Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand, Burn and Craniofacial Surgery
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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Facelift is probably the most misunderstood procedure in cosmetic surgery. In our Caribbean cosmetic plastic surgery clinic at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery we see clients desiring facial rejuvenation on
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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
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.
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
Apart from maybe breast augmentation there is hardly a procedure in the minds of people they think of sooner when “cosmetic surgery” is mentioned other than facelift. No other procedure
It is entirely personal. The motivation to seek enhancement of physical appearance (e. g. shape) or rejuvenation (e. g. the reconstruction of a youthful shape) should come from within the
Electrical injuries comprise only a small fraction of burn injuries admitted to specialized centers. High voltage injuries may not be survivable. The flow of current through the body interferes with
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Plastic surgery in Caribbean – breast augmentation, breast reduction, tummy tuck, liposuction, ethnic rhinoplasty, brazilian butt lift, facelift, blepharoplasty, acne scar treatments in Trinidad and Caribbean …
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The sometimes baggy area beneath the eyelids overlying the cheek bones are called “festoons”. They represent a difficult problem, which is not solved by standard facelift techniques or a “classical”