Feminizing the Asian Face

We often often tell our patients that performing facial feminization surgery on a person of Asian ethnicity is very different than other types of FFS.

If you are of Asian background, either Korean, Japanese or Chinese, and you’re seeking facial feminization surgery (FFS) it’s critical to understand that what constitutes a typically female Asian face may be vastly …

Authors: Jordan C. Deschamps-Braly, M.D.; Caitlin L. Sacher, M.P.A.S., P.A.-C.; Jennifer Fick, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.; Douglas K. Ousterhout, M.D., D.D.S.

As published in the medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 2017.

We are excited to announce that our most recent paper has just been published in the medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. We hope you’ll find the article quite interesting. We’ve included the abstract below to give …

If Your Plastic Surgery has “Gone Wrong” There are Several Options Available to You

It might seem like an uncomfortable thing to talk about, but sometimes a plastic surgery procedure may not turn out as you expected causing great stress and a lack of confidence. Either your surgeon was not as skilled or qualified as you were led to believe, and/or, …

Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP)

What is Virtual Surgical Planning?

Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP) is a pre-operative planning method that involves the visualization of a surgical procedure using 3D imaging computer software. The central patient benefit of using VSP is that it assists your surgeon in predefining each step of the surgical procedure including goal planning, bone segment navigation, and ensuring facial symmetry.

VSP …

Long format surgery may take 6-12 hours, is it safe to be “under” for this long?

Sometimes it is recommended to undertake several plastic surgery procedures during one session. This is known as a long format surgery, which may take anywhere from 6-12 hours in duration. Most often we recommend long format plastic surgeries for either Pan Facial Rejuvenation, Facial Masculinization, or …