Archive for July, 2010

Functional Rhinoplasty and Alar Batten Grafts in Sydney

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Blocked nose is a common complaint from patients and septoplasty has been the traditional operation to correct this frustrating medical problem. Research has shown that a deviated septum is the only issue in nasal obstruction in very few cases. More commonly a blocked nose is from a combination of septal deviation, turbinate elargement and mucosal inflammation. A fourth factor that is commonly unrecognised by ENT surgeons is Alar segment collapse. This is where the side walls of the nose are unable to resist the inward pressure created when an inspiration through the nose is initiated.

Dr Pincock has learned of several techniques through his training in the United States to overcome this problem. Four cartilage grafts are harvested from the nasal septal cartilage that would otherwise be thrown away and inserted into key areas of the nasal valve to prevent nasal collapse. This reduces the collapse of the alar side wall and significantly increases nasal airflow

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Fillers and Rhinoplasty in Sydney

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Fillers have definitely made their mark in modern facial aesthetics. But what role if any do they have in rhinoplasty?

I like to use them in 2 main ways.
1) as an alternative to surgical rhinoplasty for mild dorsal defects and tip asymmetry
2) to temporarily correct a contour issue after surgical rhinoplasty.

In the first instance sometime patients want to mask an issue of he nose such as a small depression or bump. This can be easily achieved with dermal filler and is safe, quick and the result is excellent if the right patient is chosen.

2) after rhinoplasty there may be small asymmetries or contour issues while we are waiting for all of the swelling to settle. This is a perfect situation to use temporary filler to help get through that period.

For more information about dermal fillers please click here.
www.sydneyfacialplastics.com.au/injectables.html

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Combination plastic surgery procedures in Sydney

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

It is common to do multiple facial cosmetic procedures at the same sitting, however one cannot be cavalier about it. Some factors to take into consideration are total anaesthesia time, total surface area of surgical fields, total length of surgery and , surgeon fatigue (both mental and physical), expected time of recovery from the surgery.

Commonly performed multiple facial cosmetic  procedures by Dr Tobias Pincock in Sydney are:
1. rhinoplasty and chin implant
2. rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty
3. facelift and necklift
4. facelift and blepharoplasty
5. facelift and blepharoplasty and browlift
6. rhinoplasty and necklift

If patients desire a body procedure and a facial procedure performed simultaneously then Dr Pincock works very closely with Dr Tavakoli who is amongst Sydney’s best breast augmentation and body cosmetic plastic surgeons. For more info visit www.drtavakoli.com.au

It is important to mention these to your surgeon at the time of consultation as it is impossible to add a procedure on the day of surgery as a “last minute decision”. Many times a patient is afraid to ask because they are worried about what the surgeon will think, but having an excellent result depends on very clear lines of communication between patient and surgeon.

Plan all these procedures carefully with your surgeon and discuss each risk and advantages and disadvantages of combining or separating these procedures.

Although Dr Pincock is not a fan of the “extreme makeover”, when planned carefully multiple procedures can have a dramatic effect on reducing ageing and improving ones appearance and self esteem.

for more info see www.drpincock.com.au

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