Carpal tunnel syndrome is undoubtedly the most frequent form of peripheral nerve entrapment/compression not only in our Caribbean hand surgery clinic at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery. The cause of carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist, where it runs through the carpal canal (carpal tunnel) with nine tendons […]
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The Art of Reducing Excessive Sweating
Use of botox and dysport for excessive sweating in armpits and palms, skin care clinic and aesthetic medicine center for Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
A Cure for Migraine Headaches: Botox, Nerve Decompression, Brow Lifting and Septoplasty
Migraine headaches are common in young women and can be extraordinarily incapacitating requiring longterm treatment with medications. Similar to the account of the discovery of a cure we observe migraine headaches not infrequently in our Caribbean plastic surgery practice at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery in younger women presenting for facial rejuvenation with Botox. Chance […]
Blepharoplasty Trinidad – Eyelid Reshaping and Eyelid Tightening
The central part of the face consisting of the oval around forehead, eyes, cheeks, nose, mouth and chin is where much of aging, beauty and harmony of the face are determined. We like to look at it as an aesthetic unit. Its beauty is through harmony as a unit. All parts have to be structurally […]
Tummy Tuck
Tummy Tuck for Body Contouring Tummy tuck is the fundamental building block of body contouring of the torso. It is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to treat bulging of the belly, remove excess skin and some fat. These deformities arise frequently after pregnancy or massive weight loss. Tummy tuck by itself is not a weight […]
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 […]
What is the cost of … ? And why are there consultations ?
The consultation is an indispensable preliminary for everything else. It establishes the framework for counseling and the exchange of medical information – the famous benefits, risks and alternatives for any treatment. Cosmetic surgery is mainly the change/enhancement of parts of the human body. This is highly individual and has to be analyzed at least by […]
Mommy Makeovers: Tummy Tuck, SAFELipo, Breast Augmentation
Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery – the superior choice for mommy makeovers with tummy tuck, SAFELipo and breast augmentation in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Miami, New York, Toronto, London
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.