| | Adhesive strips effective closures
| | Buried sutures with adhesive strip closure may offer a cosmetically viable alternative to layered closure for repair of excision wounds of skin malignancy in cheeks, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. | |  |
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| | Fillers, fat transfers play larger roles in blepharoplasty, browlifting
| | | Rather than removing fat from the periocular area, for many patients, augmenting this area with fillers or autologous fat provides a more natural, youthful appearance than surgery alone, say several plastic surgeons. In the periocular area, "The biggest trend is the use of fillers," says Brad N. Lemke, M.D., clinical professor of oculofacial plastic surgery, volunteer faculty, in the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| | | Skin-tightening, fat injection combo gives natural-looking results gradually
| | | Tighter, fuller skin by way of deep-tissue-penetrating ultrasound and fat or filler injections offers patients a synergistic and gradual anti-aging alternative, according to Chicago-based plastic surgeon Julius Few, M.D. "By restoring lost volume I can create a semi-solid-based lift, and then Ulthera ultrasound adds to the effect significantly," he says. |
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