Category Archives: General

While your skin can withstand a lot from the elements, from your everyday lifestyle, and from other factors, it’s not always equipped to handle certain stresses after you have undergone a skin procedure or plastic surgery. Your skin needs some extra help and TLC to heal properly and avoid complications after treatment. While the two […]

When it comes to an injection such as Botox Cosmetic, getting the best deal doesn’t mean getting it for cheap – or only consulting with the first person you come across offering the treatment. Botox can do serious damage in the wrong hands. You should always double check the credentials of the person injecting it […]

If you’re getting ready to take the plunge and move forward with rhinoplasty, then you’re probably excited and a bit scared. Rhinoplasty is a complicated and difficult procedure, and you want to do everything you can to set yourself up for success and avoid complications. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do before and after […]

While Botox has become a household name over the last few decades, fewer Americans know about different kinds of soft tissue fillers that are available. Despite their lower profile, dermal fillers have quietly emerged as one of the most popular cosmetic treatments performed over the last few years. So what’s behind the popularity of dermal […]

Most people assume that aging doesn’t bother men as much as it does women. But men get anxious about sagging skin, facial volume loss, and wrinkling. Fortunately, plastic surgery results have become much more customizable and natural-looking in recent years. This makes procedures such as brow lifts, blepharoplasty, and facelift surgery much more attractive options […]

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 […]

For those under the age of 18, rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is the second most popular cosmetic procedure. What motivates teenagers to reshape their noses? Rhinoplasty is typically requested by patients for one of two reasons: To improve function To improve form Functional reasons include breathing or sinus troubles due to defects like a deviated septum, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. And some people are more […]