I am pleased to announce the cooperation of Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery and A. M. E. Skin Care Center. A. M. E. Skin Care Center is a full service skin therapy clinic, owned an operated by Areana Emmanuel, certified aesthetician. A native of Trinidad, Areana has been intrigued with the beauty industry from a […]
Search Results for: therapy
Skin Therapy and Aesthetic Medicine Service Menu September 2010
A. M. E. Skin Care Center and Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery offer various services, procedures and treatment in skin therapy, aesthetic medicine, non surgical rejuvenation and regenerative medicine. Contact us to find out more and to make an appointment. Make up Basic (day/night) TT$200 Camouflage – starting TT$300 Bridal packages – starting TT$500 Photoshoots […]
Thumb Arthritis – Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty
The unique pattern of movement of the thumb carpometacarpal joint (basal joint) is the basis of its gross and fine motor activities, which make the human hand so special. But these movements also subject the thumb basal joint to incessant multiplanar forces, which can lead to premature thumb arthritis in one of three women and […]
Acne Scars on Dark Skin: What works and what doesn’t
Acne scars on dark skin and skin treatments at plastic surgery clinic and skin treatment clinic, experienced board certified plastic surgeon, specialist in acne scars on dark treatment (forum, before after, safe newest methods)
Tendon Problems in the Fingers and Hand – Trigger Finger, Trigger Thumb and de Quervain’s Disease
The most common variations of tenovaginitis (tendon sheath inflammation) in our Caribbean hand surgery clinic at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery are trigger finger and de Quervain’s disease. They share the feature of compression of the affected tendon in a rigid tunnel. In the case of trigger finger or trigger thumb compression occurs at the […]
Scar Treatment with Fat Grafting
Scar treatment with autologous fat grafting may result in a measurable improvement even of difficult scars such as burn scars. As a stem cell therapy and regenerative technique fat grafting does improve color, firmness, appearance and three dimensional contour.
Hand Fractures
Finger fractures and hand fractures are the most common fractures of the upper extremity globally as well as in our Caribbean hand surgery clinic at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery. In a series of 11,000 fractures 10% involved the fingers and metacarpal bones. About 70% of all hand fractures ( finger fractures and fractures of […]
Gynecomastia – “Male Boobs”
Gynecomastia – What is it? Gynecomastia (male breasts, male breast enlargement) is a benign proliferation of breast tissue in men. Gynecomastia (male breasts, male breast enlargement) is a surprisingly common problem in our Caribbean practice of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery – between 4% and 69% of teenagers in […]
Gynecomastia – Male Breast Enlargement
Male Breast Enlargement – What is it? Male breast enlargement is a benign proliferation of breast tissue in men. Gynecomastia (male breasts, male breast enlargement) is a surprisingly common problem in our Caribbean practice of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery – between 4% and 69% of teenagers in puberty […]
Facial Fillers
To date the FDA officially lists twentyone approved products for cosmetic applications in the United States, nineteen of which entered the market since 2002. The underlying substances provide a longer lasting clinical effect without the risk of allergic reactions. This relatively large number of different facial fillers results in quite a bit of confusion of patients and physicians alike. We may safely assume that further products will be approved in the future with a potential increase of said confusion. It thus of some importance that you a a consumer / patient acquire some basic understanding of the commonalities and differences between fillers to make rational choices among them.