Una publicación compartida de Anil Shah MD (@shahaesthetics) el Dic 14, 2017 at 2:43 PST Dr. Shah treats patients of Indian/ Pakistani backgrounds for acne scars. He specializes in treating ethnic skin types so that the scars can be improved while minimizing any potential sequlae (downtime). Patients from India / Pakistan Backgrounds have a wide… [Read More]
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African American Facial Filler
There is a fundamental difference in the way different ethnicities age. African American represents a broad range of skin thicknesses, pigmentation, and bony structure. Most patients age with discrete changes within the deeper structures and are affected by volumetric changes within the face and neck by typically not effecting the skin. In Caucasian patients, many… [Read More]
Deviated Nose
Crooked nose deformity Why 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 for crooked nasal bones? First of all, the surgeon needs to… [Read More]
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 just is not right.” A man’s nose should look a man’s nose. This is… [Read More]
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 can be caused by a variety of conditions which includes… [Read More]
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 specific components. Not all patients and noses are candidates for this type of rhinoplasty. Many… [Read More]
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 correction of alar retraction. Recently, a paper based on alar retraction with Dr…. [Read More]
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 unwilling to tolerate a large amount of downtime. In expert hands, deeply ablative laser resurfacing has… [Read More]
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 resurfacing. What happens during the CO2 and Erbium Yag laser? In this treatment, the… [Read More]
CO2 Laser
What 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 precisely removes thin layers of skin with minimal damage to your surrounding tissue. CO2… [Read More]
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