Category: Rhinoplasty

Maybe you have been unhappy with your nose for as long as you can remember, or perhaps you are having difficulty breathing; either way, a rhinoplasty or nose reshaping may be an option for you. Rhinoplasty is considered the most difficult of all facial plastic surgical procedures to perform (that would be other than total […]

I was recently asked about a “quick fix” rhinoplasty on the plastic surgery patient chat line RealSelf.com. This is another case of “if it sounds too good to be true….then it usually isn’t”. The question involved a quick fix to narrow the bottom part of the nose. Rhinoplasty has been described as the most difficult […]

Nobody’s perfect. That why for the rest of us there’s cosmetic surgery, makeup judiciously applied, proper lighting, and enough distance to keep things a little fuzzy and out of perspective. A very intelligent, entertaining, and most beautiful patient was in my office today. She can afford to see the most popular as well as expensive […]

In the early years of rhinoplasty, having a nose that looked operated on was somewhat of a status symbol, so much so that a few surgeons had characteristic noses that they created consistently on their patients. In New York City there was the “Diamond” nose, and in Los Angeles the “Parkes” nose. Today, the goal […]

I just returned from The Aesthetic Show at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Over the next week or so I hope to share with you the highlights of the meeting. The largest buzz of the meeting was non-invasive aesthetic treatments for fat sculpting and facial rejuvenation. Laser and light treatments are definitely in, […]

There is no recipe for an excellent rhinoplasty. Everyone is different. A beautiful nose gets out of the way of the eyes and mouth. The nose then “fits” the face. Choose your surgeon most carefully. They should have experience, they should be Board Certified in plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, or otolaryngology (ENT), but most […]

Christina Ricci stars in the recently released motion picture, Penelope. In the “fairy tale” film, she is born with a pig’s nose (as well as pig’s ears) because of a witch’s curse. The curse can only be reversed if she is accepted and loved by someone of her same “blue blood” society. Penelope’s nose is […]

Fat is the hot topic at the plastic and cosmetic surgery meetings around the world. Who among us can’t find a little (or big for that matter) area of “pudding” that we’d rather have off of our body than remaining attched to it? I have just returned from the epicenter of plastic surgery in the […]

Ashley Tisdale, a young teen star from the popular High School Musical, unveiled her new nose a few weeks ago in New York City during a holiday performance. According to reports she had difficulty breathing through her nose, visited another Ashely’s (Simpson) surgeon, and underwent the procedure to correct her breathing. “Oh, by the way, […]