Facial Plastic Surgery Blog

As you may already know, Dr. Batniji is one of just a select few plastic surgeons in the Southern California area that fully devotes his or her practice to the face. This specialization allows him to routinely achieve the outcome that his patients desire. His experience has taught him that a conservative approach to any cosmetic procedure is always best for a natural and pleasing result.

For those under the age of 18, rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is the second most popular cosmetic procedure. What motivates teenagers to reshape their noses?

In our blog last week we wrote about the surgical procedure known as otoplasty (ear surgery). The term comes from “ous” the Greek word for ear and “plassein” meaning to shape. We noted what the surgery entails, and a few of the issues it can be used to correct such as ear pinning, or ear pinback, to reduce protrusion and the removal of excess skin and cartilage.

Do your ears protrude a bit more than you’d like? Or are they deformed in some other way? Then otoplasty (ear surgery) is the surgical procedure you need to correct and reshape your ears. This will lead to a more balanced appearance to suit the rest of the face as can be seen in our before and after gallery.

Are you worried you might get mistaken for that cooked bird laid out on the dinner table this Thanksgiving? When you lose the definition in your profile and jaw, while gaining wrinkles, loose skin, and other unwanted features you may gain what is commonly referred to as a turkey neck.