Facial Plastic Surgery Blog

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.

A facelift surgery often involves several steps in order to achieve your desired results. As part of this intricate and delicate procedure, your facial plastic surgeon will remove or redistribute the fat cells that have collected around the chin and jaw. What exactly is meant by removing and redistributing this fat?

It’s a common assumption that plastic surgeons are all about performing surgery. Perhaps it’s because there isn’t a way to refer to their specialty without also including surgery or surgeon. But the doctors that work to correct and restore the form and function of the body have a growing number of non-surgical procedures available.