(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Fear can hold us back, and when it comes to cosmetic surgery, it is fear of what the results might be that affects us most. But it’s just a myth that patients are never...
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THE TOP FIVE COSMETIC SURGERY MYTHS DEBUNKED: MYTH #2 – ONLY THE VAIN
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Fear can be a powerful obstacle preventing us from reaching our goals. Sometimes that fear is of the unknown. Sometimes we fear the way our desire might be perceived. In our five-part series we...
Tips to Prevent Bruising and Swelling After Injections
As we all know, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a very true aphorism. This is especially true when it comes to preventing, or at least minimizing, bruising and swelling following Botox® or facial filler injections. You might ask, “Why do I get bruising? Why...
Your Nose, Part 5: The Process Of The Modern Rhinoplasty
(Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog. Be sure to read parts 1, 2, 3 and 4!) Part 5: The Process Of The Modern Rhinoplasty So the nose bears a huge load of emotional and psychological baggage for its owner. The goal...
A Historical View Of Noses And The First Nose Jobs
Part 4 from Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog). Part 4: A Historical View Of Noses And The First Nose Jobs The ancients...
The Preoccupation With Your Nose
Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Toronto facial plastic surgeon Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com and edited for our blog.) Part 2: The Preoccupation With Your Nose Tell me about your nose. What...
Open or Closed – Which is the Best Rhinoplasty Approach for You?
Since 1970 when the open, or external, approach to rhinoplasty was introduced to North America, there has been an ongoing discussion (sometimes heated amongst surgeons!) about the better surgical approach. Today, the jury has pretty much made its decision. In the earliest days of rhinoplasty (the procedure to aesthetically re-shape...