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Zwivel’s Complete Guide To Otoplasty
If your ears are misshaped, disproportionate or protrude, otoplasty represents a safe and straightforward way to restore balance to your face. What Is Otoplasty? Many of us underestimate the degree to which ears influence the harmony and symmetry of the face. Framing our facial features, ears can either accentuate our best aspects or significantly detract ... Read more
Crowdfunding for Plastic Surgery: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Crowdsourcing is used to raise funds for anything you can think of — even boob jobs. Over the past decade crowdfunding, a.k.a. crowdsourcing, has become the most popular way to raise money for just about any endeavor. Everyone from adults to children to major organizations in various industries now use platforms like GoFundMe, Indiegogo and ... Read more
Complete Guide to Lip Injections and Implants: Techniques, Cost, and Recovery
Lip augmentation encompasses a variety of cosmetic and surgical procedures designed to add volume and shape to the lips. You might be a good candidate for lip augmentation if: This guide covers everything you need to know about lip augmentation, from providing an overview of the various techniques to consulting with a plastic surgeon, undergoing ... Read more
Plastic Surgery Blues: Understanding and Preventing Postoperative Depression
So you’ve decided to spring for that facelift, breast augmentation or rhinoplasty you’ve been dreaming about for years. Once the bandages come off, your insecurities will vanish, right? Not necessarily. Sadly, there is a much studied but little talked about phenomenon known as postoperative depression, a condition that can befall anyone, with or without a ... Read more
The Voice Lift: How and Why Vocal Rejuvenation Surgery is Performed
Laryngoplasty – also known as a voice lift of voice augmentation — is a surgical procedure that combats age-related changes in the voice box by tightening the vocal cords. It’s like a face-lift, but for your voice! So why would you want to get a voice lift? Well, just like every other part of the body, ... Read more
It’s Not All Cosmetic: Pediatric Plastic Surgery Addresses Congenital Deformities
What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of plastic surgery? We’d be willing to bet that it’s not “children.” But then again, you probably weren’t thinking of congenital deformities, either. Each year, approximately 3 percent of all children born in the U.S. have a major malformation at birth, according to ... Read more
Just Browsing: The Best Eyebrow Enhancement Techniques
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then it makes sense to think of the eyebrows as the curtains. Similar to draperies, the proper brow shape and proportion are key for overall facial balance. Even those blessed with naturally Cara Delevingne-esque brows and facial features can benefit from paying some extra attention to ... Read more
Plastic Surgery 3D Modeling: The Face of the Future
3D printed models are allowing plastic surgeons to more accurately plan surgery and help align patient and surgeon goals. Custom 3D printed implants are on the horizon. Until recently, plastic surgery consultations went something like this: The patient would arrive at their surgeon’s practice with a few photos in-hand and a basic idea of what ... Read more
Taking Pride In Their Work: 5 Plastic Surgeons Define Success
Plastic surgery can signify a lot of things for a lot of people. For some patients, it’s a means of achieving the perfect look, mastering their insecurities and taking out a new lease on life, while for many doctors it’s a vehicle for helping people find happiness at the intersection of skill and creativity. Whatever your ... Read more
ReSurge, Facing Africa: Providing Reconstructive Care to Those Most in Need
Ibrahim was only 8 years old when, in the summer of 2014, a fire ravaged his home in the Ivory Coast. The boy made it to safety, but was severely burned on his arms and legs, leaving him hospitalized for almost six months. The faulty fuse box that started the inferno also cost him two of ... Read more