A research paper published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery) reports that up to 76% of patients suffering from a Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) seek to alleviate their symptoms with cosmetic surgery even though such surgery rarely improves the condition. BDD, a psychiatric condition characterized by excessive preoccupation with […]
The world is already obsessed with her chic style and shiny locks, but apparently, we are also obsessed with something else about the Duchess of Cambridge—her nose. According to new data, Kate Middleton’s royal nose was the most requested celebrity facial feature of 2012 in the U.K. “People are choosing celebrities who are sophisticated and […]
First published in A2: Aesthetic Surgery and Anti-Aging magazine (2014) Successful Rhinoplasty – the cosmetic reshaping of the nose – depends ultimately on three factors, training, skill, and experience. So how, in this complicated, specialised field of surgery, does a prospective patient ultimately identify a good cosmetic surgeon? Rhinoplasty, no matter which way you define […]
First published in A2: Aesthetic Surgery and Anti-Aging magazine (2014) A misshapen nose can undermine one’s confidence and self-esteem. This suggests that the benefits of Rhinoplasty are psychological. Some surgeons define a ‘nose job’ as, ‘psycho-surgery;’ the result, an almost instantaneous resolution of a previously held inferiority complex. Since the nose is the most prominent […]
First published in A2: Aesthetic Surgery and Anti-Aging magazine (2013) ‘Botched’ cosmetic surgery is never more devastating than when the disfigurement narrates its sad story on the most visible part of the face, the nose. A patient can sometimes conceal a disappointing result with a scarf, or under layers of makeup; but not the nose. […]
SOLAR POWERED GREEN CLINIC The Nose Clinic is perhaps the only ‘green’ clinic in the world. On Wednesday 11 January 2012, we added an important footnote to medical history. We performed a delicate Rhinoplasty procedure – a three hour operation – entirely on solar energy. This follows the recent installation of specially designed solar panels […]
Author: Charles S Lee, MD; Chief Editor: John R Taylor, MD, FRCSC, FACS The same goal exists for rhinoplasty performed on Asians as for rhinoplasty performed on Caucasians, which is to build a natural-appearing structure that blends harmoniously with the face. As a group, Asians require augmentation of the nose to achieve this result, in […]
More men getting plastic surgery (though they’re not likely to talk about it) By Joy Batteh-Freiha More and more men are willing to have a little nip and tuck to improve the way they look and feel, but many of them aren’t quite ready to let the world know about it. “Even though cosmetic surgery […]
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Rhinoplasty – Wikipedia Rhinoplasty (Greek: ῥίς rhis, nose + πλάσσειν plassein, to shape), also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma (blunt, penetrating, blast), congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty. In the surgeries — […]