Blog

The patient is a woman in her early 40’s who had extra upper eyelid skin with mild lateral brow droop or ptosis.  She had an isolated upper lid blepharoplasty (lift).  Upper blepharoplasty may be performed under moderate sedation with a typically rapid recovery.  As she ages, she may have further improvement with a brow lift. …

Case of the Month – October 2017 – Upper Lid Blepharoplasty Read More »

I have seen a number of body builder / fitness lifestyle patients for breast augmentation.  They are often concerned about implant placement and implant type.  I advised placing the implants under the muscle with proper releases of breast attachments.  There is a risk of animation (movement with pectoralis muscle contraction), but there is a relatively …

Case of the Month – February 2017 – Body Builder / Fitness Breast Augmentation Read More »

The patient is a woman who has had previous face lift and upper and lower blepharoplasty.  She seeks improvement to her brow shape with a brow lift.  Note that the lateral brow position is held constant while the central brow is released and elevated to give the patient a more pleasant and rested look. Mark …

Case of the Month – October 2016 – Brow Lift Read More »

The patient had large weight loss surgery resulting in extra skin with poor elasticity.  In addition to commonly performed abdominoplasty with a transvers (horizontal) incision, the patient had a vertical incision added to address her vertical redundancy and a back incision added for lateral thigh and buttocks lifting. Mark D. Wigod, MD, FACS, providing Cosmetic …

Case of the Month – April 2016 – Large Weight Loss Surgery Read More »

The patient is a young woman who desired breast with a rounded upper breast appearance.  After considering chest wall shape as well as tissue properties, the patient chose a high profile 340 cc implant.

The patient is a woman who was dissatisfied with her profile.  She had a chin augmentation with a Porex form stable implant secured with titanium screws.  The incision is hidden beneath her chin and allowed tightening of her neck muscles to further improve her contour.  This implant and approach is associated with the fewest post …

Case of the Month – December 2015 – Chin Augmentation Read More »

The patient is a woman who had breast augmentation approximately 20 years ago.  She had early upward displacement of the implant.  She recently had a right side deflation and presented for repair.  She had the left side deflated in the office under local anesthesia to allow the breast tissue to recoil and be more symmetric …

Case of the Month – October 2015 – Breast Implant Contracture Treatment Read More »

The patient is a Latin descent female who dislikes her dorsal hump (bump on her nose) and her wide nares (nostril width).  She has improvement with a closed rhinoplasty (incisions through the inside of the nose) and a Weir excision (trimming the outside nostril width).  She is happy with the result because it fits her …

Case of the Month – August 2015 – Rhinoplasty Read More »

The patient is a woman who is dissatisfied with her broad nasal tip as well as her dorsal hump (bump on her nose).  She benefits from a open rhinoplasty.