Category: Plastic Surgery

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Arlington Heights, Ill. – A combined technique of liposuction and tummy tuck–designed to reduce surgical trauma–provides excellent patient outcomes with a low complication rate, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open®, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Internet is a crowded place. For any plastic surgeon to become visible to traffic, it is vital to employ a strong internet marketing campaign. According to Verisign’s 2012 Domain Name Report, there were 252 million registered domain names at the beginning of 2013.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many countries are known for their plastic surgery trends: South Korean citizens undergo the most plastic surgery per capita in the world, Iran has been dubbed the rhinoplasty capital, and the US and Brazil boast the most procedures overall. In Venezuela, however, recent plastic surgery trends are more worrisome.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2013  — Surgical treatment starting as early as two or three months of age provides the best chance of a successful outcome for babies born with cleft lip and palate, a birth defect that affects speech, hearing and swallowing as well as appearance

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While the majority of cosmetic surgery procedures are performed on middle-aged and older patients, rhinoplasty is one of the exceptions to this rule.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Marina del Rey, CA – August 12, 2013 – Luis H. Macias, a bi-lingual plastic surgeon has joined board certified plastic surgeons Grant Stevens, MD, FACS andMichelle Spring, MD at Marina Plastic Surgery in Marina del Rey, CA.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – About three years or so after facial plastic surgery, a new study says. The thought-provoking research, which is published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, showed that eyelid surgery, brow lifts, facelifts and/or neck lifts result in an average of 3.1 “years saved,” at least according to the raters.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY (August 5, 2013) – Since the approval of the first cryolipolysis device in 2010, what have been some of the trends in fat removal through controlled cooling? Have physicians seen the same safety and efficacy in practice as they have in clinical trials?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Every plastic surgeon wants to create a nose that amazes his or her patient. Despite the best of intentions, however, the quality of the cartilage, thickness of the skin, and healing process all affect the final results.

(HealthNewsDiget.com) – For those not familiar with the term, otoplasty is a procedure used to pin back ears that protrude. It is also known as ear setback, and includes the possibility to reduce the size and change the shape of the ears as well as ensuring that they lie flatter against the sides of the patient’s head.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Arlington Heights, Ill. – Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements in several important areas of health and quality of life, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – What do Ashlee Simpson, Blake Lively, Ashley Tinsdale, Diana Argan, Jennifer Grey, Amanda Bynes, Halle Berry, and Courtney Love have in common? All of these celebs are rumored to have gone under the knife to tweak their noses. But nose jobs are not just for famous faces any more.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dr. Daniel Shapiro specializes in facelift in Phoenix, Arizona, at his private practice Shapiro Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Skin Klinic. He performs many different face lift techniques, allowing the procedure to be fully customized to the individual patient and their specific needs.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many men and women hate the look of their nose. It’s too big, too wide, too stubby, or the nostrils flare. When changing the shape or appearance of your nose, you want an expert in rhinoplasty to fix the problem areas. The goal is to create a nose that matches the symmetry of your other facial features. Here are the top aesthetic concerns addressed by rhinoplasty surgery.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Accidents can happen in the least expected places. Perhaps no one knows better than one Chicago Blackhawks fan who was seated in the United Center last week waiting to see if her favorite team could score the tie-breaking goal in the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals when a player shot the puck in her direction.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In 2012, more than 330,000 women opted for breast augmentation surgery. It’s a popular cosmetic procedure that helps add shape and size to breasts that don’t meet a woman’s expectations. Sometimes, however, women seek this surgery because one breast is dramatically smaller than the other.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In 2012, breast augmentation was the most popular surgical procedure. More than 330,000 women underwent augmentation mammoplasty, while another 127,776 women opted to have a breast lift.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Coolsculpting® by Zeltiq is one of the hottest procedures of summer 2013, according to dermatologic surgeon Lisa Donofrio, MD, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It’s important for any rhinoplasty patient to understand that rhinoplasty improves the aesthetic or functional qualities of a nose. There is no guarantee that a surgery will lead to the patient’s idea of the perfect nose.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The facelift procedure is popular among patients with visible aging signs like loose, sagging skin and wrinkles. During this surgery, excess skin and fat are removed from the face, the underlying muscles are tightened, and the remaining skin is gently lifted and repositioned to achieve the desired, youthful look.