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Q:  I have a fat nose and would like it to look slimmer. It doesn’t seem to fit the rest of my face which is actually very thin. But I don’t want to have my nose broken as I like the rest of it. Are there different types of rhinoplasty surgeries? A: Like all operations […]

Everyone knows the phrase…’beauty is skin deep but ugly goes to the bone’.  While commonly said, this phrase is only partially correct. Beauty is also bone deep as the outward appearance of the face begins down at this foundational level. How the face looks at the outside has a lot to do with how it […]

INSIGHTS FROM ‘BEHIND THE NEEDLE’ In the past, plastic surgery was all about having operations to reverse the effects of aging on the face.  Time was, once you could no longer stand to see yourself in the mirror or in pictures…facelifts, eye tucks and the like became appealing with all of the associated swelling and […]

Q: I have developed brown spots on my legs and I hate them. They seem to be growing and getting more of them as I get older. What can be done for them? A: When patients use the term, ‘brown spots’, that can be referring to a variety of colored or pigmented skin conditions. Most commonly, these […]

Q: I wrestled throughout high school and college and this has left me with both ears that are deformed. I am very interested in corrective surgery to both reduce their scarred appearance and gain better symmetry between them. A: A very uncommon ear problem, while not unique to just wrestlers, is that of the ‘cauliflower […]

Q: I am interested in the direct neck lift and want to know more about it. I dont want a complete lift and think this may be my answer. How much of a scar remains visable and will it last a long time? Do you tighten the musles and remove some of the fat during […]

Q: I am a transgender patient and I am looking for information regarding facial feminization surgery. I am interested in getting some work done. I think I may need full facial feminization surgery. A:  One of the most important transformations that a transgender patient needs to make is in facial appearance. The potential to be […]

Q: I had cancer in the parotid gland and it was removed with a neck dissection which left a deep horrible scar from the back of my right ear to the middle of my neck. The scar is mostly flat except when it gets close to the adam’s apple where it gets really wide. The […]

Q: I want to get implants to have higher looking cheekbones. What is the difference between malar and submalar cheek implants? Which would be better for me? A: In considering cheek augmentation, or enhancement of the midface, there are a wide variety of cheek implant styles from which to choose. Gone are the days when […]

The eyes may be the window to the soul, but they also create a strong impression of how we look. So many people comment to and about others based on how their eyes look. We all have had the experience of someone asking us if we are tired or have been up late. You can […]

Plastic surgery continues to grow in popularity as evidenced by the statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgery over the past decade. Surgical procedures as well as non-surgical cosmetic office treatments have increased every year since 2000. With the explosion of the internet and other communication mediums, a tremendous amount of information about plastic […]

This book has been written to provide a basic education and awareness of the surgical specialty of Maxillofacial Surgery.  It is not designed to be an all- inclusive text, but an outline of the terminology, anatomy, diagnosis, and treatment of the broad and complex array of maxillofacial and craniofacial problems. It is intended to serve […]

Q: I’ve lost about 90 lbs and now I have excess skin that hangs on my upper arms that I want to have fixed. A: One of the many skin problems that develops after large amounts of weight loss is that of loose hanging arms. The skin on the back of the upper arm in […]

Breast implants are a very common plastic surgery procedure that has not waned in popularity despite the recession. While they are unparalleled in making an instant body change, they have also make news for other interesting and unfortunate reasons. In the past year, these are the noteworthy breast implant stories you may not have read. […]

Published in 2003 with co-authors Dr. Peter Ward-Booth (United Kingdom) and Dr. Rainer Schmelzeisen (Germany), Dr. Eppley co-authored this now classic textbook entitled Maxillofacial Trauma and Esthetic Reconstruction. In a single volume, the comprehensive topic of the management of bone and soft tissue injuries to the face was done in just over 650 pages with […]

Too much fat is a near ubiquitous problem. The sheer number of weight loss diets, medications, and exercise programs that we are inundated with each day is a testament to their ‘popularity’. Accompanying these fat concerns, to no surprise, is the desire for liposuction as a surgical fat removal method. Liposuction is by both number […]

Almost everyone has now heard of the facial wrinkle treatment, Botox. While some may not know exactly what it is really good for, its recognition and popularity is because it simply works. When it comes to softening facial expressions, it does something that even surgery can’t do. Many misconceptions exist, however, about Botox (and now […]

Of the very large number of cosmetic surgery procedures that are performed each year in the United States, a certain number will undergo subsequent revision. While this is a concept explained to patients by their plastic surgeon beforehand, it is understandable that it falls on deaf ears for the most part. The euphoria of the […]

You wouldn’t normally consider the concepts of plastic surgery and terrorism in the same sentence. If you did, you would assume that it had something to do with surgical changes of a terrorist’s face to alter their identity. Plastic surgery amongst drug dealers in different parts of the world, for example, is well known. Why […]

Spring brings forth many new growths as we emerge from winter. Warmer temperatures with rain and gusty winds fuel this growth. As the season changes into this rebirth time of the year, certain plastic surgery procedures emerge as well. Often called seasonal plastic surgery in this part of the country, one would most likely think […]

The greatest trend in plastic surgery in the past decade has been, ironically,  the explosion of procedures that don’t involve actual surgery. Comprised largely of injectable therapies, such as Botox and fillers, and laser and light treatments, making the face look rested, supple and youthful  has become as easy as a quick visit to the […]

  As an appreciation of what our military does around the world, our Patriot Program exists to help make plastic surgery more affordable to them. Having seen and talked to many of these military patients, I have become aware that elective plastic surgery is often done at Armed Services facilities. In addition, one of my […]

While plastic surgery is comprised of hundreds of different procedures that are used to correct problems all over the body, they are all true medical operations and treatments. Yet some of the most popular cosmetic treatments have almost as much in common with a retail or commercial product as they do with being a medical […]

While the way and the changes that a face undergoes as it ages may not have changed since time began, the treatment of it has. Facelift surgery used to be an extensive operation largely because it was done on older people. (who needed a lot of work!) In a generation past, most people (primarily women) […]

Just when you think you have heard it all, a new and bizarre tale of cosmetic surgery rears its head. If I didn’t know any better, this story may well have happened in China or the back streets of a remote Siberian city. From the Garden state of New Jersey in Essex County, a group […]

Q: I have been infected with HIV for nearly 15 years. While he medications have been invaluable and have saved my life I suffer from some of their cosmetic side effects including a very gaunt face and a  non-existant butt. For my face which is better, fillers or iimplants. Can anything be done to my butt bigger? A: […]

When spring just around the corner, this is the time of year when many people start thinking about their body again. Warm weather and less clothing cause some women to think about their ‘curves’.  Perhaps to the surprise of some, spring is the peak season when the greatest number of breast augmentation surgeries are done. […]

The mere mention of the word ‘facelift’ is to many people a frightening concept that is best avoided.  Beyond implying surgery, images of ‘perpetual surprise’, ‘wind-tunnel’ and ‘unnatural’ come to mind. It is these very misconceptions and fears that have led to a surge of procedures that have become broadly known as non-surgical facelifts. Cleverly […]

With the winter Olympic games ongoing in Vancouver, it gives one pause to ponder about more than the traditional meaning of this event. Every two years, the Olympics and the media exposure that surrounds it provides athletes, known and unknown, with the rare opportunity to showcase their skills and personality on an international stage. As an […]

Facelift surgery is one of the top five requested procedures in plastic surgery. Despite its popularity, it remains as the most misunderstood of the known plastic surgery operations. Almost everyone thinks that a facelift is a total makeover of the face, from the scalp down to the neck. In reality, it only treats the lower […]