Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Deviated Nose

Deviated Nose

Crooked nose deformityWhy is a crooked nose deformity so difficult to fix?Mainly because there are so many areas where tissues can relapse. Cartilage has memory and aggressive septoplasty techniques may be necessary including total septal excision and replacement.What do you do f...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Male Rhinoplasty

Male Rhinoplasty

Una publicación compartida de Anil Shah MD (@shahaesthetics) el Dic 14, 2017 at 2:43 PST“A rhinoplasty should look something created from nature. Abnormal curves, contours, overly narrow or wide will give a subtle but evident hint to observers that something j...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Saddle Nose Deformity

Saddle Nose Deformity

Saddle Nose Deformity is a condition where the support of the nose is weakened whereby the nose is “saddled” in the middle. This deformity has also been called a boxer's nose deformity or pug nose. The underlying cause is typically less of septal support. This c...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Rhinoplasty Type – Finesse Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty Type – Finesse Rhinoplasty

Finesse rhinoplasty is where specific small changes are made to a nose to fine tune it and improve its appearance. As opposed to other rhinoplasty or nasal reshaping procedures, finesse rhinoplasty maintains many of the features of the nose while changing a few spe...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Alar Retraction

Alar Retraction

After aggressive rhinoplasty, a portion of the nose termed the ala can retract. In primary rhinoplasty, it is beneficial to preserve existing structures of the nose in an effort to decrease the chance of this occurring.  In revision rhinoplasty, patients may need corre...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Skin Rejuvenation

Skin Rejuvenation

Options for both the cosmetic surgeon offering and patients seeking treatment for cutaneous aging have expanded greatly in recent years and continue to grow. Increasingly sophisticated aesthetic patients are seeking procedures to rejuvenate in record numbers but many are unwillin...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Combined CO2 and Erbium Yag

Combined CO2 and Erbium Yag

What is the Combined CO2 and Erbium Yag Laser? A combined, dual-wavelength CO2/Er:YAG laser system has the ability to deliver both clean ablation of skin with the erbium wavelength and a simultaneous deeper penetrating subablative thermal pulse of CO2 for full-face resurfacin...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | CO2 Laser

CO2 Laser

CO2 LaserWhat is a CO2 laser?This laser is made up of a gas mixture and composed of 4 elements: Carbon Dioxide, Helium,  Nitrogen, and Hydrogen. Because CO2 lasers operate in the infrared, special materials are necessary for their construction.This type of laser precis...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | CO2 Fraxel Laser

CO2 Fraxel Laser

What is the CO2 Fraxel Laser?The CO2 laser is the gold standard for laser skin resurfacing in order to treat the effects of facial skin aging. The latest laser technology, the fractional CO2 laser, offers many of the benefits of the full face CO2 laser, with a fraction of the dow...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty  في منطقة الشرق الأوسط Rhinoplasty

Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty في منطقة الشرق الأوسط Rhinoplasty

Middle Eastern noses may have thicker more sebaceous skin, ptotic or drooping tip, wider nasal tip and a dorsal hump. The goal of rhinoplasty for any ethnicity is to improve the appearance of the nose so that the rest of the face is more attractive. Some patients of Middle Easter...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Middle Eastern Facial Fillers

Middle Eastern Facial Fillers

Middle Eastern patients are seeking facial rejuvenation in increased numbers. Historically, Middle Eastern individuals have had rhinoplasty and facial contouring as the most common procedures performed. Because of the levels of melanin within Middle Eastern skin, most Middl...

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Dr. Anil Shah Blog | Medications to Avoid

Medications to Avoid

List of Medications andSupplements to AvoidAttached is a list of medications to avoid prior to surgery. Please see additional list containing herbal medications as well.  Medications to avoid generally thin the blood.  Some of these medications are in the NSAID f...

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