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Nov
This patient came to see me for trouble breathing through her nose. You don't even need to look inside of her nose to appreciate just how badly her septum was deviated. Since she was going to need surgery to improve her breathing, she also wanted to refine the shape of her tip at...
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Nov
It can be hard to capture the dramatic change that happens when a person has their under-eye area appropriately treated with filler. This is an extremely delicate area of anatomy, so it is important to find an injector who knows what they are doing and can perform this procedure ...
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Nov
When discussing facelift surgery with prospective clients, I'm often asked about where the incisions are placed and how noticeable they will be once healed. As highlighted in the diagram, my incision follows the natural border of the ear in the front and then wraps behind the ea...
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Nov
I thought it would be fun to mix it up a little bit and highlight some of my interests outside of surgery. Throughout my entire life, I've always had a particular gravitation towards art and creativity. I’ve always had an itch to work with my hands and keep them busy...
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Nov
Made this short video with my friend and colleague, Dr. Peter Vila, who is another facial plastic surgeon practicing in Marin, CA. In this video, we discuss some frequently asked questions that we hear from our patients when discussing facelift surgery. Topics include general inf...
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Nov
Many of us hear the words "hair transplant" and instantly visualize the plugs that were used in the 80's and even into the 90's. This outdated technique relied on removing small areas of scalp, typically 4 mm punches containing 16-20 hairs, and then transplanting them into baldin...
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Nov
I often get asked, "what is your favorite surgery to perform? " My response has always been rhinoplasty for so many reasons. Rhinoplasty, AKA “nose job” surgery, is considered by most surgeons to be the most technically challenging operation that we perform. Why is tha...
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Nov
Not all facelifts are created equally. In order to truly understand the evolution of the modern facelift, we must first look back at the history of the procedure. It may surprise you to learn that, in one form or another, the facelift has been around for a lot longer than you may...
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Nov
The facial aging process is complex and involves all the tissue layers of the face, from the deep ligaments and fat compartments all the way to the most superficial layers of skin. While a surgical face and neck lift can address many of those deeper issues, it doesn't addre...
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Nov
I could not be more excited to share my new website with you! I have spent the last few weeks hard at work, building this site from the ground up. Although the experience was downright frustrating at times (I have no background in web design), I think that building it from scratc...
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