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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

Continue readingCleft Lip and Palate – Yardsticks for Perfection

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

Continue readingPlastic Surgery – A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective

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

Continue readingCEO Announcement: Aesthetic Medicine and Skin Therapy

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

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The correlation between structure and appearance is most straightforward when the skeleton is involved. Today’s case involved a young women after a motor vehicle accident more than a  decade ago.

Continue readingCorrecting Crooked Noses and Faces

All too often a difference is made between reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, most often to elevate the status of reconstructive surgery and lower the one of cosmetic surgery. I am

Continue readingWhat is cosmetic surgery, what is reconstructive surgery, what is everything in between ?

Numerous craniofacial deformities are characterized by orbital dystopia and anterior skull base deformities. Examples are Crouzon’s syndrome, Apert’s syndrome, coronal and metopic craniosynostosis. Two concepts developed by Paul Tessier (the

Continue readingFronto-orbital advancement for correction of craniosynostosis

The techniques of skeletal surgery of the midface were originally developed to treat problems related to congenital and posttraumatic deformities affecting the occlusion. Occlusion – the way the upper and

Continue readingAesthetic Craniomaxillofacial Surgery of the Midface

The special expertise and training necessary to treat burn injuries is not widely available. Completion of a one year fellowship training in this area, as the lead surgeon of Trinidad

Continue readingSpecialist Treatment of Burn Injuries