Supratarsal crease fixation in the Asian patient can provide a more open-eyed, awake look without compromising their ethnic appearance. A conservative supratarsal crease height and conservative to no removal of…
Methods of alloplastic forehead augmentation using soft expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) and silicone implants are described. Soft ePTFE forehead implantation has the advantage of being technically simpler, with better fixation. The…
Superior hair restoration requires the application of universal principles along with variations that apply to specific ethnic populations. This article serves as a primer on basic tenets of hair restoration,…
The non-Caucasian face has many unique attributes, including skin tone, texture, elasticity, skin thickness, and subcutaneous fat content. These differences may place the patient at increased risk for scarring and…
The goal would be similar to Caucasian patients in that all patients would like to have maximum improvement with minimal detectability of the surgical procedure. With regard to scars, the…
Fat transfer has become the primary method for facial rejuvenation in my clinical practice for all ethnicities. This technique can be effectively used to address panfacial volume loss so long…
Advances in 3-dimensional (3D) data capture, tracking, and computer modeling now allow for more appropriate measurement and analysis of the face. 3D video not only enables precise analysis of facial…
Facial analysis is an integral part of the surgical planning process. Clinical photography has long been an invaluable tool in the surgeon’s practice not only for accurate facial analysis but…
Facial plastic surgeons are accumulating massive digital image databases with the evolution of photodocumentation and widespread adoption of digital photography. Managing and maximizing the utility of these vast data repositories,…
