Facial Plastic Surgery Blog Entries

Know how you look after surgery Saturday July 5, 2008 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s):
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Cosmetic surgery aims to change or improve the appearance of the patient. However, patients are not really sure what they would eventually look like after the surgery. Especially on the early stage of recovery where all they can see are swelling and scars and bruising.

In order to help the patients get a picture of what they will look like after a specific operation, a website called 'Lift Magic' is designed to provide an improved version of you at the click of a mouse.

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Face-lift results without major surgery Friday July 6, 2007 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s):
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Many patients would want to have the results of a facelift but not the hassle of having to go through the recovery period. The bruising and swelling seem to be so frustrating that most patients would back out from a surgery because of the long downtime period.

Fortunately, recent developments in cosmetic surgery have allowed surgeons to give full facelift results without major surgery. They do this through the use of injectable fillers.

Here's a list of the most commonly used dermal fillers to date according to the Pocono Record:

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Green Light For Full Face Transplant Friday October 27, 2006 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s):
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Finally, after months of waiting, the medical team raring to perform the world's first full face transplant has been given the official go-signal.

CTV.ca gives us the details:

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PhotoDynamic Therapy for treating acne Thursday August 10, 2006 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s):
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I guess it is needless to say that acne is truly disgusting, but I am saying it anyway. Too many people have already been made victims of this terrible condition. Too many have already lost self-confidence and some even lost their lives due to the devastating effect this condition has brought them. I should know because I've been there. Good thing I didn't treat my condition so seriously or I wouldn't be here anymore, writing this blog entry.

Acne has long been a problem for adolescents and adults alike, and it seems that it is here to stay for as long as it likes. Well, too bad for the zits, this is no longer the case as of the moment. They won't be here for long. Modern techniques for clearing up acne are gearing up to get rid of it once and for all.

At last, acne sufferers can now put an end to their misery. Aside from laser skin resurfacing and microdermabrasion, victims of breakouts can now find freedom in this new noninvasive aesthetic procedure called PhotoDynamic Therapy. PRWeb reveals the details.

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Smoking and Aging Wednesday August 9, 2006 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s):
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The popular ad line "Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health" has long been a failure in serving its purpose. I don't believe it was even effective in discouraging non-smokers from smoking; the same way that it has failed to convince smokers to stop smoking.

Now, we can dispose of that rusty line because something more persuasive has come into view. A new computer software is out to scare teens away from the nicotine vice. CBS 4 Boston tells the story.

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Face/Off, For Real Monday June 19, 2006 in: Facial Plastic Surgery Tag(s): Cosmetic Surgery
In 1997, we were treated to a movie that required a great deal of suspension of disbelief to enjoy. In the John Woo-helmed Face/Off, super FBI agent Sean Archer and archvillain Castor Troy, played by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage respectively, were both drawn into a situation where they had to have their faces swapped. Literally. Hence, the film's title.

Over-the-top action sequences notwithstanding, the movie drew more than just a few hoots of derision for its preposterous premise: that a person can have somebody else's face surgically transplanted onto theirs. And the conceit that the characters also had their voices and body types exchanged further contributed to the ridiculousness of the movie's plot.

It's been nine years since Face/Off was shown in theaters. And boy, what a difference almost a decade of advancements in science and plastic surgery technology makes. What we deemed a ridiculous idea in 1997 is now almost a reality, with news of British doctors preparing to conduct the world's first full face transplant.

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