These include free-standing medical spas with no involvement of plastic surgeons or the common shopping mall spas often not even run by medical providers. The one big problem with aesthetic practices like this that do not offer surgical services is that they do not understand what surgery can do, how surgery works, the recovery from surgery, and how the results of surgery are compared to the minimally or non-invasive treatments they offer. Oftentimes the actual providers are non-physicians and, due to their more limited background and education, do not understand the aging process nor the underlying technologies of the devices […]
Find Real Examples of Reconstruction of Face Skin Cancer*
Do you have facial skin cancer and want to see how you may look like after the procedure? Are you a Student and want to learn the potential best way to reconstruct a facial anatomical area and see some intraoperative examples?
Explore the ‘Atlas of Face Skin Cancer Reconstruction’—a comprehensive resource featuring thousands of intraoperative, before and after photos. Ideal for patients or plastic surgery students, it offers extensive examples of facial reconstruction cases and techniques across all areas of the face. *All cases were Dr By Dr. Carlos Rivera-Serrano, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon […]
Both Botox and fillers have become staples of rejuvenation. Which one is right for you?
Truth is, each face ages slightly differently and has different needs. Therefore, some patients may benefit from one of them or both. Botox and Fillers work in VERY different ways, and the beneficial effects may be complementary. Both of them are injected, and only work locally (in the sites injected, not elsewhere in the body).
In very simplified terms, Botox is a muscle relaxant. Therefore, it smoothens out the skin in the treated areas, as the underlying muscle decreases (“freezes”) its function. The active Botox molecule is Botulinum […]
Why sometimes, despite our best efforts, we do not get the results we want and why some of the results of plastic surgery operations are not completely predictable.
PLASTIC SURGERY: WHY THE RESULTS ARE SOMETIMES NOT AS EXPECTEDWhy sometimes, despite our best efforts, we do not get the results we want and why some of the results of plastic surgery operations are not completely predictable
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The nature of human tissues: Plastic surgery goals are to improve aesthetics and/or function; however, there are limitations. Unlike it is oftentimes portrayed by the media, plastic surgery […]
Minimal to non-invasive treatments can achieve wonderful results or be complementary to surgical interventions. In some cases, they could even be more beneficial than surgery, especially in younger patients with a desire for subtle improvements. However, in patients with moderate to severe aging or younger ones looking for more substantial results, surgery is still the gold standard.
Aesthetic plastic surgery has been performed for decades, and the number of people having it is not decreasing because it works and has a high satisfaction rate. Surgical techniques have evolved and have been constantly improved over the years.
In contrast, most medical devices […]
These include free-standing medical spas with no involvement of plastic surgeons or the common shopping mall spas often not even run by medical providers. The one big problem with aesthetic practices like this that do not offer surgical services is that they do not understand what surgery can do, how surgery works, the recovery from surgery, and how the results of surgery are compared to the minimally or non-invasive treatments they offer.
Oftentimes the actual providers are non-physicians and, due to their more limited background and education, do not understand the aging process nor the underlying technologies of the devices […]
