HomeGeneral 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 main factors in your cosmetic procedure’s success are your choice of doctor and your skin’s individual behavior, you can help get the best results possible by taking care of your skin properly after plastic surgery, laser resurfacing, chemical peel, or other treatments. Here are […]
HomeGeneral 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 and compare them with other professionals. In the world of Botox and other cosmetic injections, a good thing to remember is that if it seems too good to be true it probably is.
Black Market Botox
These days there’s an underground market for everything, from purses to […]
HomeGeneral 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 surgery to help ensure proper healing and a good outcome. Here are some tips for ways you can prepare and help improve your rhinoplasty results.
Pre-Op
Many pre-op instructions are for your safety under anesthesia, so don’t take these instructions lightly. Here are some ways to help […]
HomeGeneral 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 fillers? While it’s true that these treatments are great for filling in facial wrinkles, they have a lot more to offer than that. Here’s what you need to know about alternative uses for soft tissue fillers.
What Are Dermal Fillers?
Dermal fillers are injectable anti-aging treatments […]
HomeGeneral 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 for men looking to reduce signs of aging.
One of the most customizable procedures is the facelift, which can be tailored to the patient’s needs. For many men, a less invasive facelift is all that’s needed to produce good results.
The Limited Incision Approach
The limited incision lower […]
HomeGeneral 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.
A Conservative Approach for Male Patients
This is especially true for men. They have different requirements than women, and men often come to the decision to have plastic surgery for different reasons than women do.
Everyone […]
HomeGeneral 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, which requires a procedure called a septoplasty. Rhinoplasty is commonly performed just to repair internal functional issues, leaving the external form untouched.
However, those who find themselves in the office of a facial plastic surgeon are often there for aesthetic reasons. For them, the way their nose looks, its […]
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.
This week let’s talk about using the otoplasty procedure to correct issues of the earlobe.
What Are Some Things That Can Be Earlobe Issues?
Earlobe issues can be broken down into two categories. There are hereditary […]
HomeGeneral 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.
More About the Surgery
Anyone who is physically healthy and has the proper expectations for what can be achieve is a candidate for otoplasty. Though otoplasty is commonly performed on adults, it can performed on children as young as 5. The operation […]
HomeGeneral 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 prone to this condition than others, depending on the hereditary traits they inherited. So if you look around the table during Thanksgiving dinner and see some other turkeys sitting with you, it might run in the family.
The Procedure
A necklift is designed to address and […]
