During my hand fellowship I once asked my program director Al Hess MD why he had become a hand surgeon after completing his training in orthopaedic surgery. His answer was
PIP Implants – Removal or Exchange after Breast Augmentation
So Pandora’s box was finally opened. The eventual worldwide recall of French Polyimplant Prothese (PIP) silicone breast implants puts a final exclamation mark behind what everybody knows but hates to
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A Cleft Pastiche
Cleft Lip and Palate – Yardsticks for Perfection
Cleft lip and palate implies an often 20+ years rehabilitation process for the affected individual starting a few days after birth. The reward of this multistage, interdisciplinary process can be
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Writing for the gallery
It has been said that it is the secret dream of any surgeon to leave this world with his or her name attached to at least one instrument. This is
Nose Job Before and After Pictures: Myth and Reality in Rhinoplasty
Nose job before and after pictures are an important topic and they are a difficult tool to use correctly and to understand appropriately. Rhinoplasty may well be the most demanding
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Plastic Surgery – A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective
Despite its overwhelming media presence plastic surgery continues to be the most misunderstood surgical specialty. It is my contention that this is the case because plastic surgery does not claim
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CEO Announcement: Aesthetic Medicine and Skin Therapy
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
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Six Packs and the Male Abdominal Wall
A not infrequent request by male clients is the “six pack” stomach and if there is a cosmetic procedure to enhance/produce it. The look of a “six pack” stomach is
Incisions for Breast Augmentation
Incisions in breast augmentation serve to get access to the plane under the breast gland or pectoralis major chest wall muscle where the pocket to hold the implant will be