Understanding the nose job In 2015, nearly 218,000 nose reshaping procedures were performed. To alter the shape of the nose, the surgeon adjusts the cartilage and bone under the skin. If surgeon does the incisions inside the nose, it’s a closed rhinoplasty. If the...
Lip enhancement Lip enhancement surgery is no longer of exclusive interest to women. Men these days are increasingly seeking out lip enhancement surgery. Four percent of those who underwent such surgery in 2015 were men — up from 1 percent just a year previously....
Rhinoplasty Q&A How do I find the best rhinoplasty surgeon in the area? The best rhinoplasty are probably those who are called upon to improve on the work of other rhinoplasty surgeons. These surgeons do what is called revision rhinoplasty, which is not only more...
Brow lifts and how they’re done Brow lifts have been performed since 1910. These days, surgeons don’t just cut out a slice of the scalp and lift the skin on the brow straight up to close the wound. Instead, skin is lifted up and to the sides, reversing the usual aging...
A history of rhinoplasty Not many people realize just how old a procedure the nose job or rhinoplasty truly is. Surgeons in ancient Egypt, India and Rome had methods for repairing mutilation of the nose. In 16th-century, surgeons in Europe had a very unpleasant way of...
