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Botox or any other neurotox to the masseters is a popular and wonderful treatment. In 3 months or so, it is possible to reduce the masseter (jaw muscle) volume by 30% or so, and this makes the face look slimmer and more V-shaped. ...

Facial shadows can be good AND bad. If we watch cartoons, artists typically place as few shadows on a "beautiful" female face as possible. Think of Cinderella. Meanwhile, the jawlines, cheekbones, and abdomens of superheroes are s...

There is an increasing demand for aesthetic surgery that emphasizes enhancement of natural beauty, rather than Westernization or looking "white". A new set of aesthetic standards specific to the ethnic nose is emerging. As standar...

At the time of publishing this video, we have almost reached 100,000 views on a previous video featuring liposuction of the double chin and buccal fat pad removal. Thank you so much! The patient healed really well, and looks and f...

Many of you follow me because of the wide awake surgeries that I described and chronicle on this YouTube channel. I typically reserve videography for wide-awake procedures, but as you know, more than half the operations I perform ...

Written by Dr. Jonathan Zelken It is true. We have all heard about this rare but dreadful complication of filler injection in the face. Not just synthetic fillers: this can include fat grafting, hyaluronic acid, and hydroxyapat...

We use the term "ditzel" to describe small lumps and bumps as part of routine surgery. But when mole or lesion removal is purely elective, and is in the center of your face, the stakes are raised. Dr. Zelken minimizes scars with t...

Written by Dr. Jonathan Zelken Coolsculpting remains the world’s #1 nonsurgical fat reduction procedure. Formally called cryolipolysis (CLL), this technology literally freezes fat cells and the surrounding tissues which leads...

The word "scar" is the enemy of plastic surgeons. It is the fundamental trade off for everything that we do to enhance somebody's beauty or restore a normal appearance after reconstruction. We are known amongst all specialists for...

Know someone whose hands look 10 or 20 years older than their face? Alas, hands are a telltale sign of aging and need not be neglected. Morpheus8 is a minimally invasive technology that remodels collagen while coagulating adipose ...