The Fine Art behind Facial Fat Transfer Facial lipoaugmentation or fat transfer is the art and science of restoring volume and contour of the human face using autologous fat. The popularity of facial fat transferseemed relatively new, but the concept is not. Free fat graft was pioneered in 1893 by Franz Neuber who transferred a small piece of fat from the upper arm to fill a soft tissue defect of the face. Its use to correct deficits of the cheek and chin areas was furthe

The Secret to a Beautiful Face The secret to a beautiful face has been a quest for humans since antiquity. Many women spend up to...

Smile Train May 2011: Sierra Leone One of my craniofacial plastic surgery mentors, Jack Yu M.D., once told me that "to be able to speak...

Smile Train of the Week ~ Cambodia Smile Train and Operation Smile are two of the non-profit organizations that help children with cleft...

Can't Close Your Eyes after your Eyelid Surgery? The inability to completely close one's eyes (lagophthalmos) after an eyelid surgery can...

Younger Looking Hands With Fat Transfer? The hand, as well as the face, is one of the most visible areas of the human body where one can...

BOTOX for Migraine Headaches: Is it Effective? Migraine headache is a disabling medical condition that affects 11 out of 100 people in...

Can Blindness Occur After Blepharoplasty? Losing one's eye sight would be the most devastating complication after a blepharoplasty...

Buttock Augmentation Using Silicone Implants The desire to have a firm and sensuous buttocks, like that of Beyonce or Kim Kardashian, has...

Does "Tickle Liposuction" Really Tickle? Several liposuction techniques/machines, such as the VASER and Smart Liposuction, have been...