Posts Tagged ‘Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery’

Nose Jobs May Be Unnecessary for Certain Patients

Nose jobs may be unnecessary for patients suffering from a deviated septum, thanks to new innovations in plastic surgery.
Innovations in surgery may eliminate unnecessary nose jobs for some patients.
A report in the January/February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery indicates that the method of attaching a durable polymer called polydioxanone to septum cartilage makes [...]

Plastic Surgery Creates Blinking Device

Plastic surgery can’t allow the blind to see, but it can now give the ability to blink back to those who have lost it.
Many people who suffer facial paralysis due to injury or illness, such as a stroke, lose the ability to close their eyes. And losing this ability can result in severe corneal damage, [...]

Rhinoplasty Patients Benefit from Computer Imaging

Rhinoplasty patients can benefit from computer imaging. Watch to find out which nose the patients are choosing most often.
A new study indicates that computer imaging can be a useful tool to help surgeons and rhinoplasty patients decide how the patient’s new nose should look. The report, published in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, [...]

Plastic Surgery News – October 9, 2009

Watch this week’s Plastic Surgery News to find out how an unqualified surgeon sent a liposuction patient into a deadly coma, and learn why the largest hospital in Switzerland is refusing to treat North Americans for plastic surgery. Plus, find out what a new study says about the best surgery for fractured noses, hear about [...]