http://surgeryarchive.com www.SurgeryArchive.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:54:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://surgeryarchive.com/list-of-articles/ US Food and Drug Administration approval and widespread use of botulinum toxin A (Botox) for cosmetic facial applications has heralded a new era of nonsurgical office procedures. This injectable facial animation inhibitor, which is a valuable adjunct to surgical rejuvenation, is exceedingly effective and rapidly administered. Because Botox requires percutaneous injection ... http://surgeryarchive.com/the-fat-of-injection-sites/ Achieving natural-looking results without visible signs that surgery has been performed is the key goal of facial rejuvenation surgery.Nevertheless, one of the untoward outcomes of face lift surgery is the so-called face lift look. Conspicuous preauricular scars, earlobe malposition, distortion of the tragus, and high sideburns are responsible for most ... http://surgeryarchive.com/face-liftand-the-incision/ My patients in Sweden always request that I create as little scarring as possible on the aesthetic unit of the breast when I perform breast surgery. In fact, they appear to be more concerned about their scars than any other aspect of the surgery. With increased media exposure, general public ... http://surgeryarchive.com/inframammary-fold-and-the-inframammary/ In my ongoing search for a reliable off-the-shelf material for use in lip augmentation, I began using AlloDerm (Lifecell Corp., The Woodlands, TX) several years ago. AlloDerm is freeze-dried human tissue that has been decellularized to eliminate the risk of inflammation and rejection. It is said to ... http://surgeryarchive.com/fat-grafts-and-fat/ In Tolkien's classic tale The Lord of the Rings, at one point the creature Gollum falls off a cliff trying to go too fast, all the while telling himself, “Less haste, more speed.” It is to be hoped that we are not as possessed by the possibilities of human growth ... http://surgeryarchive.com/hgh-of-fat/ In the course of 30 years of aesthetic surgery practice, I have gradually evolved a facial rhytidectomy technique that in my hands produces consistent results while minimizing complications. During my training, wide skin undermining and preauricular skin incisions were routine. Little consideration was given to hairline disturbance, and in many ... http://surgeryarchive.com/the-patient-of-fat-grafts/ The ideal injectable material for filling wrinkles and restoring volume to the face should not only offer aesthetic, reproducible, and long-lasting results but should also be safe, with minimal complications and risk of migration. It should also be easy to use and reasonably priced. In recent years, a ... http://surgeryarchive.com/fat-and-fat-grafts/ Round saline implants remain the most popular choice for breast augmentation, with 86% of women who undergo augmentation receiving round rather than shaped implants. The advantages of round implants include the creation of a “teardrop” profile in the upright position that rounds out in the supine position, mimicking the behavior ... http://surgeryarchive.com/high-profile-of-the-implant/ Round saline implants remain the most popular choice for breast augmentation, with 86% of women who undergo augmentation receiving round rather than shaped implants. The advantages of round implants include the creation of a “teardrop” profile in the upright position that rounds out in the supine position, mimicking the behavior ... http://surgeryarchive.com/the-implant-of-high-profile/