion, both locally and on the internet. Much of plastic surgery promotion today is geared towards the selling points of minimal downt... http://www.articlealley.com/article_634377_23.html 10th September 2008 Men, like women, are equally concerned as they age about their sagging neck or, unflattering called, the neck waddle or turkey neck. This is usually more important to men than other facial aging changes such as occurs around the eyes. As men often wear sh... http://www.articlealley.com/article_633565_23.html 09th September 2008 It is not rare to hear a patient say...'my Botox seems to be wearing off earlier than usual'...or...'I had Botox but it didn't seem to work'. Some few patients even suggest that they may be immune to Botox or that they are becoming resistant ot it. Many p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_630848_23.html 09th September 2008 Botox accounts for millions of cosmetic facial injections each year in the U.S. due to its tremendous effectiveness at reducing forehead furrows, the appearance of crow's feet, and softening smile lines. The average cost of a Botox treatment will vary acr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_630099_23.html 09th September 2008 When one thinks of facial aging, they inevitably look to the jowl and neck area.While this lower facial area is of big concern to many and is the foundation of facial rejuvenation surgery (usually through a facelift-type procedure), the underlooked area i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_629259_23.html 09th September 2008 Most people in America have now heard of Botox and if they haven't, they surely will in the immediate future with its TV advertising campaign. The commonality of Botox has not only generated lots of interest but with that level of curiousity comes misconc... http://www.articlealley.com/article_628838_23.html 08th September 2008 A smaller lower face has been shown to be more attractive and youthful looking. Recent research (at the University of Texas - Southwestern and published in the journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2008 by Dr. Joel Pessa) has shown that, as we ag... http://www.articlealley.com/article_626041_23.html 08th September 2008 While more women than men undergo facelift procedures, men still make up about 15% to 20% of the facelift population. Men are almost exclusively bothered by a 'neck waddle' and usually consider a facelift at an older age than women when this waddle is mor... http://www.articlealley.com/article_621081_23.html 05th September 2008 Do your hands give away your age? In many people, the hands are just as revealing as our faces about our age. But our faces understandably get much more attention and the hands are often forgotten. (but not unseen by others) As we age, our hands (particul... http://www.articlealley.com/article_620349_23.html 05th September 2008 While now nine different synthetic injectable fillers exist for the cosmetic treatment of facial lines and wrinkles, none of them are permanent. As they are all artificially-created materials, the body will eventually absorb or break them down so their pl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_609698_23.html 25th August 2008 One of the most common facial areas that bothers many patients is the development of the nasolabial folds, also referred to as the lip-cheek groove, or in a recent television commercial known as the parentheses. You can argue whether it is a fold or a gro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_587630_23.html 24th July 2008 Breast reduction is a tremendously effective procedure are reducing the size of the breasts and the associated musculoskeletal neck, back and shoulder pains that result from them. Frequently, although not always, breast reduction can be covered by your me... http://www.articlealley.com/article_583147_23.html 22nd July 2008 Not infrequently I get requests from patients for the desire to transform a round face into a more shapely appearance. One cause of a round face is that the patient is overweight. A full neck, round cheeks, and a lot of subcutaneous fat throughout the fac... http://www.articlealley.com/article_582016_23.html 21st July 2008 LipoDissolve, or the injection introduction of a fat-emulsifying chemical solution to treat small areas of excessive fat for cosmetic improvement, is a controversial procedure that is not FDA approved. (or even off-label as it has no approved medical uses... http://www.articlealley.com/article_580472_23.html 18th July 2008 LipoDissolve, or the introduction of a chemical formulation by injection to treat spot areas of undesired fat for cosmetic purposes, remains a controversial and non-FDA approved procedure at this point in time. Despite these issues, I have found in the pa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_578836_23.html 17th July 2008 Even though we are in the middle of the summer (or maybe because we are), you may have decided to get serious about getting rid of those unsightly fat areas that diet and exercise just won't. But with different methods of fat removal available, which one ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_577650_23.html 16th July 2008 Botox is the #1 injectable cosmetic treatment and has been largely responsible for the wave of non-invasive aesthetic office treatments and for the widespread development of the medical spa concept. It has also been the major impetus for the number of non... http://www.articlealley.com/article_577232_23.html 15th July 2008 Plastic surgery procedures are being done today that were not conceivable a decade ago. This is not referring to advancements in surgical technology but to what lengths patients are willing to go to obtain improvements of minor concerns. This is truly a r... http://www.articlealley.com/article_575673_23.html 14th July 2008 Large breasts cause for many women painful symptoms involving the back, shoulder, and neck. the weight of the breasts will often casue the skin across the top of the shoulders to become indented or grooved as well, a sure sign that the breasts are too hea... http://www.articlealley.com/article_574834_23.html 14th July 2008 Scar revision is a common request and a frequently performed procedure in plastic surgery. Whether it is scars from an accident from a surgical encounter, many patients have concerns about their scars. As a result, there is much interest in scar improveme... http://www.articlealley.com/article_573498_23.html 10th July 2008 Since silicone gel breast implants have been released back for commercial use in late 2006, nearly 15 years after they were initially pulled from the market, they have rapidly become the breast implant chosen by most women for their breast augmentation. