Abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, is a procedure designed to make the abdomen more firm. Abdominoplasty is defined as plastic surgery of the abdomen in which excess fat tissue and skin are both removed, usually for cosmetic purposes. This surgery involves removal of skin and fat from the lower and middle regions of [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Temporalis tendon transfer is an advancement in plastic surgery that brings facial animation back to patients that have lost it due to facial paralysis. According to a report in the JAMA Archives Journal, “The rehabilitation of facial paralysis is one of the greatest challenges faced by reconstructive surgeons today…It is an unfortunate fact that there [...]
After plastic surgery many patients feel like they are “a new you”, with previous body imperfections corrected and a new sense of self worth and self esteem. Whether the procedure performed was a face lift, a mini lift, a tummy tuck, rhinoplasty, octopalsty, liposuction or any of hundreds of other procedures, the important thing for [...]
The new trend in cosmetic surgery has a male face and body. Body sculpting for men is gaining in popularity. After all, men use skin care products and colognes. Plastic surgery is seen by many as a logical next step. Men are showing themselves to be the opposite of women, who spend more on their [...]