Aesthetic Surgery Techniques

The Asian Rhinoplasty

The Clinical Problem In recent years, young Asian women have often described their ideal nose as having a thin, gentle lateral curve and a slightly upward nasal tip. They also desire a narrower tip and ala than their present nose.…

The Middle Eastern–Mediterranean Nose

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 18.1 ) The term Middle Eastern commonly refers to people of Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and North African descent. Although a large variety of nasal features can be seen, the population in Turkey usually presents with…

Crooked Nose

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 17.1 ) The deviated nose presents significant problems to the aesthetic surgeon and is one area in which revisions for residual deviation or asymmetry are common. Synonyms for the deviated nose include crooked, S -shaped,…

Aesthetic Nasal Tip Surgery

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 16.1 ) There is great variance within the accepted norm for nasal tip appearance. Fat bulbous noses or sharply projecting nose tips are very complex anatomic structures and require considerable surgical skill and experience when…

Prominent Nose

The Clinical Problem A prominent nose is regarded as abnormal if it is larger than average, but even within different cultures this is very subjective. Larger prevalence of the prominent nose in a total population is seen in the Mediterranean…

Platysma Bands

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 14.1 ) Platysma bands are vertical, cordlike structures in the anterior neck that patients often describe as tendons and think detract from an appealing neck. Along with transverse cervical creases, submental skin, and/or fat excess…

The Turkey Neck: Surgical Management

The Clinical Problem Aging in white individuals is accompanied by jowls, submental laxity, or fullness and laxity, with banding of the platysma muscles. This combination is often referred to as a turkey neck. Along with these changes, which begin in…

Management of the Neck

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 12.1 ) Synopsis Neck shape is determined by the following: ▪ Mandible anatomy—chin hypoplasia ▪ Skin turgor, texture, tone ▪ Fat deposition location and volume ▪ Platysma anatomy and physiology ▪ Submandibular gland size and…

High SMAS Face Lift

The Clinical Problem ( Fig. 11.1 ) The patient looks in the mirror and at recent photographs and thinks that he or she looks old and tired. She or he comments, “how I feel is much younger then how I…

Nonsurgical Rejuvenation of the Periorbital Area

The Clinical Problem A variety of differing aesthetic treatments and procedures are presently available for nonsurgical periorbital rejuvenation. Although less invasive treatments will not replace surgery, a growing patient population is seeking results through low-risk procedures with associated minimal downtime.…