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_569318_23.html 03rd July 2008 An attractive option for some women to the daily regimen of applying cosmetics is permanent makeup. Whether it is eyeliner application, the need to fill in a thinning eyebrow, or to enhance one's lips, the placement of permanent tattoo pigments into the s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_568342_23.html 02nd July 2008 I read a recent article that reports that drinking directly from water bottles can cause just as many upper lip wrinkles as smoking. I wouldn't doubt it as any activity that makes your lips pucker, which activates the orbicularis oris muscle which encircl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_562003_23.html 24th June 2008 As we age, our face starts to show jowling and loose neck skin. This happens due to the pull of gravity on our facial tissues whose attachments to the underlying bones and tissues gradually loosens. While there are other signs of facial aging, these are o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_560600_23.html 21st June 2008 A recent publication had an article on plastic surgery and the experience of five everyday people who went through it. The underlying theme of the article was that plastic surgery today is most commonly pursued and done on the normal American citizen, not... http://www.articlealley.com/article_557400_23.html 18th June 2008 As the eyes age, it is inevitable that lines will develop around the eyelids. These periorbital lines, or crow's feet as they are often unflatteringly referred, develop because of the excessive muscle activity under the skin. When the muscle action goes o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_553470_23.html 09th June 2008 A deficient or small chin effects the appearance of one's facial profile in a negative way. Balancing one's face through chin implant surgery can reverse this image in an immediate and gratifying way. Like the nose, although not as well appreciated, th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_548771_23.html 29th May 2008 As one looks in the mirror (or pictures) and sees loose skin and loss of a once-sharp neck angle, this is a sure sign that we are beginning to age. I have observed that these neck observations are very disturbing for many middle-aged and older patients. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_545311_23.html 22nd May 2008 Many female patients today seek rejuvenation procedures which involve making the mouth area look better or less aged. As women age, some will lose lip volume, develope upper and lower lip wrinkles, and have the corners of the mouth draw down. This often c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_538842_23.html 15th May 2008 Next to orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery as a medical specialty uses a significant number of implants and implant materials to help achieve its surgical outcomes. Whether it is breast implants or an injectable filler, the use of synthetic or foreign ma... http://www.articlealley.com/article_537258_23.html 15th May 2008 One of the most commonly performed facial aging procedures is that of the blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery. While it could be most common because there are four eyelids (and only one nose for example), it is frequently performed for other reasons. It is t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_535771_23.html 12th May 2008 As women age, the wear and tear of life takes a toll on their abdomen. Pregnancy and fluctuations in their weight change that once smooth flat abdomen of youth into a battleground for some. Stretch marks, loose skin, and c-section scars is often what is l... http://www.articlealley.com/article_534710_23.html 11th May 2008 One of the earliest signs of facial aging is the development of jowls or jowling. The jowls are areas of skin and fat that have fallen from the side of the face to hang along or below the jawline. As we age, these areas tend to become more noticeable as t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_534247_23.html 09th May 2008 The LifeStyle Lift is a commonly used term that refers to a limited facelift. Patients often don't connect the two but, in fact, they are synonymous. They have great patient appeal because they offer improvement in the appearance of the jowls and neck but... http://www.articlealley.com/article_533498_23.html 08th May 2008 Reshaping of the nose through rhinoplasty surgery is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures. It has a significant effect on one's facial appearance by putting in proportion the nose to other facial features. While rhinoplasty surgery has a lon... http://www.articlealley.com/article_526693_23.html 30th April 2008 Many patients ask me if I think they are ready for palstic surgery. Such a simple question, however, deserves a more complex answer. Many of the really important consideration for a prospective patient can not be answered by your plastic surgeon. Howev... http://www.articlealley.com/article_526029_23.html 29th April 2008 Advancements in methods of fat removal by liposuction continue to change and be improved. One of the most noteworthy methods that is currently marketed and touted is laser liposuction, or more accurately, laser-assisted liposuction. As opposed to the t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_525130_23.html 28th April 2008 Packing in the nose after rhinoplasty surgery is one of patient's greatest fears about the surgery. The thought of having to remove nasal packing after the procedure is an uncomfortable one. The thought of ansal packing removal is unpleasant at best an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_524471_23.html 28th April 2008 My practice approach to size in breast augmentation is that it is the patient's choice.I do not judgeIsomeone's taste or desires. Breast size is a very individualized issue and is of great interest to every patient. To achieve this objective, I always ask... http://www.articlealley.com/article_523706_23.html 26th April 2008 Cosmetic teeth whitening is one of the most sought after beauty treatments of the face. White teeth are a great asset not only to a pleasing smile but a more youthful face as well. Until recently, tooth whitening has only been primarily available at a ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_520189_23.html 18th April 2008 While the subspecialty of medicine known as Plastic Surgery is universally known, there are few who would not know what Plastic Surgery is or does. But yet, I will occasionally get asked questions by new patients such as...'now tell me where the plastic g... http://www.articlealley.com/article_513527_23.html 09th April 2008 While the overall number of male plastic surgery procedures performed in the past decade is up, women still far outnumber male patients by about 10:1 in most parts of the country. While male plastic surgery patients undergo some different procedures than ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_512254_23.html 07th April 2008 The facial features most associated with masculinity is the chin and jawline. A stronger chin and jawline conveys increased masculinity, smaller chins and ill-defined jawlines convey timidity and weakness. While this perceptions may not always be true (an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_511054_23.html 07th April 2008 The facelift operation is synonymous with plastic surgery and been done in many forms for nearly a hundred years. But yet, it remains largely misunderstood. The general public's perception of a facelift....based on TV shows and the internet...is someon... http://www.articlealley.com/article_509410_23.html 05th April 2008 As Spring is about to be spring on us, this is the time of year when one starts looking in the mirror and seeing dull, dry winter-time skin. What will rejuvenate your skin at this change of season? While the answers aren't the same for everyone, I can tel... http://www.articlealley.com/article_500782_23.html 30th March 2008 As a plastic surgeon, many patients ask me what to do for their skin, either before or after surgery. Skin care and the number of products is an overwhelming world with thousands of product options available from the drugstore, the department store, or o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_497911_23.html 27th March 2008