Modern abdominoplasty is a powerful and safe body sculpturing tool. In combination with other body contouring procedures, it can lead to a comprehensive body transformation: anatomic, physiologic, and psychological. With…
Vertical abdominoplasty is a safe and effective procedure to correct abdominal contour abnormalities in individuals with excessive soft tissue in both the vertical and transverse orientation. The literature, although limited,…
Examination of abdominal contour surgery candidates permits categorization of patients (the abdominolipoplasty system of classification and treatment) according to their treatable soft tissue layers of skin, fat, and muscle into…
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are questionnaires designed to measure outcomes of importance to patients from their perspective. This article describes the methods used to develop a new PRO instrument for…
The obesity pandemic has resulted in increasing cases of bariatric surgery and subsequent issues related to excess skin and laxity for patients. This patient population requires unique insight and consideration…
The purpose of this article is to provide the plastic, dermatologic, oculoplastic, and facial plastic surgery communities with anatomic and embryologic evidence to support the use of the deep-plane technique…
The midface has suffered vigorous challenges in terms of rejuvenation techniques. Various alternatives are available for facial skeletal and soft tissue volume enhancement. After a thorough facial analysis, the surgeon…
Removal of skin and fat around the eye exacerbates an already hollow, aged eye. The buccal region is critical in the appearance of the midface. An undercorrected midface still shows…
The lower lid-cheek junction and the nasolabial folds are probably the two major stigmata of the aged face. Over the past two decades the use of the transtemporal approach has…
The transeyelid approach to midface lift is an elegant approach for mild descent of malar soft tissue. The subciliary approach is the most commonly used and technically less challenging for…
