Rhinoplasty improves the shape of your nose. It may also make you look younger. A new study found that the anti-aging benefits of rhinoplasty were statistically significant, and, on average, patients looked 1.5 years younger after the procedure, according to Ali Sepehr, MD, and researchers at the University of Toronto. During the study, 50 people […]
Earlobe rejuvenation is a growing trend among women, according to Britain’s Daily Mail. Surgery to repair stretched or torn earlobes is becoming more common. Whether from years of wearing earrings or just the natural aging process, earlobes can stretch and age a woman. Some are choosing to have this corrected either in combination with a […]
If your vision is impaired because of your droopy eyelids, functional blepharoplasty can be performed by your cosmetic surgeon. Your vision will improve, and you’ll enjoy the cosmetic results as well. Mary Lou Lueders, 74, is one patient who never considered cosmetic surgery.  “I just thought I would grow old gracefully,†she told tampabay.com. […]
During the laser facelift, energy was applied in grid pattern, with squares of the neck and lower face treated individually. This picture is of one 54-year-old female patient who was about to undergo the procedure. A well-known cosmetic surgeon recently published a study that explains a new laser facelift technique. As so many technological advancements […]
People considering facial plastic surgery often ask: what is the best age for a facelift? A new study from Cleveland Clinic shows that with proper screening, a facelift after the age of 65 can be just as safe as one performed for younger patients. Researchers followed 216 women for three years, comparing their facelift results […]
Jaw surgery or chin surgery have never been hot or trendy topics in cosmetic surgery. But with the recent tabloid stories focusing on Bristol Palin’s new look, more people are discussing these procedures. “I had corrective jaw surgery” Palin tells US Weekly. “It improved the way I look, but this surgery was necessary for medical […]
A team of surgeons, anesthesiologists and other physicians have performed America’s first full face transplant. The patient was a 25-year-old Texas man who had experienced severe electrical burns just three years ago. Through an incredible reconstructive procedure, he received a new nose, lips, facial skin, nerves and muscles for facial animation. Last year, the first […]
Both facial surgeons and Otolaryngologists help patients resolve problems of airway obstruction in the nose, which are typically caused by “nasal deviation”. In a technique similar to rhinoplasty, a surgeon can correct this deviation – by straightening the airway and nose – to resolve breathing problems. Why is this important? Because nasal deviation was recently […]
If you’ve been following the story of famed movie critic Roger Ebert, you know about his illness and the disfiguring changes that occurred in his face. “After surgery, I studiously avoided looking at myself in a mirror†he writes in a recent blog post. But things may be getting better for the famous critic. In […]
A rare book published in 1597 describes the nose surgery technique of Gaspare Tagliacozzi, a professor of surgery at the University of Bologna. According to the UK Telegraph, the book was recently purchased by a plastic surgeon at auction for 11,000 British pounds (about 17,000 U.S. dollars). Inside the book, De Curtorum Chirurgia Per Insitionem, […]